In the GoDaddy Bowl we have the Arkansas State Red Wolves of the Sun Belt Conference playing against the Kent State Golden Flashes of the Mid American Conference. Here is how each team compares using the NCAA FBS Production Model.
Arkansas State is currently 9-3 playing against an average strength of schedule. The Red Wolves best game of the season was 50-27 victory against currently ranked #42 Louisiana-Lafayette and their worst performance of the season was a loss to currently ranked #51 Western Kentucky. Arkansas State is currently ranked as the #23 most productive team in the football bowl subdivision with the #21 most productive offense and the #39 most productive defense.
Kent State is currently 11-2 playing against an easier strength of schedule as compare to the rest of the league. Kent State's best win this season was over currently ranked #15 Rutgers and their worst loss was to currently ranked #113 Kentucky. Kent State is currently ranked as the #36 most productive team in the "league", with the #24 most productive offense and the #48 most productive defense.
Given that Arkansas State is more productive than Kent State, the model "predicts" that Arkansas State will be victorious in today's GoDaddy Bowl.