College Football: Holiday Bowl

With the 2024 national championship game between Michigan and Washington kicking off Monday, some sports books have already turned their attention to 2025. BetOnline released its opening 2025 College Football Playoff Championship lines Wednesday. USC is tied with Texas A&M for the 14th-best odds to win the title at 33/1. USC will move to the Big…

The Louisville Cardinals face the USC Trojans in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 27. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET from San Diego, California. Louisville (10-3, 7-1 ACC) reached the ACC Championship Game this season, where they ultimately fell to Florida State, 16-6. The Cardinals defeated Notre Dame, Miami, and Duke this…

When the 2023 college football season began, USC had its sights set on playing in a southern California bowl game. However, the Trojans had hoped to be playing in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena as part of the College Football Playoff, not in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. To say USC's season didn't go according to plan would be a massive…

Wednesday's Holiday Bowl has the potential to be a shoot-out between the USC Trojans and Louisville Cardinals from Petco Park in sunny San Diego, and we offer our top Louisville vs. USC prediction based on the best college football odds. We won't see a full complement of stars on the field for the 2023 Holiday Bowl in San Diego, but we can still…

Louisville will take on Southern California in a college football matchup at Petco Park on Wednesday December 27, scheduled to commence at 8 p.m. EST. To get the most value of the data-driven best bets and predictions that follow, claim any of these college football betting promos for which you are eligible, and leverage your bonus bets to make the…

We are getting into the meat of the college football bowl game schedule this week, with games scheduled daily, Tuesday through Saturday. With four games on deck for Wednesday, bettors will have plenty of options for creating college football parlays! To that end, let's examine a selection of props and a few college football parlays for Wednesday's…

The Louisville Cardinals and USC Trojans meet in the third of four bowl games at the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday, and we offer our best Louisville vs. USC prediction based on the best college football odds. Louisville (10-3, 7-2 ACC) won 10 games for the first time as a member of the ACC (since 2014), but fell short of its first-ever conference…

The Louisville Cardinals (10-3) and USC Trojans (7-5) will square off in the Holiday Bowl on December 27 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Kickoff is set for 8:00pm ET on FOX. Louisville comes in as a 7-point favorite, with the over/under set at 58.5 points. This Holiday Bowl marks the first encounter between USC and Louisville, adding a…

It's been a disappointing year for the USC Trojans, but are oddsmakers overreacting? Our college football betting picks think their offense, even sans Caleb Williams, is capable of giving Louisville a run in what should be an exciting Holiday Bowl. The 2023 Holiday Bowl brings us an intriguing matchup between a team that vastly out-produced…

The excitement of a 10-win season has lessened as the University of Louisville lost its final two games. The No. 15 Cardinals gave up too many big defensive plays to Kentucky to fall in the Governor's Cup then couldn't reach the end zone in the ACC championship loss to No. 4 Florida State. But they have a chance to end the season on a high note and…

We're breaking down some of the biggest movers in our top 25 and revealing our TRACR projection model's college football predictions for Week 7's biggest matchups. Despite the return of Bo Nix under center, the Oregon Ducks were not viewed as a serious contender when the initial preseason polls were released. Sure, they were ranked a not-too-shabby…

Bucky Irving saw limited action last week, but the Ducks running back made the most out of his opportunities. Find out why we expect Irving to shine again on Saturday by reading our Oregon vs. Texas Tech betting picks. The Oregon Ducks head to Lubbock to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders in what's anticipated as one of the highest-scoring affairs of…

Oregon's offense got well into the 40s in a majority of its games this season and now gets a favorable matchup against a horrid UNC defense - one that's also missing three key members of its secondary. We break it all down in our Holiday Bowl picks below. Dan Lanning's debut season with the Oregon Ducks looked like it may end up in the Pac-12 title…

Bo Nix and Drake Maye are two elite college quarterbacks and are expected to face off in the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday. Oregon takes on North Carolina as a significant favorite in the game. Nix was a Heisman Trophy candidate before suffering an ankle injury that hindered him and the Ducks late in the season. He played through it, but his play…

Oregon Ducks (9-3 SU, 8-4 ATS) vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (9-4 SU, 6-7 ATS) San Diego Credit Union Holiday Bowl Date and Time: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 8PM EST Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California TV: Fox Point Spread: ORE -14.5/UNC+14.5 (Everygame - Receive a 100% real cash bonus up to $500 by using bonus code PREDICTEM on the special…

IMAGO/ZUMA Wire, Larry C. Lawson The Oregon Ducks face the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Holiday Bowl. This will be the first-ever matchup between these teams. Oregon went 9-3 in Dan Lanning's first season in Eugene and North Carolina finished 9-4. If you're in search of the latest Oregon vs North Carolina prediction, look no further…

