2018 Outback Bowl

In today's Outback Bowl the Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big 10 Conference face the Mississippi State Bulldogs 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 Mississippi State Bulldogs.  Below is a "tale of the tape" for each of these two football programs this season.

Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) of the Big 10 Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule: Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #54 currently ranked Iowa State
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #80 currently ranked Northwestern
Current Total Production Rank:  #16
Current Offense Production Rank:  #56
Current Defense Production Rank:  #8

Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4) of the Southeastern Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #44 currently ranked Auburn
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #35 currently ranked Kentucky
Current Total Production Rank:  #4
Current Offense Production Rank:  #41
Current Defense Production Rank:  #1

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