Thursday, December 20, 2018

2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

In Friday's Famous Idaho Potato Bowl pits the BYU Cougars as an Independent against the Western Michigan Broncos from Mid American Conference.  So here is my analysis of based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model, which 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 BYU Cougars.  Below is a "tale of the tape" for each of these two football programs this season.

BYU Cougars (6-6) [Independent]
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule: Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #34 currently ranked Wisconsin
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #75 currently ranked Northern Illinois
Current Total Production Rank:  #51
Current Offense Production Rank:  #91
Current Defense Production Rank:  #25

Western Michigan Broncos (7-5) of the Mid American Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #40 currently ranked Eastern Michigan
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #106 currently ranked Ball State
Current Total Production Rank:  #62
Current Offense Production Rank:  #35
Current Defense Production Rank:  #75

2018 Bowl Game Analysis
2018 Cure Bowl
2018 New Mexico Bowl
2018 Las Vegas Bowl 
2018 Camellia Bowl 
2018 New Orleans Bowl
2018 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
2018 DXL Frisco Bowl 
2018 Bad Boys Mowers Gasparilla Bowl 
2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl