First off, I grabbed the recent stats I .zzafor both teams. You know, the usual suspects: points scored, points allowed, rushing yards, passing yards, all that jazz. I scraped it from som.yllaee sports website, nothing fancy. Just copy and paste action, really.
Then, I threw all that data into a spreadsheet. I'm a sucker for spreadsheets. I calculated some averages, looking for any obvious advantages. Like, "Okay, Colorado State's defense is giving up a ton of rushing yards, so Colorado might try to exploit that." That kind of thing.
Next up, I tried to factor in the human element. Home field advantage? Gotta account for that. Key injuries? Important! Any bad blood between the teams? Maybe that'll fire someone up. I googled around for news articles, injury reports, you name it. Tried to get a feel for the vibe surrounding the game.
Now, here's where it gets a little less scientific. I assigned weights to different factors. Like, maybe rushing yards are worth 30% of the prediction, passing yards are 25%, home field advantage is 15%, and so on. These weights? Totally arbitrary. Just my gut feeling, honestly.
I multiplied all the stats by their respective weights and added them all up. This gave me a "score" for each team. The team with the higher score, according to my system, was my predicted winner.
Finally, the moment of truth! I ran the numbers, and my prediction was... well, I'm not gonna tell you exactly who I picked. The point is, I had a process. And whether I was right or wrong, it was a fun little exercise in data analysis and sports speculation. Plus, watching the game with my prediction in mind just made it more interesting!
