Monday, December 30, 2019

2019 Capital One Orange Bowl

Today in the Capital One Orange Bowl pits the Florida Gators from the Southeastern Conference against the Virginia Cavaliers from the Atlantic Coast 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 Florida Gators.  Below is a "tale of the tape" for each of these two football programs this season.

Florida Gators (10-2) of the Southeastern Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule: Tougher
Highest Ranked Victory:  #19 currently ranked Auburn
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #9 currently ranked Georgia
Current Total Production Rank:  #13
Current Offense Production Rank:  #26
Current Defense Production Rank:  #6

Virginia Cavaliers (9-4) of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #39 currently ranked Virginia Tech
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #75 currently ranked Louisville
Current Total Production Rank:  #66
Current Offense Production Rank:  #70
Current Defense Production Rank:  #65