Putting Up Numbers· college football

Florida International’s points with Anthony Carrie and without Anthony Carrie

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Florida International was 0.5 points under with Anthony Carrie and 5.3 points under without Anthony Carrie over its last 25 games, 18 games against 1. The plain averages are 25.0 and 23.0, a difference of 1.9. Expected was 3.5 points lower with Anthony Carrie than without Anthony Carrie. All 9 away games were with Anthony Carrie. Both neutral-site games were with Anthony Carrie. All 10 day games were with Anthony Carrie.

Anthony Carrie, running back: 727 rushing yards, 185 carries and 20 receptions in 20 of those 25 games.

One game without Anthony Carrie is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

points a game over expected

The games

with Anthony Carriewithout Anthony Carrie
Florida International’s games, last 25 games, each marked with Anthony Carrie or without Anthony Carrie
SideDateGameResultpointsExpected
Oct 29, 2024vsNew Mexico State (neutral)W3433.8
Nov 16, 2024@Jacksonville StateL3124.2
Nov 23, 2024@Kennesaw StateL2628.5
Nov 30, 2024vsMiddle Tennessee (neutral)W3530.2
Aug 29, 2025vsBBethune-CookmanW42—
Sep 6, 2025@Penn StateL015.2
Sep 13, 2025vsFlorida AtlanticW3833.4
Sep 20, 2025vsDelawareL1634.7
Oct 4, 2025@UConnL1028.7
Oct 14, 2025@Western KentuckyW2523.7
Oct 21, 2025vsKennesaw StateL2626.6
Oct 29, 2025@Missouri StateL2127.3
Nov 8, 2025@Middle TennesseeW5624.6
Nov 15, 2025vsLibertyW3427.7
Nov 22, 2025vsJacksonville StateW2728.0
Nov 29, 2025vsSam Houston (neutral)W5630.4
Dec 26, 2025vsUTSA (neutral)L2025.2
Sep 5, 2026@South FloridaL914.2
Sep 12, 2026vsBuffaloW3322.4
Sep 19, 2026@Florida AtlanticL1031.1
Sep 26, 2026vsLLong Island UniversityW20—
Oct 7, 2026vsNew Mexico StateW2224.6
Oct 13, 2026@Jacksonville StateL2416.0
Oct 20, 2026vsMiddle TennesseeL2328.3
Oct 31, 2026@LibertyL1012.0

Method

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  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every game of its season between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 1.5 in 2025, plus 1.8 in 2026 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 78% in 2025, 66% in 2026 of the difference the model predicts.
  • Bethune-Cookman, Long Island University have no other game in the table, so those games have no expected number and sit out the second figure.
  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.
  • 4 games in 2024 are neither with Anthony Carrie nor without Anthony Carrie: Anthony Carrie had no game for the team that season, and sit out.