Oregon and North Carolina meet in the 2022 Holiday Bowl. This game will be held at Petco Park in San Diego today, December 28, 2022 at 8:00 PM (ET). The Ducks were lethal between September and October. Here is all the related information about this College Football game including the preview, predictions, odds, TV channel and live stream available…

One of the more entertaining games of the bowl season could be the matchup between Texas and Washington, teams that haven't played since they squared off in the 2001 Holiday Bowl. Washington (10-2) had an outstanding season under first-year coach Kalen DeBoer while the Longhorns (8-4) had a bit of a disappointing season number two under Steve…

The North Carolina football team (9-5, 6-2 ACC) fell to the No. 15 Oregon Ducks (10-3, 7-2 Pac-12), 28-27, in the 2022 Holiday Bowl at Petco Park on Wednesday night. After the Oregon defense sacked redshirt first-year quarterback Drake Maye on third down on the Tar Heels' opening drive, UNC's offense was forced to punt from its own end zone, giving…

Oregon faces North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022 (12/28/22) at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Fans can watch the Oregon vs. North Carolina game for free via a trial of fuboTV or DirecTV Stream. The game, which starts at 8 p.m., can be seen on FOX. Here's what you need to know: What: NCAA Football, Holiday…

Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are our best bets for Wednesday, Dec. 28: The play: Holiday Bowl, Oregon-North Carolina over 75.5 The odds/bet: -110 ($33 to win…

Each day, one of our experts at bet.NOLA.com will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks in Louisiana are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. A reminder for those who haven't signed up yet: New users can get a risk-free bet at Caesars Sportsbook,…

A mischievous grin formed on the face of North Carolina football coach Mack Brown as he shared a fleeting thought about how to avoid being buried under an avalanche of points in the Holiday Bowl, a game known for treating scoreboards like piñatas. As Brown toured the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln with Oregon coach Dan Lanning and star…

The highest total of the entire college football bowl season is set to go off Thursday when Oregon faces North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl. Don't expect the fireworks that many seem to be banking on. For all of the high-scoring affairs the Ducks have found themselves in this season, they haven't seen a combined final score higher than 75 since…

The Oregon Ducks take on the North Carolina Tar Heels in what could be an epic battle for the Holiday Bowl. You may not get a better match-up of Quarterbacks throughout the entire College Football Bowl Season than Bo Nix of Oregon versus Drake Maye of North Carolina. Bo Nix and the Oregon Ducks offense is a match made in heaven. Drake Maye is a…

In case you missed it, the Bayou Bets crew is holding their second annual College Bowl Pick'Em, and we're hoping you're the big benefactor from our predictions. Like we did last year, we started with $1000 Bowl Bucks, and we're making a play on each of the 42 bowl games this season. And when it's over, we'll take whatever money we have left and…

Oregon faces North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022 (12/28/22) at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Fans can watch the Oregon vs. North Carolina game for free via a trial of fuboTV or DirecTV Stream. The game, which starts at 8 p.m., can be seen on FOX. Here's what you need to know: What: NCAA Football, Holiday…

SAN DIEGO - One of the guiding forces beneath the surface that has helped carry the North Carolina football team to the palm trees and picturesque vistas of a bowl game in Southern California is the sickening feeling that set in as last season ended. Coach Mack Brown thought back Tuesday, with his Tar Heels preparing to face Oregon here in the…

Oregon faces North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022 (12/28/22) at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Fans can watch the Oregon vs. North Carolina game for free via a trial of fuboTV or DirecTV Stream. The game, which starts at 8 p.m., can be seen on FOX. Here's what you need to know: What: NCAA Football, Holiday…

There's a projected shootout on tap in Wednesday's Holiday Bowl between Oregon and North Carolina. Will a defense stand up? Below, we offer our Oregon-North Carolina college football picks based on the best NCAAF odds. The Oregon Ducks blew a 34-17 lead against the Oregon State Beavers during their last game. It was the first time all season that…

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Wednesday's bowl schedule features four games, all of them with totals in the 60s or higher. Here's a look at the potentially high-scoring matchups. All spreads and totals were taken Tuesday from the consensus odds at VegasInsider.com. Duke (-3.5) vs. Central Florida UCF (9-4) might be in rough shape if starting quarterback John Rhys Plumlee can't…

The Blue Devils had the nation's most quietly impressive season, reaching 8-4 after last season's 0-8 debacle in ACC play. Central Florida takes pride in regularly taking down Power 5 opponents, and has the explosiveness to hurt a leaky Duke defense. However, the Blue Devils can do the same when they have the ball against the UCF defense. This…

This article is part of our College Football Picks series. The Oregon Ducks enter their bowl game matchup losing two of their last three contests. The Ducks dropped a home game as 12-point favorites to the Washington Huskies, losing 37-34 on November 12th, then lost to in-state rival Oregon State Beavers on the road in Corvallis, 38-34 on November…

