2022 Sun Bowl Odds - Pittsburgh vs. UCLA Betting

Sun Bowl Odds - Pittsburgh vs. UCLA

2022 Sun Bowl NCAA Football Betting

Pitt Panthers failed to repeat as ACC champions after claiming the conference in 2021, but they reached a bowl game for the 37th time in program history. The Panthers rank 17th nationally in yards per pass attempt despite riding Israel Abanikanda, who had a huge season with 1,431 yards with 20 touchdowns on the ground. UCLA became bowl eligible as quickly as possible as they started the regular season with a 6-0 record. This will be the Bruins’ 37th appearance in a bowl game led by one of the top offenses in the country. UCLA ranks seventh nationally in yards per play against FBS opponents and reached 30 points in all but one game during the regular season.

2022 Sun Bowl at a Glance

Date: Friday, December 30, 2022

Time (ET) / TV: 2:00 PM / CBS

Venue: Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas

Matchup: Pitt Panthers vs. UCLA Bruins

College Football Betting Lines

Pittsburgh Panthers +6.5

UCLA Bruins -6.5

Total: 58.5

Sun Bowl Preview

Last game, the UCLA Bruins won 35-28 against the Cal Bears as 11-point road favorites. The game went under the total of 63.5. UCLA has a record of 9-3 straight up, 6-6 against the spread, and 8-4 over/under the total. UCLA ranks 3rd for total offense, 38th for passing, 4th for rushing and 10th for scoring. Defensively they rank 89th overall, 120th against the pass, 32nd against the rush, and 85th for points allowed. Also, UCLA ranks 63rd for fewest turnovers lost and 66th for takeaways.

Last game, the Pitt Panthers won 42-16 against the Miami Hurricanes as 4.5-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 43.5. Pitt has a record of 8-4 straight up, 5-7 against the spread, and 9-3 over/under the total. Pitt ranks 58th for total offense, 82nd for passing, 44th for rushing and 49th for scoring. Defensively they rank 17th overall, 66th against the pass, 7th against the rush, and 42nd for points allowed. Also, Pitt ranks 96th for fewest turnovers lost and 69th for takeaways.

Sun Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Pitt is getting the better price.

Sun Bowl Format

The first Sun Bowl was played on January 1, 1935, as a fundraising event for underprivileged children in the community and for upgrades to the El Paso High School Stadium. The next year Hardin-Simmons and New Mexico State were invited to play, and the game has been a part of the college bowl season since that point. This is one of the oldest bowl games in America, starting the same year as the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl.

Keeping its roots close to home, the early Sun Bowls featured teams based in Texas or members of the Border Conference. Texas Tech, Hardin-Simmons, and UTEP have each been involved in multiple contests. UTEP was known as Texas Mines and Texas Western before changing its name in 1967. The Miners are the host school for the Sun Bowl and play their home games in the stadium.

Since 2011, the selection committee has paired teams from the ACC and the Pac-12. The conferences first hooked up on December 31, 2011, with Utah beating Georgia Tech in the only overtime game in Sun Bowl history.

The 2020 installment of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl was wiped out due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The game returned Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, and there was a late shift. Washington State of the Pac-12 was to face Miami (Fla.) of the ACC. COVID issues within the Hurricanes' program caused them to pull out. Central Michigan was to face Boise State in the Arizona Bowl, but when the Broncos pulled out due to their own COVID outbreak, CMU moved to fill the vacancy in the Sun Bowl.

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Sun Bowl Past Results

SEASON WINNING TEAM LOSING TEAM SCORE
2021 Central Michigan Washington State 24-21
2020 Cancelled due to COVID
2019 Arizona State Florida State 20-14
2018 Stanford Pittsburgh 14-13
2017 North Carolina State Arizona State 52-31
2016 Stanford North Carolina 25-23
2015 Washington State Miami, Fla. 20-14
2014 Arizona State Duke 36-31
2013 UCLA Virginia Tech 42-12
2012 Georgia Tech USC 21-7
2011 Utah Georgia Tech 30-27 (OT)
2010 Notre Dame Miami, Fla. 33-17
2009 Oklahoma Stanford 31-27
2008 Oregon State Pittsburgh 3-0
2007 Oregon South Florida 56-21
2006 Oregon State Missouri 39-38
2005 UCLA Northwestern 50-38
2004 Arizona State Purdue 27-23
2003 Minnesota Oregon 31-30
2002 Purdue Washington 34-24
2001 Washington State Purdue 33-27
2000 Wisconsin UCLA 21-20

The Sun Bowl has had major conference affiliations and currently selects bowl-eligible teams from the ACC and Pac-12. The Big Ten was affiliated from 1995 through 2005, and the Big 12 had a brief obligation from 2006 to 2009, as did the Big East.

Texas Tech and UTEP have made the most Sun Bowl appearances. The Red Raiders have made a record nine appearances in the Sun Bowl but haven’t played in El Paso in late December since 1993 when they lost their fifth straight Sun Bowl. They’re likely ecstatic that their current conference affiliation won’t bring them back to the Sun Bowl since they’ve lost a record eight games.

The hometown Miners have the most Sun Bowl victories of any team, with five while appearing in eight games. However, they hadn’t played in a Sun Bowl since 1967, when they won their record fifth game by defeating Mississippi 14-7. UTEP is one of three teams to win back-to-back Sun Bowl games, turning the trick in 1953 and 1954.

