Military Bowl Betting Odds, Spreads & Picks 2022
UCF Knights lost in the AAC Championship game. Duke Blue Devils won 8 games this season. The Blue Devil's are the favorite in this year's Military Bowl. The Knights were slight favorites before the line jumped. Mike Elko is looking for his first bowl win in his new role.
Duke is playing in the Military Bowl against UCF. The Knights' quarterback John Rhys Plumlee is injured and his status for the game is uncertain. If he doesn't play, backup QB Mikey Keene will enter the transfer portal. Duke went 8-3 this season and won the last three games by a combined 8 points. Riley Leonard threw for 2,794 yards and 20 touchdowns with seven picks. The Blue Devils went 5-2 straight up and 6-1 against the spread.
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UCF opened as the 2.5-point favorite for the Military Bowl. Since then, the line has settled around the Blue Devils' -3 mark. UCF could be down to their third-string QB if Plumlee is unable to go. Duke is an ACC program on the rise with head coach Mike Elko leading the way.
The total hit for the Military Bowl hit the board at 61.5 and has seen less action than the side as of December 21. It's hard to get a read on the total until we find out if Plumlee is playing. The Blue Devils averaged 33.1 points per game this season and get to go against a UCF defense that is missing some key contributors. UCf's third-string quarterback Thomas Castellanos has thrown just 16 passes this year.
UCF is 1-4 ATS in its last five games vs. ACC opponents. Duke is 5-1 AET in last six neutral site games.
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