Tuesday, December 31, 2019

2018 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl

Saturday the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl pits the Georgia State Panthers from the Sun Belt Conference against the Wyoming Cowboys from the Mountain West 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 Wyoming Cowboys.  Below is a "tale of the tape" for each of these two football programs this season.

Georgia State Panthers (7-5) of the Sun Belt Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule: Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #34 currently ranked Army
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #120 currently ranked Texas State
Current Total Production Rank:  #91
Current Offense Production Rank:  #64
Current Defense Production Rank:  #108

Wyoming Cowboys (7-5) of the Mountain West Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Easier
Highest Ranked Victory:  #36 currently ranked Missouri
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #86 currently ranked Utah State
Current Total Production Rank:  #46
Current Offense Production Rank:  #90
Current Defense Production Rank:  #17