2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl Betting Lines - Kansas vs. UNLV Odds

Guaranteed Rate Bowl Lines - Kansas vs. UNLV Odds

Making their second bowl appearance in as many seasons, the Kansas Jayhawks will play the UNLV Rebels in the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona. The bowl appearance will be Kansas’ 14th in program history, as the Jayhawks make their second consecutive bowl game for just the second time in program history. This year’s Guaranteed Rate Bowl will be Kansas’ second appearance in the bowl, after playing in the 2008 Insight Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, resulting in a 42-21 victory over Minnesota. Kansas and UNLV will meet for the third time in the series history, as the two teams played in a home-and-home series in 2002 and 2003. Kansas won the most recent meeting in 2003, 46-24, while UNLV won the inaugural matchup in Las Vegas in 2022, 31-20.

2023 Guaranteed Rate at a Glance

Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Time (ET) / TV: 9:00 PM / ESPN

Venue: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona

Matchup: Kansas Jayhawks vs. UNLV Rebels

College Football Betting Lines

Kansas Jayhawks -12.5

UNLV Rebels +12.5

Total: 65.5

Money Line: Kansas -420, UNLV +330

Guaranteed Rate Bowl Preview

Last game, the Kansas Jayhawks won 49-16 against the Cincinnati Bearcats as 7-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 58. Kansas has a record of 8-4 straight up, 7-5 against the spread, and 6-5-1 over/under the total. Kansas ranks 28th for total offense, 69th for passing, 9th for rushing and 30th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 64th overall, 41st against the pass, 96th against the rush, and 63rd for points allowed. Also, Kansas ranks 54th for fewest turnovers lost and 28th for takeaways.

Last game, the UNLV Rebels lost 44-20 against the Boise State Broncos as 2.5-point home dogs in the Mountain West championship game. The game went over the total of 62.5. UNLC has a record of 9-4 straight up, 10-3 against the spread, and 8-4-1 over/under the total. UNLV ranks 47th for total offense, 55th for passing, 40th for rushing and 24th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 96th overall, 90th against the pass, 89th against the rush, and 72nd for points allowed. Also, UNLV ranks 77th for fewest turnovers lost and 18th for takeaways.

Guaranteed Rate Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Kansas has the more impressive metrics and comes from the better league.

Guaranteed Rate Bowl Format

The Guaranteed Rate Bowl began in 1989 when it was known as the Copper Bowl. The matchup currently features schools from the Big 12 and Big Ten conferences. The game takes place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

This bowl has also been known as the Cheez-It Bowl, the Cactus Bowl, the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, the Insight Bowl, and the Insight.com Bowl. Originally, the game was played in Tucson from 1989-99 before moving to Chase Field in Phoenix, then a few years at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe from 2006-15, and then back to Phoenix at Chase Field again.

Guaranteed Rate Bowl Past Results

The second Cactus Bowl was played on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, and was wild. West Virginia posted a 43-42 win over Arizona State, as QB Skyler Howard of the Mountaineers set school and bowl records in passing yardage. The Big 12 won again in December 2016, as Baylor dominated Boise State, 31-12. And in the final installment, the Big 12 won again, as Kansas State outscored UCLA 28-0 in the second half en route to a 35-17 win.

The 2018 installment of the renamed Cheez-It Bowl was memorable and forgettable simultaneously, as TCU and California combined to throw nine interceptions. The Horned Frogs edged the Golden Bears in overtime, 10-7, as TCU grabbed the cover as a short favorite.

In 2019, it was a big contrast between the triple-option rushing attack of Air Force against the Air Raid offense of head coach Mike Leach and Washington State. The run game won out. The Falcons couldn't be stopped, and their defense came up with two huge stops in the red zone to turn the tide.

The 2020 installment was wiped out with an insufficient number of teams able to participate in the postseason due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

The game returned on Dec. 28, 2021, at Chase Field in Phoenix, and Minnesota of the Big Ten pushed around West Virginia of the Big 12 in a lower-scoring affair, cashing as the favorite in an 18-6 victory. The favorite is 4-0 ATS in this venue's previous four bowl games. The 'under' is also a perfect 5-for-5 in the last five Cactus/Guaranteed Rate Bowls.

In 2022, Wisconsin beat Oklahoma State 24-17 as MVP RB Braelon Allen ran for 116 yards and a TD.

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