Result
Final: Pittsburgh 27, Syracuse 13
Closest: SP+ (Pittsburgh by 10.8, missed by 3.2). 2 of 2 models named the winner.
Both models favor Pittsburgh.
No call was made for this game: Our model had no number for it before kickoff.
SP+ has Pittsburgh by 10.8 and Elo has Pittsburgh by 18.1. SP+ and Elo are 7.3 points apart.
This page was first built after kickoff, so these are the week's projections as recorded then, from the same weekly ratings the season record scores.
Every model
| Model | Says | Missed by |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ Closest Syracuse +1.7 vs Pittsburgh +10.0 | Pittsburgh by 10.8 ✓ | 3.2 |
| Elo Syracuse 1287 vs Pittsburgh 1678 | Pittsburgh by 18.1 ✓ | 4.1 |
| Our model · experimental no snapshot for this game | n/a | – |
| Line (benchmark) no pregame line | n/a | – |
Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. ✓ when a model named the winner, ✗ when it did not; Closest marks the one nearest the final margin (an exact tie goes to the first listed). How these work ›
Key injuries
No injury list was recorded for this game: its page was first built after kickoff.