Sunday, December 22, 2019

2019 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl

Tomorrow the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl pits the Marshall Thundering Herd from  Conference USA against the UCF Knights from American Athletic Conference.  So 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 a slight edge to the UCF Knights.  Below is a "tale of the tape" for each of these two football programs this season.

Marshall Thundering Herd (8-4) of Conference USA
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #22 currently ranked Florida Atlantic
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #71 currently ranked Charlotte
Current Total Production Rank:  #47
Current Offense Production Rank:  #61
Current Defense Production Rank:  #42

UCF Knights (9-3) of the American Athletic Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Easier
Highest Ranked Victory:  #22 currently ranked Florida Atlantic
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #86 currently ranked Tulsa
Current Total Production Rank:  #11
Current Offense Production Rank:  #7
Current Defense Production Rank:  #28

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