Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026
The Saturday Slate
Thu, Sep 17 · 6:30pm CT · Acrisure Stadium · Pittsburgh, PA · ESPNFinal
SYR
Syracuse Orange · ACC · 1-2 · Away
FPI 0.6 · rank 64 · No CFBD row
+10.5 (-108)
+330
PITT
Pittsburgh Panthers · ACC · 3-0 · Home
FPI 12.3 · rank 25 · No CFBD row
-10.5 (-112)
-425
Market vs model
Spread
PITT -10.5
PITT -10.5 (-112)
SYR +10.5 (-108)
SYR +10.5 (-108)
Model
PITT -14.3
Edge —
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
PITT
PITT -425 · SYR +330
Total 51.5 — no O/U pick
Total 51.5 — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket
ML win
Why
CFBD enrichment is off. No API key and no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only.
- PITT rating 12.3, SYR rating 0.6.
- Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
- Home field adds 2.5 to PITT.
- Predicted margin is PITT by 14.3.
- There is no posted spread, so the edge is blank and there is no ATS ticket.
- Model home 14.3. No market line yet. (Rating gap 11.8; home field +2.5).
- Moneyline ticket is PITT, because the predicted margin clears 2 points.
- No totals model — we do not guess over/unders.
Recent form
SYR
ESPN did not send a recent-form list.
PITT
ESPN did not send a recent-form list.
Injuries
no injury feed wired yet
Lock a ticket
Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 1.5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV stays empty until there is a closing number.
Model home 14.3. No market line yet. (Rating gap 11.8; home field +2.5).
Writes this moneyline into the ledger. No point line, and no fake close.