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35
at
33
FinalESPNESPN Unlimited

Closing number

Spread
PITT +1.5
VT -1.5
Open –
Total
Over 53.5
Under 53.5

Source: DraftKings.

PITT 35, VT 33. PITT covered by 3.5, over by 14.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread2 of 3 on Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh 21 Virginia Tech
MoneylineSplit 1-1
Pittsburgh 11 Virginia Tech

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 5 common opponents
Opponent Pittsburgh Virginia Tech
Florida St
W 34-31 away
+3 · +11.5 Covered
L 14-34 away
-20 · +13.5 Didn't cover
Georgia Tech
W 42-28 away
+14 · +2.5 Covered
L 20-35 away
-15 · +14.5 Didn't cover
Louisville
L 27-34 home
-7 · +3.5 Didn't cover
L 16-28 home
-12 · +10.5 Didn't cover
Miami
L 7-38 home
-31 · +6.5 Didn't cover
L 17-34 home
-17 · +17.5 Covered
NC St
W 53-34 home
+19 · -5.5 Covered
W 23-21 away
+2 · +10.5 Covered

Against 5 common opponents: Pittsburgh lost by 0.4 on average, 3-2 against the spread. Virginia Tech lost by 12.4 on average, 2-3 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
2 Pittsburgh1 Virginia Tech
Pittsburgh -3.52
Tom Fornelli 1uLine -3.5 · Price -110 · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 1:48 PM ET · Record 41-48-1 · Original postBig Cat 1u*Line -3.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 1:20 PM ET · Record 94-66-4 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Virginia Tech -2.51
Trent Attyah 2.5u*Line -2.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 2.5u as posted · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 2 11:47 AM ET · Record 20-29-1 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
1 Pittsburgh1 Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech1
Trent Attyah 2.5uPrice -110 (assumed, not posted) · 2.5u as posted · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 2 11:47 AM ET · Record 20-29-1 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Pittsburgh1
Tom Fornelli 1uPrice +140 · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 10:01 AM ET · Record 41-48-1 · Original post

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Pittsburgh WLWWWL

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample2-4 33% overSmall sample
Road1-0 100%Small sample1-0 100% overSmall sample
As underdog1-0 100%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Virginia Tech WWWLLL

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample4-2 67% overSmall sample
Home2-1 67%Small sample3-0 100% overSmall sample
As favorite3-3 50%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 2, 2026PITT 35, VT 33VT -1.5PITT covered53.5Over
Sep 30, 2023PITT 21, VT 38PITT -3VT covered40.5Over
Oct 8, 2022VT 29, PITT 45PITT -14.5PITT covered41.5Over
Oct 16, 2021PITT 28, VT 7PITT -6.5PITT covered55.5Under
Nov 21, 2020VT 14, PITT 47VT -6PITT covered53.5Over
Nov 23, 2019PITT 0, VT 28VT -3.5VT covered43.5Under

Pittsburgh 4-2 ATS in these meetings. 6 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

PITTVT
5-1Record4-2
4-2Against the spread3-3
2-4Over-under4-2
+5Avg cover marginPK
34.8Points per game37.7
14.7Points allowed20.7
6.23Yards per play5.95
459.8Yards per game456.5
4.50Rush yards per carry3.90
65.9Completion %73.8
45.1Third down %42.5
+6Turnover margin+2
7Sacks allowed14
73.2Penalty yards per game69.3

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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