Friday, December 27, 2019

2019 Military Bowl

Today the Military Bowl pits the Temple Owls from the American Athletic Conference against the North Carolina Tar Heels 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 North Carolina Tar Heels.  Below is a "tale of the tape" for each of these two football programs this season.

Temple Owls (8-4) of the American Athletic Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule: Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #21 currently ranked Memphis
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #38 currently ranked Cincinnait
Current Total Production Rank:  #53
Current Offense Production Rank: #68
Current Defense Production Rank:  #43

North Carolina Tar Heels (6-6) of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #31 currently ranked Miami (FL)
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #66 currently ranked Virginia
Current Total Production Rank:  #40
Current Offense Production Rank:  #45
Current Defense Production Rank:  #46

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