Matchup analysis
Our model projects UTSA 36, UAB 22 at Protective Stadium in Week 12. That is a solid edge: UTSA wins about 81% of the time by our estimate, with a projected margin of 13.3 points and 58 combined points.
UTSA is 7-1 against the 73rd-toughest schedule so far, scoring 33.5 and allowing 26 points per game (+7.5 per game). UAB is 4-3 against the 94th-toughest schedule so far, scoring 23.3 and allowing 24.6 points per game (-1.3 per game).
The most lopsided unit battle: UTSA's strong offense (36th of 139 in our opponent-adjusted ratings, worth about 30.8 points against an average defense) against UAB's struggling defense (120th). UTSA's middle-of-the-pack defense (81st) should limit UAB's struggling offense (119th of 139 in our opponent-adjusted ratings, worth about 19.7 points against an average defense).
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 UTSA by 36 and UAB by 9 about 80% of the time.
UAB gets about 2.1 points for playing at home. UTSA is still favoured on the road, so the ratings gap is bigger than the value of playing at home.
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UTSA vs UAB: stat comparison
| Stat | UTSA | UAB |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 33.5#39 | 23.3#103 |
| Points allowed per game | 26.0#91 | 24.6#73 |
| Yards per play | 6.19#54 | 5.39#119 |
| Yards per play allowed | 5.98#92 | 5.28#46 |
| Rushing yards per game | 189.5#46 | 186.7#50 |
| Net passing yards per game | 223.8#68 | 168.3#124 |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 194.4#115 | 200.3#123 |
| Net passing yards allowed per game | 217.5#92 | 132.1#1 |
| Turnovers per game | 0.50#26 | 0.71#52 |
| Takeaways per game | 0.88#64 | 0.86#79 |
| Sacks per game | 1.13#129 | 2.14#63 |
| Sacks allowed per game | 1.25#31 | 2.71#120 |
| Stat | UTSA | UAB |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.17#36 | +0.07#79 |
| EPA per play allowed | +0.12#109 | +0.02#60 |
| Success rate | 46.6%#36 | 42.4%#75 |
| Success rate allowed | 40.9%#70 | 43.0%#95 |
| Explosive play rate | 12.2%#81 | 10.9%#118 |
| Explosive plays allowed | 8.6%#9 | 9.9%#20 |
| Havoc rate | 10.1%#136 | 12.6%#105 |
| Havoc allowed | 12.1%#43 | 15.0%#110 |
| Points per scoring opportunity | 4.18#57 | 3.53#111 |
| Points per opportunity allowed | 3.92#82 | 3.98#87 |
| Average starting field position | own 33#15 | own 31#55 |
| Opponents' starting field position | own 27#28 | own 30#90 |
| Offensive plays per game (pace) | 66.8#64 | 65.9#70 |
| Stat | UTSA | UAB |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing EPA per play | +0.21#9 | +0.15#28 |
| Passing EPA per play | +0.12#63 | -0.04#117 |
| Rushing EPA allowed | +0.11#107 | +0.06#82 |
| Passing EPA allowed | +0.13#96 | -0.05#34 |
| Rushing success rate | 52.1%#6 | 46.2%#49 |
| Passing success rate | 41.5%#70 | 36.1%#119 |
| Run stuff rate | 17.7%#81 | 17.2%#75 |
| Passing-down success rate | 29.9%#93 | 32.9%#44 |
| Passing-down success allowed | 31.2%#93 | 27.6%#46 |
| Third-down conversion rate | 42.3%#63 | 44.2%#45 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 39.5%#81 | 42.4%#104 |
| Red-zone touchdown rate | 59.5%#84 | 41.4%#134 |
| Red-zone TD rate allowed | 57.6%#58 | 71.6%#124 |
# = 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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