Las Vegas Bowl Odds
LAS VEGAS, NV (The Spread) – Kellen Moore takes the field for No. 8 Boise State for the final time on Thursday night as the Broncos face Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl at 8PM ET on ESPN.
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Boise State is 11-1 on the season and 4-8 against the spread while Arizona State is 6-6 on the year and 3-8-1 against the spread. The Sun Devils have hit the over 10 times this year while the Broncos have hit the over 7 times. These two last met in 1996 with Arizona State winning 56-7.
Trends show that Arizona State is 0-4 against the spread in their last 4 games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 bowl games. Boise State is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 bowl games and 5-1 ATS in their last 5 games at a neutral site. Boise State has also hit the over in 6 of their last 8 games as a favorite while Arizona State has hit the under in 7 of their last 8 games against Mountain West Conference opponents.
Oddsmakers have made Boise State the favorite in this bowl game, giving the Broncos odds of -14.5 points against Arizona State on Thursday night. The over/under odds have been set at 68 points. (View Matchup)
Boise State’s one loss this season came against TCU by a score of 36-35. That lone loss is all that is keeping the Broncos out of a BCS bowl game. This season, Boise State averaged 43.3 points per game on offense, which ranks seventh in the country. On defense, the Broncos gave up just 18.3 points per game, which ranks 10th nationally. The team has been led by Moore, the senior quarterback, who has thrown for 3,507 yards and 41 TD’s on the season. Moore has thrown for 14,374 yards and 140 TD’s in his Boise State career with just 26 INT’s.
Arizona State is riding a four-game losing streak entering the bowl game. The Sun Devils have since hired Pitt’s Todd Graham to be the new coach, but he won’t coach the bowl game. The Sun Devils are scoring 33.9 points per game but giving up 26.3 points per game on defense. ASU has also had some strong quarterback play, as the team has been led by Brock Osweiler, who has thrown for 3,641 yards and 24 TD’s on the season.
In terms of Injuries, Boise State cornerback Ebenezer Makinde is questionable with a leg injury while tight end Gabe Linehan is questionable with an arm injury. Arizona State defensive end Junior Onyeali has been suspended for this game.
Currently over 30,000 Public Bets have been placed on this game and Boise State is getting 83% of the wagers with odds of -14.5 points against Arizona State on Thursday night.
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