UNC football limps into the Holiday Bowl on a three-game losing streak with more than a dozen players from this season's roster having already entered the transfer portal. The Tar Heels also will be without All-ACC receiver Josh Downs, who opted out of the bowl game to prepare for the NFL draft, and offensive coordinator Phil Longo, who took a job…

We are just a day away from the Oregon Ducks and North Carolina Tar Heels squaring off in the Holiday Bowl down in San Diego, California at Petco Park. Despite the numerous transfers and opt-outs on both sidelines that have depleted each roster to a degree, this is still an incredibly intriguing matchup between Ducks and Tar Heels, and it will…

Oddsmakers have made their Holiday Bowl prediction crystal clear: They expect a blowout and a boatload of points Wednesday night at San Diego's Petco Park. Just how big of a blowout? Oregon, which is laying nearly two touchdowns against North Carolina, is the second-biggest favorite of the entire college football postseason. (Only LSU, which is a…

The Oregon Ducks will do battle with the North Carolina Tarheels in the Holiday Bowl this week. Get in on all the Oregon vs North Carolina action. Oregon (9-3) aim to build momentum heading into year 2 of the Dan Lanning era. While North Carolina (9-4) are on a three-game losing streak heading into the Holiday Bowl. This year's Holiday Bowl kicks…

Oregon vs North Carolina prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl, Wednesday, December 28 Date: Wednesday, December 28 Game Time: 8:00 ET Venue: Petco Park, San Diego, CA How To Watch: FOX Record: Oregon (9-3), North Carolina (9-4) - - Yeah, Oregon is losing a boatload of talent, and yeah, the focus…

College Football has changed so much in the past decade. In the early 2010s, the value of bowl games was clear for teams and players alike. Making a bowl game, even a bad bowl game, was the reward for a decent, or even good, season. Then starting in 2014, the value of bowl games started to decline with the College Football Playoff, but this change…

North Carolina has lost three straight, including the ACC championship game to Clemson. Oregon dropped two of its past three games, though the victory came over eventual Pac-12 champion Utah. Here's what you need to know about the matchup. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 8 p.m. ET at Petco Park in San Diego. Fox is airing the game. Teams with a month to stew…

The Holiday Bowl is set for a Wednesday night when the Oregon Ducks (9-3) play the North Carolina Tar Heels (9-4). Oregon is set to appear in their 36 bowl game and are looking to end a two-game losing streak. North Carolina will be appearing in their 37 bowl game and currently have a record of 15-21. In our college football betting picks for this…

The 9-4 North Carolina Tar Heels open up as+10.5 point underdogs in their Holiday Bowl game against the 9-3 Oregon Ducks. Despite similar records, both teams have undergone different endings of their seasons, which explains the lopsided odds. UNC, who was close to knocking on the door for a spot in the top 10, derailed, losing three in a row,…

Despite a late-season spiral in which UNC lost three straight, including a 39-10 letdown against Clemson in the ACC championship, the Tar Heels will get one more chance to go out with a win. UNC (9-4) has been invited to the Holiday Bowl, scheduled for Dec. 28 in San Diego against Pac-12 opponent Oregon (9-3). The Tar Heels were without seven…

It's wait and see season for Notre Dame football fans. Without a conference championship game to watch this weekend, the Fighting Irish are sitting around until this coming Sunday for a destination for the upcoming postseason. The bowl projections are still a mixed bag for Notre Dame, but a couple have popped up more than others from reputable…

BYU is on a three-game losing streak heading into its Friday night home matchup against East Carolina. That slide has people questioning whether the Cougars, who at one point were ranked in the top 15, will even make a bowl this season. While Deseret News writers Jay Drew and Dick Harmon believe BYU will lose a fourth straight game this week to…

GoldSheet offers their Holiday Bowl betting preview between UCLA and NC State on Tuesday, December 28. At the time of posting, the Wolfpack from the ACC are holding steady as a 2-point favorite over the Bruins from the Pac-12, with the total at 60 points. Stay on top of the latest College Football updates direct from Las Vegas! Out of the way-back…

When the CFP top 25 rankings were released Tuesday afternoon, most peoples' eyes were drawn to the top four teams that occupy the slots afforded to those who will compete for the national championship. SDCCU Holiday Bowl CEO Mark Neville examines the rankings differently. "What I do is I count how many ACC teams and how many Pac-12 teams are in…

Senior linebacker Antjuan Simmons was heading into his fourth and final battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. Former coach Mark Dantonio had flipped the rivalry in Michigan State's favor, but there was a new staff in East Lansing. So, Simmons was unsure what Mel Tucker's message would be heading into the Michigan game. That is, until walking into the…

Although the 2022 NCAA college football season technically began last week, things really kick off in a few days with Week 1. Among the top first-week matchups is a showdown between the No. 13 NC State Wolfpack and East Carolina Pirates. NC State's 2021 campaign was fairly solid, resulting in a 6-2 record against fellow ACC schools while going 9-3…