2023 Las Vegas Bowl Betting Lines - Utah vs. Northwestern Odds

Las Vegas Bowl Lines - Utah vs. Northwestern Odds

After an impressive 7-5 season and second-place Big Ten West finish, Northwestern football’s hot streak is headed to an atmosphere that thrives off just that. The Wildcats will take on Utah in the 2023 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl in Las Vegas on December 23. The game will be held in Allegiant Stadium, while kickoff is set for 6:30 PM Central Time. The ‘Cats trip out west will be the program’s first bowl appearance since the 2020 season, where they defeated Auburn 35-19 in the Citrus Bowl. NU enters with a four-game bowl winning streak — the second-longest in the Big Ten and fourth in the nation.

2023 Las Vegas Bowl at a Glance

Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023

Time (ET) / TV: 7:30 PM / ABC

Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada

Matchup: Utah Utes vs. Northwestern Wildcats

College Football Betting Lines

Utah Utes -7

Northwestern Wildcats +7

Total: 41.5

Money Line: Utah -255, Northwestern +211

Las Vegas Bowl Preview

Last game, the Northwestern Wildcats won 45-43 against the Illinois Fighting Illini as 6-point road dogs. The game went over the total of 48. Northwestern has a record of 7-5 straight up, 8-4 against the spread, and 6-6 over/under the total. Northwestern ranks 124th for total offense, 98th for passing, 120th for rushing and 104th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 43rd overall, 24th against the pass, 83rd against the rush, and 52nd for points allowed. Also, Northwestern ranks 1st for fewest turnovers lost and 49th for takeaways.

Last game, the Utah Utes won 23-17 against the Colorado Buffaloes as 22.5-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 51. Utah has a record of 8-4 straight up, 6-5-1 against the spread, and 5-7 over/under the total. Utah ranks 86th for total offense, 117th for passing, 29th for rushing and 85th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 16th overall, 64th against the pass, 4th against the rush, and 23rd for points allowed. Also, Utah ranks 4th for fewest turnovers lost and 16th for takeaways.

Las Vegas Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Utah is the deeper team with a tradition of winning.

Las Vegas Bowl Format

The Las Vegas Bowl was played at Sam Boyd Stadium from 1992 to 2019. It moved to Allegiant Stadium for the 2021 season, and it has featured a team from the Pac 12 since 1996 and will continue to for the foreseeable future. After a longstanding agreement with the Mountain West, the Las Vegas Bowl is now a Power Five bowl. A Pac-12 team will play a Big Ten team in 2021, 2023, and 2025, and an SEC team will be the opponent in 2022 and 2024.

Las Vegas Bowl Past Results

Wisconsin took care of Arizona State in the 2021 Las Vegas Bowl. The game was all about running back Braelon Allen, who ran for 159 yards and was named MVP. The Badgers had an 18-play drive in the fourth quarter that took nearly 10 minutes off the clock, and the Badgers sealed the win.

In 2022 Oregon State routed Florida 30-3 behind MVP QB Ben Gulbranson’s 165 yards passing with a TD. Florida committed 11 penalties in a sloppy performance.

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