In today's Autozone Liberty Bowl we have the Cincinnati Bearcats from the Big East Conference facing the Vanderbilt Commodores out of the Southeastern Conference.
This season the Cincinnati Bearcats are 9-3 and the NCAA FBS production model's measure of their strength of schedule (SOS) was equal to 70.83. Cincinnati's best win was against currently ranked #24 North Carolina State, and their worst loss was against currently ranked #72 Tennessee. To date, the Bearcats are the #19 ranked team overall, with the #24 ranked offense and the #28 ranked defense.
The Vanderbilt Commodores are 6-6 with a strength of schedule equal to 59.17. Vanderbilt's best win was against currently ranked #63 Wake Forest, and their worst loss was also against currently ranked #72 Tennessee. To date, the Commodores are the #36 ranked team overall, with the #65 ranked offense and the #12 ranked defense.
The NCAA FBS production model ranks Cincinnati better than Vanderbilt, and hence expect Cincinnati to win the AutoZone Liberty Bowl today.