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2023 Las Vegas Bowl Odds: Utah vs Northwestern Analysis & Pick

2023 Las Vegas Bowl Odds: Utah vs Northwestern Analysis & Pick

Saturday is full of College Football bowl games. One of the games is the Las Vegas Bowl. The Utah Utes and Northwestern Wildcats will meet up in that one, in a battle of the Pac-12 against the Big 10.

The Utah Utes are 8-4 on the season, and finished fifth in the Pac-12. The Utes won their season finale 23-17 over Deion Sanders and his Colorado Buffaloes. The Utes are coming off a trip to the Rose Bowl a season ago.

For Northwestern, a team that many projected to not win a game all season, saw them finish with a 7-5 record. The Wildcats finished second to Iowa in the Big Ten – West. Northwestern won their final three games, including a rivalry win over Illinois.

The Utah Utes are -6.5 over the Northwestern Wildcats in this game. Utah and Northwestern have a combined total for this game of 41.5.

The Utah Utes are the favorites in the NCAAF odds in this game as they are listed at -6.5. The total for this affair is set at 42 points.

 

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Utah Utes vs Northwestern Wildcats
ATS Odds:
Utah -6.5
Money line Odds: Utah Line -260 / Northwestern Line +210
Over/Under Odds: 42

Saturday, December 23rd at 7:30 pm ET | ABC / ESPN+
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

 

Utah Utes Head to Vegas

For the Utah Utes, they certainly will have the “home” advantage coming from closer than the boys from Chicago. The Utes, led by head coach Kyle Whittingham have always been known as one of the best coached teams in College Football. The Utes started this season with wins over Florida and Baylor, along with Weber State and UCLA.

Utah lost at Oregon State, and then three weeks later at USC. That basically ended their Pac-12 hopes, but then two out of three losses at Washington and Arizona to finish the season made them 8-4 overall. The Utes in their four losses allowed 133 points. In their 8 wins, they allowed a total of 104.

On the offensive side, the Utes saw Devaughn Vale lead the charge. He caught 43 passes for 593 yards and 3 touchdowns. The bad news is – he will not play in this game, as he declared for the NFL Draft. Next up in the receiving game for the Utes will be Money Parks. Parks had a nice season, but ended poorly with just one catch in the win over Colorado.

 

Northwestern Happy to Be Playing

There was not team with more “excuses” to be poor this season than the Northwestern Wildcats. Just before the start of the season, firing Pat Fitzgerald, the long time head coach had players and coaches searching for answers. But, David Braun came in and was terrific, along with his staff getting them to 7-5.

The Wildcats do nothing great. But, they also do nothing poorly. Northwestern scored 22.8 points per game, and allowed 23.8. The Wildcats won seven games; with five of them coming within one possession. Even their final two losses; at Nebraska and with Iowa were a possession game.

The Wildcats receiver Cam Johnson led the way in the win over Illinois. He caught 7 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown. He expects to have a chance for a big game, but against a tougher Utah defense in this one in Vegas. The running game for Northwestern was powered by Cam Porter. He had two touchdowns late in the season in a win over Purdue.

 

Utah Tops Northwestern

Both teams come into this game well coached. Both teams are going to be happy to be going to Las Vegas just before Christmas and playing one more game. The talent gap is pretty significant here. While Utah is not an “elite” team by any means, they are better than the Wildcats. Northwestern is going to play hard, but fall short. Utah wins this game in Las Vegas. Bet the Utes -6.5 over the Wildcats.

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2024 College Football Bowls Schedule

Next Games in the NCAAF Calendar
Bowls of the 2024 College Football season features a thrilling matchups between top-ranked teams.

