Last night while fiddling around the internet searching for new content ideas, I came across a website called ncaagamesim.com—a place where you can take two college football teams with updated 2014 rosters and simulate the matchup based off statistical profile and possession-by-possession outcome.
Knowing that I was heading to Paul Brown Stadium for tonight’s pivotal American Athletic Conference game between East Carolina and Cincinnati, I paired the two, clicked “sim,” and let the computer do the rest.
If the simulator’s prediction is accurate, then the Pirates will be leaving the Queen City with a monumental victory.
The game was simulated a total of 26 times, and East Carolina came out on top 57.7 percent of the time (15), winning by an average score of 37.3 to 32.5. That sounds like a legitimate score for the two high-scoring offensive units, which both rely on a downfield passing attack with explosive receivers and gunslinging quarterbacks.
With a win tonight, ECU would move to 7-2 (4-1), would be tied for first place with the Memphis Tigers, and would be back on track in pursuit of a conference championship. Cincinnati, on the other hand, would fall to 5-4 (3-2) and have its title chances shot in what was supposed to be a promising year as the preseason favorites.
However, despite the game simulator’s prediction, the game will still be played. (You know, just in case.)
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