Matchup analysis
Our model projects Abilene Christian 32, West Georgia 18 at Wildcat Stadium (TX) in Week 9. That is a solid edge: Abilene Christian wins about 83% of the time by our estimate, with a projected margin of 14.3 points and 50.2 combined points.
West Georgia is 1-7 against the 9th-toughest schedule so far, scoring 16.1 and allowing 33.5 points per game (-17.4 per game). Abilene Christian is 4-4 against the 12th-toughest schedule so far, scoring 21.9 and allowing 25.3 points per game (-3.4 per game).
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 West Georgia by 8 and Abilene Christian by 37 about 80% of the time.
Abilene Christian gets about 2.1 points for playing at home. Even on a neutral field the ratings would still favour Abilene Christian by about 12.2. The game is on ESPN+.
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West Georgia vs Abilene Christian: stat comparison
| Stat | West Georgia | Abilene Christian |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 16.1 | 21.9 |
| Points allowed per game | 33.5 | 25.3 |
| Yards per play | 5.45 | 5.55 |
| Yards per play allowed | 5.82 | 6.09 |
| Rushing yards per game | 83.3 | 155.0 |
| Net passing yards per game | 264.3 | 181.9 |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 201.0 | 180.1 |
| Net passing yards allowed per game | 181.1 | 201.5 |
| Turnovers per game | 1.25 | 0.88 |
| Takeaways per game | 0.38 | 0.50 |
| Sacks per game | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Sacks allowed per game | 2.25 | 2.50 |
| Stat | West Georgia | Abilene Christian |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | -0.03 | +0.10 |
| EPA per play allowed | +0.06 | +0.11 |
| Success rate | 39.1% | 45.2% |
| Success rate allowed | 43.6% | 43.7% |
| Explosive play rate | 11.7% | 12.2% |
| Explosive plays allowed | 10.7% | 11.8% |
| Havoc rate | 13.0% | 11.1% |
| Havoc allowed | 13.8% | 15.6% |
| Points per scoring opportunity | 3.03 | 0.68 |
| Points per opportunity allowed | 4.49 | 1.10 |
| Average starting field position | opp 18 | opp 9 |
| Opponents' starting field position | opp 15 | opp 9 |
| Offensive plays per game (pace) | 63.8 | 60.8 |
| Stat | West Georgia | Abilene Christian |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing EPA per play | -0.08 | +0.04 |
| Passing EPA per play | -0.01 | +0.16 |
| Rushing EPA allowed | +0.07 | +0.13 |
| Passing EPA allowed | +0.07 | +0.08 |
| Rushing success rate | 37.5% | 46.6% |
| Passing success rate | 38.2% | 43.4% |
| Run stuff rate | 16.6% | 20.2% |
| Passing-down success rate | 31.0% | 33.9% |
| Passing-down success allowed | 29.0% | 28.9% |
| Third-down conversion rate | 36.9% | 45.5% |
| Third-down rate allowed | 47.8% | 33.7% |
| Red-zone touchdown rate | 49.9% | 9.6% |
| Red-zone TD rate allowed | 76.0% | 15.9% |
# = 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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