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2026 Week 1

Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh

Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT

Acrisure Stadium

Miami (OH)
Mid-American
Record
0-0
Rating
-3.4
National rank
82
Proj. wins
6.7
Playoff prob.
0%
Pittsburgh
ACC
Record
0-0
Rating
8.4
National rank
36
Proj. wins
7.8
Playoff prob.
3%

GIE win probability

Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.

Miami (OH)
15%
Pittsburgh
85%
Pittsburgh 90% CI: 79% – 89% Δ rating 11.8

Pittsburgh is the model's favorite at 85%. Miami (OH) has a 15% path. Home-field adjustment of +1.8 rating points baked in for Pittsburgh — venue-specific learned value (n=57 games).

Style fit

How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.

Miami (OH) offense
31 / 100

Style-neutral matchup

Pittsburgh offense
36 / 100

Style-neutral matchup

Weather at kickoff

Forecast not yet available — Open-Meteo provides a 16-day window. Check back closer to kickoff.

Game info

Kickoff
Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Acrisure Stadium
Conference game
No
Neutral site
No

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