The Pinstripe Bowl has the Syracuse Orangemen of the Big East Conference playing the West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big 12 Conference. Here is a look at each team using the NCAA FBS Production Model.
Syracuse finished the regular season at 7-5 playing against an average strength of schedule. The Orangemen's best game was against currently ranked #30 Pittsburgh and their worst performance was against #86 Minnesota. The Orangemen are currently ranked #40 in terms of overall production with the #35 ranked offense and the #41 ranked defense.
West Virginia finished the regular season also at 7-5 and also against an average strength of schedule. The Mountaineers best game was a 48-45 victory over currently ranked #55 Texas and their worst performances was a 14-49 loss to #61 Texas Tech. West Virginia is currently the #67 most productive team in the football bowl subdivision with the #30 ranked offense and the #104 ranked defense.
Given that Syracuse is overall more productive than West Virginia, the model "predicts" that Syracuse will be the winner of the Pinstripe Bowl
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