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Cotton Bowl: USC vs. Ohio St: Power Ratings

Friday Dec 29, 2017 8:30 pm - Arlington, TX (Neutral Site)
Odds: Ohio St. by 9.5, Total Points: 65

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Team Power Ratings

Rating USC adv OSU
Predictive 14.0 (#18) 25.9 (#4)
Last 5 Games 9.3 (#34) 23.3 (#10)
Away Games 7.9 (#32) 26.2 (#4)
Home Games 14.4 (#24) 28.1 (#6)
Conference Games 9.7 (#28) 27.1 (#4)
Non-Conference Games 19.7 (#16) 22.0 (#11)
First Half 8.2 (#20) 13.6 (#6)
Second Half 4.4 (#29) 12.0 (#8)
Schedule Strength (Past) 8.4 (#18) 13.5 (#2)
Schedule Strength (Future) -- (#18) -- (#2)
Luck Rating -0.7 (#97) 0.2 (#57)
Consistency Rating 13.3 (#73) 10.7 (#21)

USC Trojans Rankings

Rating Value Rank Conf Rank
Predictive Rating 14.0 #18 #3
Home Rating 14.4 #24 #5
Away Rating 7.9 #32 #6
Neutral Rating 25.7 #12 #3
Home Advantage 5.8 #50 #4
Strength Of Schedule 8.4 #18 #3
Future SOS -- #18 #1
Season SOS 8.4 #18 #3
SOS - Basic 5.3 #14 #5
In-Conf SOS 8.2 #29 #5
Non-Conf SOS 8.7 #11 #2
Last 5 Rating 9.3 #34 #5
Last 10 Rating 7.8 #38 #6
In-Conf Rating 9.7 #28 #6
Non-Conf Rating 19.7 #16 #3
Luck Rating -0.7 #97 #10
Consistency Rating 13.3 #73 #9
Vs. 1-10 Rating 9.1 #31 #4
Vs. 11-25 Rating 12.6 #24 #5
Vs. 26-40 Rating -12.1 #110 #11
Vs. 41-75 Rating 12.9 #28 #6
Vs. 76-120 Rating 23.7 #11 #3
First Half Rating 8.2 #20 #4
Second Half Rating 4.4 #29 #7

Ohio St Buckeyes Rankings

Rating Value Rank Conf Rank
Predictive Rating 25.9 #4 #2
Home Rating 28.1 #6 #1
Away Rating 26.2 #4 #3
Neutral Rating 6.5 #42 #6
Home Advantage 6.9 #42 #2
Strength Of Schedule 13.5 #2 #1
Future SOS -- #2 #1
Season SOS 13.5 #2 #1
SOS - Basic 6.3 #8 #1
In-Conf SOS 13.0 #6 #1
Non-Conf SOS 14.7 #2 #1
Last 5 Rating 23.3 #10 #3
Last 10 Rating 26.1 #4 #2
In-Conf Rating 27.1 #4 #2
Non-Conf Rating 22.0 #11 #3
Luck Rating 0.2 #57 #7
Consistency Rating 10.7 #21 #9
Vs. 1-10 Rating 28.6 #5 #2
Vs. 11-25 Rating 6.5 #34 #3
Vs. 26-40 Rating 25.1 #8 #3
Vs. 41-75 Rating 30.5 #5 #2
Vs. 76-120 Rating 30.7 #4 #1
First Half Rating 13.6 #6 #2
Second Half Rating 12.0 #8 #3