Venue & Game Info
Kickoff: 3:30 PM ET
Location: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia (Capacity: ~60,000)
Broadcast: ESPN Radio: Pitt Panthers Radio Network / Mountaineer Sports Network
Notable: 108th meeting in one of college football’s fiercest rivalries; Pitt leads all-time series 63–41–3
Weather Outlook
Forecast: Partly cloudy
Temperature at Kickoff: ~83°F
Humidity: ~55%
Wind: Light at 4 mph
Precipitation:
Impact: Warm, mild conditions — no weather-related handicapping adjustments
Injury & Availability Report
Pittsburgh:
No major starters ruled out
QB Eli Holstein healthy; 608 pass yds, 8 TD, 1 INT through two games
RB Desmond Reid (92 rush yds, 1 TD) available
WR Raphael Williams (10 rec, 241 yds, 3 TD) active
West Virginia:
No major starters ruled out
QB Nicco Marchiol healthy; 356 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RB Jahiem White (126 rush yds, 2 TD) available
WR Jaden Bray (8 rec, 138 yds) active
Recent Form
Pittsburgh:
W 45–17 vs. Central Michigan — Holstein 304 pass yds, 4 TD
W 61–9 vs. Duquesne — offense scored on 8 of 10 drives
West Virginia:
L 17–10 vs. Ohio — offense stalled, OL struggled to create push
W 45–3 vs. Robert Morris — dominant in all phases
Series History
All-Time: Pitt leads 63–41–3
Last Meeting: 2024 — Pitt 38, WVU 34 (game-winning TD run with :32 left)
Trend: Pitt has won 6 of last 10; last three meetings decided by ≤7 points
Betting Trends
Pittsburgh: 2–0 ATS in 2025; 4–1 ATS in last 5 vs. WVU
West Virginia: 1–1 ATS in 2025; 2–1 ATS in last 3 Backyard Brawls
Over has hit in 2 of last 3 meetings
Game Odds
Pittsburgh Panthers – 7.5
West Virginia Mountaineers 55.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 12, 2025
