Sat, Dec 27, 4:00 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITT | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| ECU | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (ECU Elo 1576, PITT Elo 1631) on a neutral field. That projects ECU +2.2 (44% to win) — 8.3 points of value on ECU versus the market line of +10.5.
Pick: PITT · 18 pts off the market line
Play-by-play win probability appears once the game kicks off.
ECU up 3 entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,457 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Pittsburgh 17, East Carolina 23.
No — the model picked PITT, which didn't hit. We report the misses too.
Why trust the number?Gridpex's model is walk-forward validated on 2014–24, out-of-sample: +0.28 pts mean Closing Line Value and 53.5% beat the close. We report the record and validate every pick against closing line value.
I had PITT pregame and it didn't hit. We report the misses — that was one.
Rasheem Biles 23 Yd Fumble Return (Trey Butkowski Kick)
(04:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 C.Ditta pass complete short left to #9 A.Smith caught at ECU45, for 72 yards to the Pitt00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:58, 1ST DOWN #30 N.Mazzie kick attempt good (H: #37 R.Leavy, LS: #85 T.O'Brien)
(03:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 P.Jenkins rush middle for 1 yard loss to the Pitt09 (#3 R.Biles; #55 S.FitzSimmons), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
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