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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Pittsburgh Panthers prediction

College football · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET · Acrisure Stadium · ESPN2

Result

Final: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 11, Pittsburgh Panthers 34 (Pittsburgh Panthers won). Mel’s pick (Pittsburgh Panthers win 74% of the time) was right. On the total, Mel’s lean was wrong.

Mel’s pick

Pittsburgh Panthers win 74% of the time in Mel’s Playbook’s default simulation of this game, saved before it started.

Projected score

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 24, Pittsburgh Panthers 32. 23% of the simulations finished as one-score games.

Mel vs the betting line

Mel’s margin (Pittsburgh Panthers by about 7.9) is close to the line (Pittsburgh Panthers −7.5), so there’s no real lean against the spread.

The total is 54.5; Mel projects 56.1 points, a lean to the over.

Recent form

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-5) scored 30 and allowed 30.6 points a game over their last 5.

Pittsburgh Panthers (5-3) scored 31 and allowed 26.6 points a game over their last 5.

Based on this season’s stats, injuries, rest, travel and the betting market. Updated Oct 31, 5:58 PM ET.

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