Venue & Kickoff
Location: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPNU
Capacity: 68,400
Surface: Natural Grass
Weather Forecast
Conditions: Patchy clouds, warm
Temperature: ~70°F at kickoff
Wind: WNW at 10 mph, gusts up to 12 mph
Precipitation: ~28% chance of light rain
Impact: Mild breeze could slightly affect deep passing; otherwise favorable
Injury Report
Central Michigan
No reported injuries
Pittsburgh
No reported injuries
Team Records & Recent Form
CMU: Run-heavy offense (236 rush yds in opener), minimal passing (8 attempts total)
PITT: Explosive opener with 460 total yards, 13 different receivers caught passes
Key Player Matchups
QB Angel Flores / Joe Labas (CMU) vs. QB Eli Holstein (PITT)
Flores: 3/3, 59 yds; 12 rushes, 30 yds
Labas: 5/10, 56 yds
Holstein: 15/23, 215 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT; 41 rush yds
RB Nahree Biggins & Trey Cornist (CMU) vs. LB Kyle Louis (PITT)
Biggins: 102 yds on 18 carries
Cornist: 99 yds, 1 TD on 13 carries
Louis: 6 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks in opener
WR Tommy McIntosh (CMU) vs. CB Cruce Brookins (PITT)
McIntosh: 2 rec, 61 yds
Brookins: 5 tackles vs. Duquesne
RB Desmond Reid (PITT) vs. CMU Front Seven
Reid: 66 rush yds, 1 TD; 8.3 YPC
Series History
First-ever meeting between Central Michigan and Pittsburgh
PITT is 34–6 all-time vs. MAC opponents
Betting Trends
Pittsburgh: 1–0 ATS in 2025; every game has gone OVER this season
Central Michigan: 1–0 ATS in 2025; UNDER in opener
PITT as ≥20-pt favorite: 2–0 SU last season
CMU vs. Power 5 since 2021: 1–5 SU, 3–3 ATS
Game Odds
Central Michigan Chippewas 49.5
Pittsburgh Panthers – 21.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 5, 2025
