The flourishing of advanced statistical analysis in sports, and college football specifically, has given us a whole new way of understanding the game. But not everyone had the skill or inclination to break down advanced statistics. I’m more of a basic arithmetic man myself.
Fortunately for me this game is one which doesn’t require a lot of trigonometric jujitsu to understand. There are a handful of numbers you need to understand to predict this game, including the following:
1. The number of good ankles LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels currently has. Oh sure, Brian Kelly has spent this week enthusiastically proclaiming that Daniels didn’t suffer a high ankle sprain against Texas A&M and that he’s good to go against Georgia.