Friday, December 27, 2019

2019 New Era Pinstripe Bowl

Today's New Era Pinstripe Bowl pits the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the Michigan State Spartans from the Big 10 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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons.  Below is a "tale of the tape" for each of these two football programs this season.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-4) of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule: Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #40 currently ranked North Carolina
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #100 currently ranked Syracuse
Current Total Production Rank:  #55
Current Offense Production Rank:  #32
Current Defense Production Rank:  #82

Michigan State Spartans (6-6) of the Big 10 Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #30 currently ranked Indiana
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #79 currently ranked Illinois
Current Total Production Rank:  #69
Current Offense Production Rank:  #102
Current Defense Production Rank:  #26

2019 Bowl Game Analysis
Makers Wanted Bahamas
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco
New Mexico 
FBC Mortgage Cure 
Cheribundi Boca Raton 
Camellia
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas
Bad Boys Mowers Gasparilla
SoFi Hawai'i
Walk-On's Independence
Quick Lane
Military