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl        
25 Memphis   @  West Virginia 9:00 PM    
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Boca Raton Bowl        
Western Kentucky   @  James Madison 5:30 PM    
Art of Sport LA Bowl        
California   @  24 UNLV 9:00 PM    
Thursday, December 19, 2024
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl        
Georgia Southern   @  Sam Houston 7:00 PM    
Friday, December 20, 2024
DNA Cure Bowl        
OhioStaff   @  Jacksonville State 12:00 PM    
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl        
Tulane   @  Florida 3:30 PM    
College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate        
10 Indiana   @  7 Notre Dame 8:00 PM    
Saturday, December 21, 2024
College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate        
11 SMU   @  6 Penn State 12:00 PM TNT Max  
College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate        
12 Clemson   @  5 Texas 4:00 PM TNT Max  
College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate        
9 Tennessee   @  8 Ohio State 8:00 PM    
Monday, December 23, 2024
Myrtle Beach Bowl        
Coastal Carolina   @  UTSA 11:00 AM    
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl        
Northern Illinois   @  Fresno State 2:30 PM    
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Hawaiʻi Bowl        
South Florida   @  San José State 8:00 PM    
Thursday, December 26, 2024
GameAbove Sports Bowl        
Pittsburgh   @  Toledo 2:00 PM    
Rate Bowl        
Rutgers   @  Kansas State 5:30 PM    
68 Ventures Bowl        
Arkansas State   @  Bowling Green 9:00 PM    
Friday, December 27, 2024
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl        
Oklahoma   @  Navy 12:00 PM    
Birmingham Bowl        
Georgia Tech   @  Vanderbilt 3:30 PM    
AutoZone Liberty Bowl        
Texas Tech   @  Arkansas 7:00 PM    
DirecTV Holiday Bowl        
21 Syracuse   @  Washington State 8:00 PM FOX  
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl        
USC   @  Texas A&M 10:30 PM    
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Wasabi Fenway Bowl        
UConn   @  North Carolina 11:00 AM    
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl        
Boston College   @  Nebraska 12:00 PM    
Isleta New Mexico Bowl        
Louisiana   @  TCU 2:15 PM    
Pop-Tarts Bowl        
18 Iowa State   @  13 Miami 3:30 PM    
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl        
Miami (OH)   @  Colorado State 4:30 PM The CW Network  
Go Bowling Military Bowl        
East Carolina   @  NC State 5:45 PM    
Valero Alamo Bowl        
17 BYU   @  23 Colorado 7:30 PM    
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl        
Louisiana Tech   @  22 Army 9:15 PM    
Monday, December 30, 2024
Perfect Music City Bowl        
IowaTrans   @  19 Missouri 2:30 PM    
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
ReliaQuest Bowl        
11 Alabama   @  Michigan 12:00 PM    
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl        
Louisville   @  Washington 2:00 PM CBS  
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl        
15 South Carolina   @  20 Illinois 3:00 PM    
Kinder's Texas Bowl        
Baylor   @  LSU 3:30 PM    
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl        
TBD   @  3 Boise State 7:30 PM    
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl        
TBD   @  4 Arizona State 1:00 PM    
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential        
TBD   @  1 Oregon 5:00 PM    
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl        
TBD   @  2 Georgia 8:45 PM    
Thursday, January 2, 2025
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl        
Duke   @  14 Ole Miss 7:30 PM    
Friday, January 3, 2025
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl        
North Texas   @  Texas State 4:00 PM    
Duke's Mayo Bowl        
Minnesota   @  Virginia Tech 7:30 PM    
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Bahamas Bowl Presented by Atlantis Resorts        
Buffalo   @  Liberty 11:00 AM    
Thursday, January 9, 2025
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl        
TBD   @  TBD 7:30 PM    
Friday, January 10, 2025
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic        
TBD   @  TBD 7:30 PM    
Monday, January 20, 2025
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T        
TBD   @  TBD 7:30 PM    

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Who is Playing in the Las Vegas Bowl? | Florida Gators versus Oregon State Betting Preview

Once this season is finally over and done with, we will have one more year of the status quo before big changes come in the 2024 season. Some conferences are doing away with divisions, while also seeing teams heading to new conference homes, but it is the change to the playoffs that is the biggest deal of them all. When the 2024 season rolls around, we will make the switch to a 12-team playoff, a move that has been on the cards for several years now. How that impacts bowl season as a whole remains to be seen, so for now, all we can do is focus on the present. Bowl season is upon us, with the action starting a few short days. We are going to do all we can to cover as many of the games as possible. For this one, we are looking at the Las Vegas Bowl, which will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Sin City at 2:30 PM EST on December 17. Florida and Oregon State will meet in this one, with the Beavers a 10-point favorite and the point total set at 52 ½. That being said, it’s time to have a closer look at both teams and how they arrive to this matchup so you can bet against their College Football Bowl Odds.

