Sat, Oct 10, 12:00 PM ET· Acrisure Stadium· Pittsburgh -3.5 · O/U 46.5
Rest 7d / 8dTravel 318 mi / 0 miForecast: 68°F · wind 6 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Pittsburgh -3.5 · O/U 46.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
North Carolina as road underdog
2026 overall: 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
2026 as road underdog: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 9-8 ATS (17 games) · 6-11 O/U (17 games)
Pittsburgh as home favorite
2026 overall: 4-1 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
2026 as home favorite: 3-1 ATS (4 games) · 1-3 O/U (4 games)
Last season (2025): 4-0 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 17-13-1 ATS (31 games) · 17-14 O/U (31 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalPittsburgh · 7 of 9
345.8
Yards / game
478.0
2.22
Points / drive
3.00
2.8
TDs / game
5.0
40.9
3rd-down %
46.2
64.3
RZ TD %
63.6
-0.3
Turnover margin
1.0
2.5
Sacks / game
2.2
4.5
TFL / game
6.4
11.3
Havoc / game
12.6
48.7 / 51.3
Pass / Rush split
51.0 / 49.0
2026 · Situational matchup
When North Carolina has the ball
North Carolina's early-down offense ranks 101st of 138. Pittsburgh's early-down defense ranks 21st of 138.
North Carolina's passing-down offense ranks 40th of 138. Pittsburgh's passing-down defense ranks 15th of 138.
North Carolina's third-down offense ranks 74th of 138. Pittsburgh's third-down defense ranks 30th of 138.
North Carolina's red-zone offense ranks 40th of 138. Pittsburgh's red-zone defense ranks 19th of 138.
When Pittsburgh has the ball
Pittsburgh's early-down offense ranks 51st of 138. North Carolina's early-down defense ranks 95th of 138.
Pittsburgh's passing-down offense ranks 43rd of 138. North Carolina's passing-down defense ranks 44th of 138.
Pittsburgh's third-down offense ranks 36th of 138. North Carolina's third-down defense ranks 85th of 138.
Pittsburgh's red-zone offense ranks 35th of 138. North Carolina's red-zone defense ranks 12th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form0.104 last 3 vs 0.050 season (+0.053)
▼Defense form0.055 last 3 vs -0.020 season (+0.075)
▲Offense form0.184 last 3 vs 0.133 season (+0.051)
Defense formabout the same(-0.184 last 3 vs -0.167 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingBilly Edwards Jr. — 819 yd, 6 TD
RushingBenjamin Hall — 251 yd, 0 TD
ReceivingJordan Shipp — 273 yd, 0 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingMason Heintschel — 1304 yd, 14 TD
RushingDamon Ferguson Jr. — 270 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingCataurus Hicks — 315 yd, 3 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
North Carolina offense
101stof 138-0.061162 plays
vs
Pittsburgh defense · allowed
21stof 138-0.152North Carolina defense · allowed
95thof 1380.017vs
Pittsburgh offense
51stof 1380.042223 plays
Passing downs
North Carolina offense
40thof 1380.16381 plays
vs
Pittsburgh defense · allowed
15thof 138-0.249128 plays
North Carolina defense · allowed
44thof 138-0.10590 plays
vs
Pittsburgh offense
43rdof 1380.148117 plays
Third down
North Carolina offense
74thof 1380.07444 plays · small sample
vs
Pittsburgh defense · allowed
30thof 138-0.18671 plays
North Carolina defense · allowed
85thof 1380.06257 plays · small sample
vs
Pittsburgh offense
36thof 1380.24666 plays
Red zone
North Carolina offense
40thof 1380.15043 plays · small sample
vs
Pittsburgh defense · allowed
19thof 138-0.34829 plays · small sample
North Carolina defense · allowed
12thof 138-0.39638 plays · small sample
vs
Pittsburgh offense
35thof 1380.18144 plays · small sample
Field advancement
North Carolina offense
78thof 13847.5%vs
Pittsburgh defense · allowed
21stof 13831.9%North Carolina defense · allowed
89thof 13846.0%vs
Pittsburgh offense
27thof 13857.5%Away
Home
North Carolina Offense vs Pittsburgh DefensePittsburgh · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.00#69
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#80.29
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.004#76
204 plays
EPA/Play
#22-0.144
allowed · 260 plays
-0.022#75
102 plays
EPA/Pass
#65-0.058
allowed · 147 plays
0.014#83
102 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#7-0.256
allowed · 113 plays
47.5%#64
204 plays
Success Rate
#1338.5%
allowed · 260 plays
46.1%#64
Pass Success Rate
#1535.9%
allowed
49.0%#60
Rush Success Rate
#1739.4%
allowed
47.5%#78
Available Yards %
#2131.9%
allowed
71.6#88
Net Field Position
#1974.3
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.061#101
162 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#21-0.152
allowed
7.1#80
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#128.3
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
North Carolina Defense vs Pittsburgh OffensePittsburgh · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.02#67
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#300.17
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.001#80
allowed · 254 plays
EPA/Play
#420.093
288 plays
-0.090#57
allowed · 110 plays
EPA/Pass
#360.134
144 plays
0.070#106
allowed · 144 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#640.052
144 plays
47.2%#97
allowed · 254 plays
Success Rate
#8146.5%
288 plays
46.3%#107
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#6545.8%
49.0%#102
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#8247.2%
46.0%#89
allowed
Available Yards %
#2757.5%
68.5#120
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#4268.8
0.017#95
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#510.042
223 plays
6.4#118
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1007.4
2026 · Situational EPAPittsburgh · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.004
204 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.093
288 plays
0.001
254 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.143
262 plays
0.150
43 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.181
44 plays · small sample
-0.396
38 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.348
29 plays · small sample
0.074
44 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
0.246
66 plays
0.062
57 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.186
71 plays