Saturday, November 26, 2011

Clemson - South Carolina 2011

On Saturday Clemson and South Carolina pick up their rivalry for bragging rights in South Carolina. Both Clemson and South Carolina are ranked in the BCS standings. Currently South Carolina is ranked #12 and Clemson is ranked #17. Thus in terms of the BCS standings this should be a competitive game. What about the production model?

Clemson is currently 9-2 against a strength of schedule equal to 61.5. Clemson in the production model is the #54 team in the nation, with the #38th ranked offense and the #61st ranked defense.

South Carolina is also 9-2 against a SOS equal to 66.0. South Carolina from the production model is the #11th most productive team in the nation, with the #43 ranked offense and the #7th ranked defense.

Thus according to the production model, South Carolina is the more productive team, and the team I would expect to win today's game.