 

Florida Gators

It was a season of change for the Florida Gators, who brought in Bill Napier to replace Dan Mullen, who was fired at the tail end of last season. It takes time for a college coach to start recruiting the players he wants to play in the system put in place, and it was certainly a trying first season for Napier, who saw his team finish at 6-6, which is well off the pace of what Gators fans expect from their team. The Gators got off to a promising start, taking out a ranked Utah team in the opening week of the season, but they were unable to find the level of consistency needed to make a run at a championship. They ended up going just 3-5 in the SEC, which will not cut it when playing in the same division as Georgia. Florida went 7-5 ATS this season and saw the OVER hit in 7 of their 12 games.

 

Oregon State Beavers

The Beavers had a bit of a rollercoaster ride this season, going through hot periods of play and a couple of downturns. They made it look easy against lesser opposition to get to 3-0 on the season, but then ended up taking back-to-back losses against ranked Utah and USC. They righted the ship and won 3 in a row after that before losing to Washington in an absolute season killer. They could have easily gone into the hole after that, but the Beavers finished strong, reeling off 3 in a row to close out the season. They will be coming into this one with the goal of making it double-digit wins in 2022. The Oregon State Beavers averaged roughly 32 PPG and surrendered a touch over 21 PPG, so pretty well rounded. They were an impressive 10-2 ATS and 7-5 O/U.

 

Betting and Prediction

The Beavers are a pretty solid favorite for this one, although I have to say that the 10-point spread makes me a little nervous. I would be inclined to go with the Gators to keep things a little closer, although I do like Oregon State to win. The wager that I’ll be going with here is the OVER, as I think we are looking at a potential shootout.

 
 
 
 

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NCAAF Betting Analysis for Arizona State Sun Devils Vs Wisconsin Badgers

The Pac-12’s Arizona State Sun Devils clash with Big Ten power Wisconsin on Thursday night in the annual Las Vegas Bowl. The game takes place at Allegiant Stadium, home of the Vegas Raiders. The Badgers will enter the fray a -6 chalk. Will Wisconsin cover? Or will ASU find a way to pull off the ATS upset? Check out College Football Bowl odds, analysis, and a free pick for Arizona State versus Wisconsin.

 

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Why bet on Arizona State versus Wisconsin?

The Sun Devils bring one of the top offenses in the Pac-12 to the gridiron. ASU averages over 400 yards per game. If Wisconsin tries to stop the Sun Devils’ rushing attack, quarterback Jayden Daniels is more than capable of carrying the offense.

Arizona State Sun Devils Offensive Averages

Total Yards: 403.4
Passing Yards: 197.6
Rushing Yards: 205.8
Points Scored: 29.7
Turnovers: 12

Arizona State Sun Devils Defensive Averages

Total Yards: 330.7
Passing Yards: 199.7
Rushing Yards: 131.0
Points Scored: 20.9
Takeaways: 18

 

Why Bet on Wisconsin versus Arizona State?

The Badgers flubbed against Minnesota. But after watching Minnesota easily handle West Virginia in their bowl game, it’s obvious why. Wisconsin still sends the top defense in college football to the field. The Badgers allow an NCAAF best 241.4 total yards per game. ASU will find it difficult to move the ball 3 yards per play.

Wisconsin Badgers Offensive Averages

Total Yards: 377.3
Passing Yards: 162.1
Rushing Yards: 215.3
Points Scored: 25.8
Turnovers: 10

Wisconsin Badgers Defensive Averages

Total Yards: 241.4
Passing Yards: 175.6
Rushing Yards: 65.8
Points Scored: 16.4
Takeaways: 15

 

Relevant Trends for Arizona State Sun Devils versus Wisconsin Badgers

  • Sun Devils are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 bowl games
  • Arizona State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 bowl games as an underdog
  • Under is 8-0 in the Sun Devils’ last 8 non-conference games
  • Badgers are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games on grass
  • Wisconsin is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up loss
  • Over is 7-1 in the Badgers’ last 8 neutral site games as a favorite
 

Las Vegas Bowl Final Betting Prediction

Arizona State imploded in the second half of the season while the Wisconsin Badgers put themselves in a position to play in the Big Ten Championship. The reason the Badgers didn’t get to play for the conference title is that they lost to the Gophers in their final regular season game.

Neither team will be one-hundred percent going into this. But Wisconsin looks deeper on both sides of the ball. Not only that, but the Badgers’ style should work in their favor.

Also, ASU’s defense, although decent, allows over 131 rushing yards. Wisconsin’s offensive line, even if it’s missing a couple of key players, and running back Braelon Allen should dominate. Badgers win and cover.

Las Vegas Bowl Pick: Wisconsin Badgers

 

 

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