Most All-Time Wins

WINS TEAM YEARS WON
5 UTEP 1949, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1967
4 Arizona State 1997, 2004, 2014, 2019
4 Stanford 1977, 1996, 2016, 2018
3 UCLA 1991, 2005, 2013
3 Oklahoma 1981, 1993, 2009
3 Oregon 1963, 1999, 2007
3 Alabama 1983, 1986, 1988
3 Wyoming 1956, 1958, 1966

The Sun Bowl has had major conference affiliations and currently selects bowl-eligible teams from the ACC and Pac-12. The Big Ten was affiliated from 1995 through 2005, and the Big 12 had a brief obligation from 2006 to 2009, as did the Big East.

Texas Tech and UTEP have made the most Sun Bowl appearances. The Red Raiders have made a record nine appearances in the Sun Bowl but haven’t played in El Paso in late December since 1993 when the Red Raiders lost their fifth straight Sun Bowl. They’re likely ecstatic that their current conference affiliation won’t bring them back to the Sun Bowl since they’ve lost a record eight games.

The hometown Miners have the most Sun Bowl victories of any team with five while appearing in eight games. However, they haven’t played in a Sun Bowl since 1967 when they won their record fifth game by defeating Mississippi 14-7. UTEP is one of three teams to win back-to-back Sun Bowl games, turning the trick in 1953 and 1954.

2022-23 College Football Bowl Games

DATE BOWL TIME (ET) / TV MATCHUP
Dec. 16 Bahamas Bowl 11:30 AM / ESPN Miami (Ohio) vs. UAB
Dec. 16 Cure Bowl 3:00 PM / ESPN Troy vs. UTSA
Dec. 17 Fenway Bowl 11:00 AM / ESPN Cincinnati vs. Louisville
Dec. 17 Celebration Bowl 12:00 PM / ABC Jackson State vs. North Carolina Central
Dec. 17 New Mexico Bowl 2:15 PM / ESPN BYU vs. SMU
Dec. 17 LA Bowl 3:30 PM / ABC Fresno State vs. Washington State
Dec. 17 Lendingtree Bowl 5:45 PM / ESPN Southern Miss vs. Rice
Dec. 17 Las Vegas Bowl 7:30 PM / ESPN Florida vs. Oregon State
Dec. 17 Frisco Bowl 9:15 PM / ESPN Boise State vs. North Texas
Dec. 19 Myrtle Beach Bowl 2:30 PM / ESPN UConn vs. Marshall
Dec. 20 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 3:30 PM / ESPN San Jose State vs. Eastern Michigan
Dec. 20 Boca Raton Bowl 7:30 PM / ESPN Toledo vs. Liberty
Dec. 21 New Orleans Bowl 9:00 PM / ESPN South Alabama vs. Western Kentucky
Dec. 22 Armed Forces Bowl 7:30 PM / ESPN Air Force vs. Baylor
Dec. 23 Independence Bowl 3:00 PM / ESPN Houston vs. Louisiana
Dec. 23 Gasparilla Bowl 6:30 PM / ESPN Missouri vs. Wake Forest
Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl 8:00 PM / ESPN Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State
Dec. 26 Quick Lane Bowl 2:30 PM / ESPN New Mexico State vs. Bowling Green
Dec. 27 Camellia Bowl 12:00 PM / ESPN Georgia Southern vs. Buffalo
Dec. 27 First Responder Bowl 3:15 PM / ESPN Utah State vs. Memphis
Dec. 27 Birmingham Bowl 6:45 PM / ESPN East Carolina vs. Coastal Carolina
Dec. 27 Guaranteed Rate Bowl 10:15 PM / ESPN Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State
Dec. 28 Military Bowl 2:00 PM / ESPN Duke vs. UCF
Dec. 28 Liberty Bowl 5:30 PM / ESPN Arkansas vs. Kansas
Dec. 28 Holiday Bowl 8:00 PM / FOX Oregon vs. North Carolina
Dec. 28 Texas Bowl 9:00 PM / ESPN Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss
Dec. 29 Pinstripe Bowl 2:00 PM / ESPN Syracuse vs. Minnesota
Dec. 29 Cheez-It Bowl 5:30 PM / ESPN Florida State vs. Oklahoma
Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl 9:00 PM / ESPN Washington vs. Texas
Dec. 30 Duke's Mayo Bowl 12:00 PM / ESPN Maryland vs. NC State
Dec. 30 Sun Bowl 2:00 PM / CBS Pitt vs. UCLA
Dec. 30 Gator Bowl 3:30 PM / ESPN Notre Dame vs. South Carolina
Dec. 30 Arizona Bowl 4:30 PM (Barstool) Ohio vs. Wyoming
Dec. 30 Orange Bowl 8:00 PM / ESPN Clemson vs. Tennessee
Dec. 31 Music City Bowl 12:00 PM / ABC Kentucky vs. Iowa
Dec. 31 Sugar Bowl 12:00 PM / ESPN Alabama vs. Kansas State
Dec. 31 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl 4:00 PM / ESPN No. 1 Georgia vs. No 4. Ohio State
Dec. 31 VRBO Fiesta Bowl 8:00 PM / ESPN No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 TCU
Jan. 2 ReliaQuest Bowl 12:00 PM / ESPN2 Illinois vs. Mississippi State
Jan. 2 Cotton Bowl 1:00 PM / ESPN USC vs. Tulane
Jan. 2 Citrus Bowl 1:00 PM / ABC LSU vs. Purdue
Jan. 2 Rose Bowl 5:00 PM / ESPN Penn State vs. Utah
Jan. 9 CFP National Championship Game TBD / ESPN CFP Semifinals Winners

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