2015 Quick Lane Advanced Stats

[Iceland12]

It's not an "exhibition" game as many have stated. The win or loss will count and so will all other individual and team stats, the same as any game in the season.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...5-quick-lane-bowl-preview-minnesota-cmu-stats

Quick Lane Bowl

Central Michigan Chippewas (7-5) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-7)

December 28 ( 5:00 PM ET, ESPN2 ), Ford Field, Detroit

Spread: Minnesota -5.5

S&P+ Projection: Minnesota 31.1, Central Michigan 21.6

Team Sites: Hustle Belt (CMU), The Daily Gopher

Five biggest advantages* (according to the advanced stats)

* or smallest disadvantages

Central Michigan

Standard Downs Sack Rate (No. 26 offense vs. No. 113 defense)
Passing Downs Explosiveness (IsoPPP) (No. 36 defense vs. No. 92 offense)
Q3 S&P+ (No. 15 vs. No. 65 )
Passing Downs S&P+ (No. 27 defense vs. No. 70 offense)
Field Position (No. 48 offense vs. No. 85 defense)

Minnesota

Passing Downs Sack Rate (No. 11 offense vs. No. 118 defense)
Standard Downs Efficiency (Success Rate) (No. 19 offense vs. No. 117 defense)
Adj. Sack Rate (No. 22 offense vs. No. 113 defense)
Standard Downs Sack Rate (No. 40 offense vs. No. 122 defense)
Adj. Line Yards (No. 17 offense vs. No. 95 defense)

There's a whole lot more..

 

[short ornery norwegian]

Gophers are 5.5 point favorites now? Is that up from the original spread?

 

[Dr.Don]

Gophers are 5.5 point favorites now? Is that up from the original spread?

On www.scoresandodds.com, opened at MN -6, to-5.5, currently -5.