| Sun Bowl 2013 | ||
| Hokies | Bruins | |
| Wins | 8 | 9 |
| Losses | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 39 | 32 |
| Offense | 97 | 33 |
| Defense | 5 | 40 |
| SOS | 55.08 | 61.58 |
| Best | 16 | 12 |
| Worst | 72 | 29 |
UCLA finished the regular season at 9-3 playing against an "average" strength of schedule. The Bruins best game was a win over currently ranked #12 Washington and their worst game was a loss to currently ranked #29 Stanford. On the field, UCLA currently has the #32 most productive team overall with the #33 ranked offense and the #40 ranked defense.
Virginia Tech finished at 8-4 playing a "tougher" strength of schedule. The Hokies best game was a win over currently ranked #16 Marshall and their worst game was a loss to currently ranked #72 Boston College. On the field, the Hokies currently have the #39 most productive team in the FBS with the #97 ranked offense and the #5 defense.
Given that UCLA is more productive, the model "predicts" that UCLA will be the winner of the Sun Bowl.