SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

The 2021 Las Vegas Bowl will be played on December 30, 2021, with kickoff scheduled for 9:30 p.m. The game will air on ESPN @ 9:30 and will be the 29th edition of the Las Vegas Bowl (the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the Covid Pandemic). Sponsored by a roofing distribution company, the game will be officially known as the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl:. Teams: Wisconsin (B-10) 8-4 vs Arizona State (P-12) 8-4

Bowl Location: Las Vegas, NV

Day, Date & Time: Saturday, December, 30, 2021, 9:30

Network: ESPN

Best Win(s): UW: beat Iowa (10-3), 27-7; ASU: beat UCLA (8-4), 42-23

Worst Loss(es): UW:  lost to Minnesota, 24-13; ASU:lost to OR St (7-5) 24-10

Common Opponents: None!

Favorite: Wisconsin -7 (All lines are opening lines & all recommend picks are based on opening lines)

Sully’s CFP Game Simulator is a statistical analysis / predictor of how these teams will perform, based solely on their numbers, when they face off on the gridiron! Keep in mind, these stats were established against different teams and conferences and these differences must be taken into account to get a complete picture when attempting to predetermine a winner. If you are interested in how the Simulator works … read this part … if not … skip it! The process used is, say Notre Dame is playing Wisconsin … we take ND’s total yards on offense, add it to the number the Badgers give up on defense, we get a total and then divide the total by 2 to get an average. We then invert the process, we now take Wisconsin’s total offense, add it to what the Irish give up on defense, get a 2nd total, and then divide that number by 2, to get the second average! The greater number (with the exception of Turnovers, lower # wins) is then determined to have the advantage (please note …. a statistical advantage). We repeat this process in each of the eight statistical categories assessed: 1) Total Yards, 2) Rushing, 3) Passing, 4) Scoring, 5) 3rd Down (Conversions /Stops), 6) Turnovers, 7) Red Zone Scores (TD’s & FG), & 8) Red Zone TD’s (only TD’s)!  That said… here are the results of the Head-to-Head Analysis:

	UW	ASU
Total Yards O VS D	354	322	UW +1
Passing O VS D	181	187	ASU +1
Rushing O VS D	173	135	UW +1
Scoring O VS D	23.5	23	UW +1
Turnovers O VS D	1.7	1.8	UW +1
3rd Conv % O VS D	35	37	ASU +1
Red Zone Scores	84	76	UW +1
Red Zone TDs	56	58	ASU +1
Totals	5	3

Wisconsin outperforms Arizona State in 5 of the 8 Categories

The Head-to-Head Game Simulator thinks: Bucky will gain more yards than Sparky (354 to 322), run the ball better than the Devils (172.5 to 135), win in the Scoring Category (23.5 to 23) the Turnover Assessment (1.7 to 1.8), & and be more productive in the RZ all Scores (83.5% to 76%).

Sully Says: What a great game, B-10 Power vs PAC 12 Speed! The Badgers are coming off their most disappointing performance of the 2021 campaign, a 24 13 loss to Minnesota, while the Sun Devils are fresh off a, 38-15, win over their in-state rival, Arizona! ASU is going to place 7 to 8 defenders in the box (to stop the run), play man vs UW receivers, & force Mertz to beat them! That was what the Gophers did and Mertz did not respond to the challenge; 21/38 for 171 yards (55% completion rate), 4.5 YPA, 0 TD & 1 INT …. He needs to step up in this game or Bucky will get stepped on!

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