2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl - Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma St. Odds

Guaranteed Rate Bowl Odds - Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State

The Cowboys are heading into their 33rd bowl as a program and have reached a bowl game every year since 2006. They finished the season with a string of tough losses, including one against Oklahoma in Bedlam and another against West Virginia. Oklahoma State is 21-11 in bowl games and held off Notre Dame to win the Fiesta Bowl season. The Badgers finished the regular season 6-6 and under .500 in conference play but will play in a bowl game for the 34th appearance in school history. Wisconsin ranked 31st in scoring defense against FBS opponents and will head into an influential offseason of change after their bowl game. The Badgers will welcome new head coach Luke Fickell as he is expected to bring much of his coaching staff from Cincinnati to Madison.

2021 Guaranteed Rate at a Glance

Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Time (ET) / TV: 10:15 PM / ESPN

Venue: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona

Matchup: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys

College Football Betting Lines

Oklahoma State Cowboys +3

Wisconsin Badgers -3

Total: 43

Guaranteed Rate Bowl Preview

Last game, the Oklahoma State Cowboys lost 24-19 against the West Virginia Mountaineers 24-19 as 5-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 60.5. Oklahoma State has a record of 7-5 straight up, 6-6 against the spread, and 6-6 over/under the total. Oklahoma State ranks 46th for total offense, 20th for passing, 93rd for rushing and 44th for scoring. Defensively they rank 116th overall, 113th against the pass, 96th against the rush, and 96th for points allowed. Also, Oklahoma State ranks 32nd for fewest turnovers lost and 41st for takeaways.

Last game, the Wisconsin Badgers lost 23-16 against the Minnesota Golden Gophers as 3-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 37. Wisconsin has a record of 6-6 straight up, 5-7 against the spread, and 7-5 over/under the total. Wisconsin ranks 91st for total offense, 112th for passing, 53rd for rushing and 78th for scoring. Defensively they rank 13th overall, 29th against the pass, 12th against the rush, and 27th for points allowed. Also, Wisconsin ranks 45th for fewest turnovers lost and 14th for takeaways.

Guaranteed Rate Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Wisconsin is a questionable favorite that has ended the season in red ink.

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.

Most All-Time Wins

Kansas State became the first team to make four appearances and win three games when it defeated UCLA 35-17 in 2017. The Wildcats also have victories over Michigan in 2013 and Wyoming in 1993, outscoring the three 118-48. K-State’s only blemish on its record occurred in 2001 with a loss to Syracuse.

A total of five teams have won the Bowl twice, three of which are from the Big 12, with the other two hailing from the Pac-12. Teams very rarely play in the Bowl in consecutive years. The only team to play two games in a row was Minnesota, beaten in the 2008 and 2009 games, then known as the Insight Bowl.

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