Wednesday, December 26, 2018

2018 Academy Sports & Outdoors Texas Bowl

On Thursday the Academy Sports & Outdoors Texas Bowl pits the Baylor Bears from the Big 12 Conference against the Vanderbilt Commodores from the Southeastern Conference.  Here is my analysis of based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model, which uses data provided at www.cfbstats.com.

Here are the details of the Complex Invasion College Football production model.

Prediction
Given the overall productivity of the two programs, the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model gives the edge to the Vanderbilt Commodores.  Below is a "tale of the tape" for each of these two football programs this season.

Baylor Bears (6-6) of the Big 12 Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule: Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #68 currently ranked Oklahoma State
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #96 currently ranked Duke
Current Total Production Rank:  #93
Current Offense Production Rank:  #92
Current Defense Production Rank:  #83

Vanderbilt Commodores (6-6) of the Southeastern Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Tougher
Highest Ranked Victory:  #56 currently ranked Nevada
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #71 currently ranked South Carolina
Current Total Production Rank:  #65
Current Offense Production Rank:  #65
Current Defense Production Rank:  #64

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