Alamo Bowl Odds - Texas vs. Washington
The Washington Huskies ranked sixth in yards per play (6.8) versus FBS opponents this season, and they will take their high-scoring offense into their 40th bowl appearance in school history. Wayne Tualapapa and Cameron Davis led the Huskies with 779 and 522 rushing yards, respectively. The Texas Longhorns will play in a bowl game for the 58th time in program history after failing to advance to the postseason last year in Year 1 of the Steve Sarkisian era. The Longhorns are well-balanced on both sides of the ball as they rank inside the top 25 offensively and defensively in terms of yards per play against FBS opponents.
2022 Alamo Bowl at a Glance
Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022
Time (ET) / TV: 9:00 PM / ESPN
Venue: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Matchup: Texas Longhorns vs. Washington Huskies
College Football Betting Lines
Washington Huskies +4.5
Texas Longhorns -4.5
Total: 68
Alamo Bowl Preview
Last game, the Texas Longhorns won 38-27 against the Baylor Bears as 10-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 56. Texas has a record of 8-4 straight up, 8-4 against the spread, and 6-8 over/under the total. Texas ranks 36th for total offense, 63rd for passing, 27th for rushing and 20th for scoring. Defensively they rank 49th overall, 88th against the pass, 28th against the rush, and 29th for points allowed. Also, Texas ranks 30th for fewest turnovers lost and 83rd for takeaways.
Last game, the Washington Huskies won 51-33 against the Washington State Cougars as 2.5-point home dogs. The game went over the total of 59.5. Washington has a record of 10-2 straight up, 7-5 against the spread, and 8-3-1 over/under the total. Washington ranks 2nd for total offense, 1st for passing, 72nd for rushing, and 4th for scoring. Defensively they rank 57th overall, 90th against the pass, 33rd against the rush, and 63rd for points allowed. Also, Washington ranks 4th for fewest turnovers lost and 104th for takeaways.
Alamo Bowl Prediction
In this situation, Washington is the more fundamentally sound team at a better price.
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
| SEASON |
WINNING TEAM |
LOSING TEAM |
SCORE |
| 2021 |
Oklahoma |
Oregon |
47-32 |
| 2020 |
Texas |
Colorado |
55-23 |
| 2019 |
Texas |
Utah |
38-10 |
| 2018 |
Washington State |
Iowa State |
28-26 |
| 2017 |
TCU |
Stanford |
39-37 |
| 2016 |
Oklahoma State |
Colorado |
38-8 |
| 2015 |
TCU |
Oregon (OT) |
47-41 (3OT) |
| 2014 |
UCLA |
Kansas State |
40-35 |
| 2013 |
Oregon |
Texas |
30-7 |
| 2012 |
Texas |
Oregon State |
31-27 |
| 2011 |
Baylor |
Washington |
67-56 |
| 2010 |
Oklahoma State |
Arizona |
36-10 |
| 2009 |
Texas Tech |
Michigan State |
41-31 |
| 2008 |
Missouri |
Northwestern (OT) |
30-23 (OT) |
| 2007 |
Penn State |
Texas AM |
24-17 |
| 2006 |
Texas |
Iowa |
26-24 |
| 2005 |
Nebraska |
Michigan |
32-28 |
| 2004 |
Ohio State |
Oklahoma State |
33-7 |
| 2003 |
Nebraska |
Michigan State |
17-3 |
| 2002 |
Wisconsin |
Colorado (OT) |
31-28 (OT) |
| 2001 |
Iowa |
Texas Tech |
19-16 |
| 2000 |
Nebraska |
Northwestern |
66-17 |
TCU rallied past Stanford, 39-37 in the 2017 edition of the Alamo Bowl, as the Horned Frogs returned from a large deficit for the second time in three years against a Pac-12 school.
The 2018 installment of the Alamo Bowl was exciting, coming down to the end. Washington State and QB Gardner Minshew held on for a 28-26 victory, giving them a school-record 11 wins, although Iowa State earned the backdoor cover. The underdog has now covered in each of the past six seasons.
The Big 12 improved to 5-1 in the past six Alamo Bowls after Texas pounded Colorado. It was the second straight season the Longhorns ended the season with success in San Antonio after roughing up Utah 38-10 in 2019 as a seven-point 'dog.
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. After a 6-0 ATS run by the underdogs, the favorite has cashed in each of the past two installments.
Most All-Time Wins
| WINS |
TEAM |
YEARS WON |
| 5 |
Texas |
2006, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| 3 |
Nebraska |
2000, 2003, 2005 |
| 2 |
Washington State |
1994, 2018 |
| 2 |
TCU |
2015, 2017 |
| 2 |
Oklahoma State |
2010, 2016 |
| 2 |
Penn State |
1999, 2007 |
| 2 |
Iowa |
1996, 2001 |
| 2 |
Purdue |
1997, 1998 |
Texas has won this game five times, surpassing former Big 12 rival Nebraska. However, the Longhorns are preparing to leave the conference for the SEC, so a team like TCU or Oklahoma State could surpass Texas’ success by the decade's end.
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