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Pittsburgh football predictions & picks

Atlantic Coast

2026 record: 6-3
ACC: 6th
PPG: 31.9
Streak: W1
Last 5: Won 35–33 at Virginia Tech · Fri, Oct 2 Lost 17–21 vs North Carolina · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 21–27 at Boston College · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 23–52 at Miami · Sat, Oct 24 Won 34–11 vs Georgia Tech · Sat, Oct 31

Pittsburgh next game

Wk 11

Pitt vs7:00 PM ET Friday, November 13 Florida St

Best pick FSU +11.5−294 78% confidence See the prediction: Florida St at Pitt

Pittsburgh 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs Miami (OH) Miami OH W59–14 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs UCF UCF W12–7 —

Wk 3Thu, Sep 17Sep 17 vs Syracuse Syracuse W27–13 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Bucknell Bucknell W59–0 —

Wk 5Fri, Oct 2Oct 2 @Virginia Tech Virginia Tech W35–33 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs North Carolina North Carolina L17–21 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Boston College Boston College L21–27 PITT ML−278✗ Pitt at Boston College prediction

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Miami Miami L23–52 O 43.5−263✓ Pitt at Miami prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Georgia Tech Georgia Tech W34–11 PITT ML−370✓ Georgia Tech at Pitt prediction

Wk 11Fri, Nov 13Nov 13 vs Florida State Florida St 7:00 PM ET FSU +11.5−294 Florida St at Pitt prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 @Louisville Louisville TBA Pick coming soon

Pittsburgh team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 31.9/ game 45th

Total yards 446.1/ game 23rd

Passing yards 278.4/ game 16th

Rushing yards 167.7/ game 52nd

Third-down conversions 40.8% 61st

Giveaways 1.2/ game 60th

Time of possession 31:14 38th

Defense

Points allowed 19.8/ game 31st

Yards allowed 320.9/ game 30th

Passing yards allowed 251.7/ game 125th

Rushing yards allowed 69.2/ game 2nd

Takeaways 1.4/ game 35th

Penalties 8.6/ game 131st

Pittsburgh leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Mason Heintschel 1,304yds 14 TD · 1 INT · 66.2% comp. · 5 games

Rushing Damon Ferguson Jr. 662yds 6 TD · 5.4 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Cataurus Hicks 698yds 34 catches · 6 TD · 9 games

Tackles Cruce Brookins 61 8 games

Sacks Jaeden Moore 4.5 9 games

Interceptions Raion Strader 3 7 passes defended · 9 games

Pittsburgh picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

66.7% 2 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

ACC standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Wake Forest Wake Forest 810 8-1 .889 390143 +247 W6

2 Miami Miami 810 8-1 .889 405173 +232 L1

3 Duke Duke 720 7-2 .778 297117 +180 W3

4 SMU SMU 720 7-2 .778 333206 +127 W1

5 Louisville Louisville 630 6-3 .667 367233 +134 W4

6 Pittsburgh Pitt 630 6-3 .667 287178 +109 W1

7 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 630 6-3 .667 308215 +93 L1

8 Clemson Clemson 630 6-3 .667 204186 +18 W2

9 North Carolina North Carolina 540 5-4 .556 244205 +39 W1

10 Syracuse Syracuse 450 4-5 .444 264229 +35 L1

11 Virginia Virginia 450 4-5 .444 233208 +25 L3

12 Florida State Florida St 450 4-5 .444 276255 +21 W1

13 NC State NC State 450 4-5 .444 260248 +12 L1

14 Boston College Boston College 450 4-5 .444 197243 −46 L2

15 Stanford Stanford 450 4-5 .444 183336 −153 L1

16 California California 360 3-6 .333 197284 −87 L3

17 Georgia Tech Georgia Tech 270 2-7 .222 215290 −75 L4

Pittsburgh FAQ

Who does Pittsburgh play next?

Next up for Pittsburgh: home against Florida State, Friday, November 13, 7:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Pittsburgh’s record this season?

Pittsburgh is 6-3, 6th in the ACC.

Who leads Pittsburgh in passing yards?

Mason Heintschel, with 1,304 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (14 TD · 1 INT · 66.2% comp. · 5 games).

What is the model’s record picking Pittsburgh games?

Its best pick is 2-1 in Pittsburgh games this season (66.7%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

ACC rivals

All teams

Boston College California Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami NC State North Carolina SMU Stanford Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest

Pittsburgh this week

Pittsburgh is 6-3, 3-3 in ACC play. Its last game was a 34–11 win over Georgia Tech at home on October 31, snapping a three-game losing streak. Its offense averages 31.9 points a game (tied for 45th in FBS), and its defense allows 19.8 (tied for 31st).

Next up, Pittsburgh hosts Florida State on Friday, November 13 at 7:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Pittsburgh is a 3.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 53.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Florida State vs Pittsburgh prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.