In today's Music City Bowl we have the Mississippi State Bulldogs out of the Southeast conference against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons out of the Atlantic Coast conference.
This season the Mississippi State Bulldogs are 6-6 and the NCAA FBS production model's measure of their strength of schedule (SOS) was equal to 59.92. Mississippi State's best win was against currently ranked #39 Louisiana Tech, and their worst loss was against currently ranked #80 Auburn. To date, the Bulldogs are the #46 ranked team overall, with the #68 ranked offense and the #21 ranked defense.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are 6-6 with a strength of schedule equal to 60.08. Wake Forest's best win was against currently ranked #9 Florida State, and their worst loss was against currently ranked #82 Syracuse. To date, the Demon Deacons are the #63 ranked team overall, with the #56 ranked offense and the #63 ranked defense.
The NCAA FBS production model ranks Mississippi State better than Wake Forest, and hence expect Mississippi State to win the Music City Bowl today.