2026 Week 3
Virginia Tech at Maryland
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 11:30 PM UTC
SECU Stadium
Virginia Tech
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 8.6
- National rank
- 36
- Proj. wins
- 3.2
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Maryland
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 5.2
- National rank
- 47
- Proj. wins
- 5.4
- 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
61%
Maryland
39%
Maryland 90% CI: 30% – 48% Δ rating 3.4
Virginia Tech is the model's favorite at 61%. Maryland has a 39% 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
- Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 11:30 PM UTC
- Venue
- SECU Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No