In today's Orange Bowl we have the West Virginia Mountaineers out of the Big East facing the Clemson Tigers out of the ACC.
This season the West Virginia Mountaineers are 9-3 and the NCAA FBS production model's measure of their strength of schedule (SOS) was equal to 67.33. West Virginia's best win was against currently ranked #19 Cincinnati, and their worst loss was against currently ranked #82 Syracuse. To date, the Mountaineers are the #25 ranked team overall, with the #33 ranked offense and the #29 ranked defense.
The Clemson Tigers are 10-3 with a strength of schedule equal to 51.77. Clemson 's best win was against currently ranked #9 Florida State, and their worst loss was against currently ranked #24 North Carolina State. To date, the Tigers are the #68 ranked team overall, with the #46 ranked offense and the #76 ranked defense.
The NCAA FBS production model ranks West Virginia better than Clemson, and hence expect West Virginia to win the Orange Bowl today.