Matchup analysis
Our model projects Florida 36, Vanderbilt 23 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Week 12. That is a solid edge: Florida wins about 80% of the time by our estimate, with a projected margin of 12.6 points and 58.7 combined points.
Vanderbilt is 3-5 against the 18th-toughest schedule so far, scoring 22.8 and allowing 30.3 points per game (-7.5 per game). Florida (No. 17) is 5-2 against the 9th-toughest schedule so far, scoring 39.6 and allowing 28.3 points per game (+11.3 per game).
Florida's middle-of-the-pack defense (43rd) should limit Vanderbilt's middle-of-the-pack offense (62nd of 139 in our opponent-adjusted ratings, worth about 27.4 points against an average defense). The most lopsided unit battle: Florida's elite offense (13th of 139 in our opponent-adjusted ratings, worth about 34.7 points against an average defense) against Vanderbilt's middle-of-the-pack defense (65th).
College football is noisy: even a well-rated projection misses the final margin by about 14 points on average. Based on how real results have scattered around our numbers, the final margin should land somewhere between Vanderbilt by 10 and Florida by 35 about 80% of the time.
Florida gets about 2.1 points for playing at home. Even on a neutral field the ratings would still favour Florida by about 10.5.
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Vanderbilt vs Florida: stat comparison
| Stat | Vanderbilt | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 22.8#106 | 39.6#9 |
| Points allowed per game | 30.3#113 | 28.3#106 |
| Yards per play | 5.68#96 | 6.38#41 |
| Yards per play allowed | 5.72#80 | 5.70#76 |
| Rushing yards per game | 116.9#130 | 203.0#30 |
| Net passing yards per game | 233.8#58 | 249.7#45 |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 162.9#85 | 137.0#45 |
| Net passing yards allowed per game | 204.4#62 | 241.0#111 |
| Turnovers per game | 1.25#117 | 0.71#43 |
| Takeaways per game | 0.75#84 | 0.86#66 |
| Sacks per game | 2.00#67 | 3.14#8 |
| Sacks allowed per game | 1.75#62 | 1.43#44 |
| Stat | Vanderbilt | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.10#61 | +0.21#16 |
| EPA per play allowed | +0.13#113 | +0.14#118 |
| Success rate | 41.3%#94 | 45.7%#40 |
| Success rate allowed | 45.3%#123 | 44.5%#110 |
| Explosive play rate | 12.4%#73 | 13.4%#55 |
| Explosive plays allowed | 11.7%#69 | 11.1%#54 |
| Havoc rate | 11.5%#119 | 15.5%#31 |
| Havoc allowed | 13.5%#74 | 13.2%#66 |
| Points per scoring opportunity | 3.95#85 | 5.02#8 |
| Points per opportunity allowed | 4.68#126 | 4.70#128 |
| Average starting field position | own 28#99 | own 31#48 |
| Opponents' starting field position | own 27#35 | own 28#52 |
| Offensive plays per game (pace) | 61.8#111 | 71.0#14 |
| Stat | Vanderbilt | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing EPA per play | +0.07#74 | +0.09#60 |
| Passing EPA per play | +0.12#59 | +0.36#8 |
| Rushing EPA allowed | +0.11#106 | +0.12#116 |
| Passing EPA allowed | +0.14#99 | +0.16#106 |
| Rushing success rate | 39.4%#109 | 43.2%#81 |
| Passing success rate | 43.0%#58 | 48.9%#21 |
| Run stuff rate | 17.2%#73 | 18.2%#87 |
| Passing-down success rate | 29.7%#96 | 31.9%#62 |
| Passing-down success allowed | 31.1%#92 | 35.4%#122 |
| Third-down conversion rate | 41.5%#68 | 45.7%#33 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 43.0%#111 | 44.1%#118 |
| Red-zone touchdown rate | 69.6%#35 | 78.1%#6 |
| Red-zone TD rate allowed | 70.4%#121 | 65.2%#95 |
# = rank among 138 FBS teams. Efficiency numbers exclude garbage time. Per-play numbers of teams with a weak schedule are pulled toward their opponent-adjusted values (fully at one standard deviation below an average schedule). Source: play-by-play (cfbfastR / sportsdataverse), aggregated by us.
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