On Friday the Goodyear Cotton Bowl pits the Ohio State Buckeyes from the Big 10 Conference against
the Southern California Trojans from the Pacific 12 Conference. So here is
my
analysis of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model. The model uses data provided at www.cfbstats.com.
Prediction
Given the overall productivity of the two programs, the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model gives the edge to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Below is a look at each of these two football programs during the 2017 regular season.
Ohio State Buckeyes
The Buckeyes finished the regular season at 10-2, and defeated #7 ranked Wisconsin (27-21) in the Big 10 conference championship game to be currently 11-2 overall, while played against an "average" strength
of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS, meaning
that Ohio State's SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the
"league's" average SOS. For this season the Buckeyes'
best victory was
over #4
ranked Penn State by a score of (39-38). The Buckeyes' worst
loss
was
to #63
ranked Iowa by a score of
(17-55). Ohio State has the #2 ranked
team in total production with the #5
ranked offense and the #19 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.
Southern California Trojans
The Trojans finished the regular season at 10-2, then defeated #48 ranked Stanford in the Pac 12 conference championship game by a score of (31-28) to be 11-2 currently. The Trojan played against
an "average" strength
of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS, meaning
that Southern California's SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the
"league's" average SOS. This season the Trojans' best victory was
over
#41 ranked Utah by a score of (28-27). Southern California's
worst loss was to
#39 ranked Washington State by a
score of
(27-30). Southern California has the #19 ranked
team in total production with the #10
ranked offense and the #73 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.
2017 Bowl Games
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Cure Bowl
Las Vegas Bowl
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Cheribundi Tart Cherry Roca Baton Bowl
DXL Frisco Bowl
Bad Boy Mower Gasparilla Bowl
Bahamas Bowl
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Birmingham Bowl
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Dollar General Bowl
Hawaii Bowl
Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
Quick Lane Bowl
Cactus Bowl
Walk On's Independence Bowl
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Foster Farms Bowl
Academy Sports & Outdoor Texas Bowl
Military Bowl
Camping World Bowl
SDCCU Holiday Bowl
Valero Alamo Bowl
Belk Bowl
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl