Friday, December 20, 2019

2019 FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl

Tomorrow the Cure Bowl pitting the Georgia Southern Eagles from the Sun Belt Conference against the Liberty Flames as an Independent.  So here is my analysis of based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model, which uses data provided at www.cfbstats.com.

If you are interested, 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 Liberty Flames.  Below is a "tale of the tape" for each of these two football programs this season.

Georgia Southern Eagles (7-5) of Sun Belt Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #14 currently ranked Appalachian State
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #93 currently ranked Arkansas State
Current Total Production Rank:  #68
Current Offense Production Rank:  #99
Current Defense Production Rank:  #33

Liberty Flames (7-5) [Independent]
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Much Easier
Highest Ranked Victory:  #20 currently ranked Buffalo
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #100 currently ranked Syracuse
Current Total Production Rank:  #44
Current Offense Production Rank:  #33
Current Defense Production Rank:  #67

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