Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Week 12: Undefeated ... but for how long? -- RBA


Odds as of games through 2011-11-13


Legitimate Title Contenders

LSU Tigers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.992 2 0.549 15 24.6 8 7.3 2 160.4 111

Date Away Team       Home Team Odds Plays
2011/09/03   9 Oregon 27 vs   8 LSU 40 56.5% 184
2011/09/15   8 LSU 19 at  25 Mississippi St. 6 64.1% 150
2011/09/24   7 LSU 47 at  26 West Virginia 21 35.3% 188
2011/10/01  57 Kentucky 7 at   4 LSU 35 84.7% 162
2011/10/08  13 Florida 11 at   3 LSU 41 54.8% 141
2011/10/15   2 LSU 38 at  29 Tennessee 7 82.7% 143
2011/10/22  31 Auburn 10 at   3 LSU 45 87.0% 144
2011/11/05   3 LSU 9 at   1 Alabama 6 27.0% 143
2011/11/12  95 Western Kentucky 9 at   2 LSU 42 98.4% 151
2011/11/19   2 LSU 42 at  87 Mississippi 17 96.6% 161
2011/11/25   9 Arkansas 21 at   2 LSU 34 82.3% 162


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-1.3
Most difficult game left: November 25, vs Arkansas Razorbacks, 82.3%
Notes: Ole Miss hasn't had their Houston Nutt special upset this year, but after losing to Louisiana Tech, I wouldn't count on it. This means that LSU's season boils down to two games: (9) Arkansas and (13) Georgia, not shown here. The Tigers will be considerable favorites in each game, leaving them as our most likely undefeated.


Second-Tier Hopefuls

Oklahoma State Cowboys
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.958 7 0.549 16 28.4 3 13.5 38 173.0 8

Date Away Team       Home Team Odds Plays
2011/09/03 113 LA-Lafayette 34 at  12 Oklahoma St. 61 94.4% 196
2011/09/08  32 Arizona 14 at  10 Oklahoma St. 37 53.2% 185
2011/09/18   9 Oklahoma St. 59 at  59 Tulsa 33 70.7% 202
2011/09/24  10 Oklahoma St. 30 at  14 Texas A&M 29 52.7% 199
2011/10/08  89 Kansas 28 at   9 Oklahoma St. 70 89.9% 186
2011/10/15   9 Oklahoma St. 38 at  35 Texas 26 52.3% 184
2011/10/22   8 Oklahoma St. 45 at  28 Missouri 24 63.8% 187
2011/10/29  45 Baylor 24 at   6 Oklahoma St. 59 68.5% 190
2011/11/05  33 Kansas St. 45 at   7 Oklahoma St. 52 61.1% 181
2011/11/12   7 Oklahoma St. 66 at  62 Texas Tech 6 78.4% 179
2011/11/18   7 Oklahoma St. 42 at  71 Iowa St. 24 82.2% 171
2011/12/03   4 Oklahoma 28 at   7 Oklahoma St. 31 69.0% 172


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-1.8
Most difficult game left: December 3, vs Oklahoma Sooners, 69.0%
Notes: RBA considers (71) Iowa State to be as dangerous to (7) Oklahoma State as Arkansas is to LSU because the Cowboys haven't shown defensive consistency throughout the year. Then, the Cowboys still have to play their Bedlam game against (4) Oklahoma, where they will be only 69.0% favorites. However, thanks to conference attrition, Oklahoma State doesn't have to contend with a conference championship game.


Long Shots

Houston Cougars
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2011 0.598 50 0.473 84 20.9 19 17.8 73 175.2 4

Date Away Team       Home Team Odds Plays
2011/09/03  66 UCLA 34 at  67 Houston 38 50.7% 170
2011/09/10  63 Houston 48 at 111 North Texas 23 68.4% 186
2011/09/17  67 Houston 35 at  79 LA Tech 34 64.5% 205
2011/09/29  64 Houston 49 at  95 UTEP 42 75.5% 178
2011/10/08  93 East Carolina 3 at  57 Houston 56 56.0% 182
2011/10/22  99 Marshall 28 at  46 Houston 63 70.9% 169
2011/10/27  98 Rice 34 at  48 Houston 73 81.7% 179
2011/11/05  48 Houston 56 at 119 UAB 13 84.0% 176
2011/11/10  50 Houston 73 at 113 Tulane 17 90.1% 187
2011/11/19  66 SMU 27 at  50 Houston 35 61.5% 170
2011/11/25  50 Houston 28 at  44 Tulsa 34 49.5% 173


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-3.3
Most difficult game left: November 25, at Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 49.5%
Notes: The Cougars keep winning, but they're still ranked only the 50th best team in the country by RBA. They're still the underdog against (44) Tulsa, so the Cougars are still not worth the time to write the text here.


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