Wk 7 · 2026
Pittsburgh Panthers at Boston College Eagles — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA), Chestnut Hill, MA
· ESPN2
ACC · 5-1
at
12:00pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential PITT by 15.9
ACC · 2-3
What is at stake
A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Pitt is ranked #25 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Pitt form
L 17-21vs UNCW 35-33at VTW 59-0vs BUCKW 27-13vs SYRW 12-7vs UCF
2026 season
Boston College form
L 16-25at SMUL 14-21vs VTW 22-16vs MEW 28-21vs RUTGL 15-34at CIN
2026 season
Pitt this season
Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Boston College this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under0-5 · 0% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | Pitt | Boston College |
|---|---|---|
| Syracuse ACC | vs W 27-13 preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Virginia Tech ACC | at W 35-33 preview | vs L 14-21 preview |
| Miami ACC | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Georgia Tech ACC | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Florida St ACC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 3–3 · Pitt won the last one
6 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
6.7 points toward Pitt
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-04 | Boston College 7 — 48 Pitt | at PITT | Pitt |
| 2024 | 2024-11-30 | Pitt 23 — 34 Boston College | at BC | Boston College |
| 2023 | 2023-11-16 | Boston College 16 — 24 Pitt | at PITT | Pitt |
| 2020 | 2020-10-10 | Pitt 30 — 31 Boston College | at BC | Boston College |
| 2019 | 2019-11-30 | Boston College 26 — 19 Pitt | at PITT | Boston College |
| 2014 | 2014-09-05 | Pitt 30 — 20 Boston College | at BC | Pitt |
Pitt leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Mason Heintschel QB #6 | 98/148, 1304 YDS, 14 TD, 1 INT |
| Holden Geriner QB #15 | 19/26, 219 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Damon Ferguson Jr. RB #26 | 51 CAR, 270 YDS, 3 TD |
| La'Vell Wright RB #29 | 35 CAR, 145 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Mason Heintschel QB #6 | 30 CAR, 112 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Cataurus Hicks WR #3 | 15 REC, 315 YDS, 3 TD |
| Bryce Yates WR #4 | 15 REC, 240 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Censere Lee WR #10 | 18 REC, 195 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Carson Kent TE #86 | 12 REC, 157 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Cruce Brookins DB #12 | 26 |
| Josh Guerrier DB #14 | 24 | |
| Jeremiah Marcelin LB #32 | 22 | |
| Sacks | Nick James DL #11 | 2 |
| Isaiah Neal DL #2 | 1.5 | |
| Jaeden Moore DL #8 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Raion Strader DB #6 | 1 |
| Braylan Lovelace LB #0 | 1 | |
| Cameron Lindsey LB #24 | 1 |
Boston College leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Mason McKenzie QB #10 | 81/139, 967 YDS, 5 TD, 5 INT |
| Landon Wright WR #9 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Mason McKenzie QB #10 | 95 CAR, 437 YDS, 3 TD |
| Evan Dickens RB #23 | 50 CAR, 236 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Bo MacCormack III RB #24 | 18 CAR, 54 YDS | |
| Receiving | Javarius Green WR #4 | 18 REC, 169 YDS |
| Dawson Pough WR #3 | 10 REC, 158 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Johnathan Montague Jr. WR #8 | 8 REC, 150 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Evan Dickens RB #23 | 11 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Anthony Palano LB #1 | 45 |
| KP Price DB #2 | 36 | |
| Marcus Upton DB #5 | 32 | |
| Sacks | E'Lla Boykin DL #56 | 3.5 |
| Demetrius Ballard DE #13 | 3 | |
| Christian Hudson DL #55 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | KP Price DB #2 | 2 |
| Anthony Palano LB #1 | 2 | |
| Carter Davis DB #7 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.