This week's games: Nevada at Notre Dame

I am posting two sets of graphs to compare teams that will be playing this week. One set shows how the teams have performed from 1994 to 2008 using the Matrix Hybrid rating. The second shows the trend-O-meter rating from 2008. Enjoy.


Do not let Notre Dame's performance against Hawaii fool you--this team was not substantially improved last season and was not improving through the course of the season. At the end of the regular season last year, Nevada was probably the better team, and the last two seasons Notre Dame and Nevada have rated out fairly evenly in the Matrix. I expect the Domers to win at home, but, in short, 14 points is too much.