Thursday, December 26, 2019

2019 Quick Lane Bowl

Today in the Quick Lane Bowl the Pittsburgh Panthers from the Atlantic Coast Conference are pitted against the Eastern Michigan Eagles of the Mid American 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 the edge to the Pittsburgh Panthers.  Below is a "tale of the tape" for each of these two football programs this season.

Pittsburgh Panthers (7-5) of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule: Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #11 currently ranked UCF
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #83 currently ranked Boston College
Current Total Production Rank:  #60
Current Offense Production Rank:  #107
Current Defense Production Rank:  #16

Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-6) of the Mid American Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #41 currently ranked Western Michigan
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #98 currently ranked Toledo
Current Total Production Rank:  #88
Current Offense Production Rank:  #73
Current Defense Production Rank:  #93

2019 Bowl Game Analysis
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