2023 Alamo Bowl Betting Lines - Arizona vs. Oklahoma Odds

Alamo Bowl Lines - Arizona vs. Oklahoma Odds

Oklahoma will make its 57th bowl appearance — and school-record 25th in a row — when it faces Arizona in the 31st Valero Alamo Bowl. This will mark the second appearance in the Alamo Bowl for both programs. No. 14 Oklahoma beat No. 15 Oregon 47-32 in the 2021 game, while unranked Arizona lost 36-10 to No. 16 Oklahoma State in the 2010 contest. Playing under second-year head coach Brent Venables, the Sooners, who are No. 12 in the final College Football Playoff ranking, own a 10-2 overall record and posted a 7-2 mark in the Big 12 to tie for second place. Arizona, No. 14 in the CFP ranking, is 9-3 under third-year head coach Jedd Fisch and finished third in the Pac-12 Conference at 7-2. Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel has entered the transfer portal and will not play in the Alamo Bowl.

2023 Alamo Bowl at a Glance

Date: Thursday, December 28, 2023

Time (ET) / TV: 9:15 PM / ESPN

Venue: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

Matchup: Arizona Wildcats vs. Oklahoma Sooners

College Football Betting Lines

Arizona Wildcats -3

Oklahoma Sooners +3

Total: 62

Money Line: Arizona -142, Oklahoma +123

Alamo Bowl Preview

Last game, the Arizona Wildcats won 59-23 against the Arizona State Sun Devils as 10.5-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 49.5. Arizona has a record of 9-3 straight up, 10-2 against the spread, and 4-8 over/under the total. Arizona ranks 17th for total offense, 11th for passing, 80th for rushing and 23rd for scoring. Defensively, they rank 37th overall, 72nd against the pass, 20th against the rush, and 28th for points allowed. Also, Oklahoma ranks 12th for fewest turnovers lost and 125th for takeaways.

Last game, the Oklahoma Sooners won 69-45 against the TCU Horned Frogs as 10-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 63. Oklahoma has a record of 10-2 straight up, 8-4 against the spread, and 7-5 over/under the total. Oklahoma ranks 4th for total offense, 6th for passing, 40th for rushing and 3rd for scoring. Defensively, they rank 82nd overall, 101st against the pass, 59th against the rush, and 42nd for points allowed. Also, Oklahoma ranks 104th for fewest turnovers lost and 2nd for takeaways.

Alamo Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Oklahoma is severely shorthanded without the transferring QB Dillon Gabriel.

Alamo Bowl Format

The Alamo Bowl began in 1993, and the matchup currently features schools from the Pac-12 and Big 12. This game takes place at the Alamodome from San Antonio, Texas, and the latest installment was played on Dec. 29, 2021, when Oregon and Oklahoma locked horns. Whereas most bowl games have shifting ties with conferences, the Alamo Bowl has seen a team from the Big 12 take on a team from the Pac 12 since 2010. This bowl game replaced the Holiday Bowl as the second choice for both conferences, giving it natural gravitas that you won’t find with other postseason contests. A team from the Big 12 has competed in the Alamo Bowl since 1995, but its opponent was a team from the Big Ten from 1995 to 2009.

Alamo Bowl Past Results

In 2021, another Alamo Bowl and another convincing Big 12 victory. The Big 12 posted its sixth win in the past seven Alamo Bowls as Oklahoma boat-raced Oregon 47-32 in a much more lopsided game than the final score indicates.

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