2026 Week 3
Virginia Tech at Maryland
Friday, September 18, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
SECU Stadium
Virginia Tech
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -10.1
- National rank
- 105
- Proj. wins
- 3.2
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Maryland
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 0.6
- National rank
- 75
- Proj. wins
- 5.5
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
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.
Virginia Tech
21%
Maryland
79%
Maryland 90% CI: 72% – 84% Δ rating 10.7
Maryland is the model's favorite at 79%. Virginia Tech has a 21% path. Home-field adjustment of +-0.2 rating points baked in for Maryland — venue-specific learned value (n=54 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Virginia Tech offense
38 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Maryland offense
43 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, September 18, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- SECU Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No