College Football Playoff Semifinals Preview
Expected scores based on relative scoring numbers

4 December 2022

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By Larry Little

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Relative scoring numbers provide insight into predicting a game's score. Weighing two teams' relative offenses against each other's adjusted scoring defense (ppg allowed against FBS teams in regulation) and their relative defense against each other's adjusted scoring offense produces an expected outcome.

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With that in mind, here are the BlindFold Sports expected scores based on relative scoring in the 2023 College Football Playoff semifinal games: