Kansas Jayhawks (8-4 SU, 7-5 ATS) vs. UNLV Rebels (9-4, 10-3), 12/26/23
When: 9 pm ET Tuesday, Dec. 26
Where: Chase Field
TV: ESPN
CFB Betting Odds:
Point Spread: KU -12.5/UNLV: +12.5
Money Line: Kansas -450, Nevada Las Vegas +340
Over/Under: 64.5
The Mountain West gets a shot at the Power 5 when UNLV takes on Kansas in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl Tuesday, Dec. 26 in Phoenix.
The Jayhawks are a program on the improve under Coach Leipold, coming off their best Big 12 campaign in recent memory. Meanwhile, the Rebels are one of the more pleasant surprises in college football this season, their first under Coach Odom, playing in their first bowl in 10 years.
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College Football Bowl Season Betting Odds
The bowl season betting market opened with Kansas at -11.5 for this Guaranteed Rate Bowl, with an over/under of right around 65. Early betting action bumped that line to 12.5.
According to Sagarin’s ratings, the Jayhawks should be favored by 12.5 points.
Guaranteed Rate Bowl Betting Preview
Kansas played 8-4 this season, 5-4 in Big 12 play, to reach a bowl for the second straight season. The Jayhawks started 4-0 before taking a 40-14 loss to Texas, which later won the Big 12 championship and made the College Football Playoff. Kansas later reached 7-2, with wins over Oklahoma and Iowa State, but fell from contention in the Big 12 with back-to-back close losses to Texas Tech and Kansas State. The Jayhawks then finished their regular season on a solid note, winning at Cincinnati 49-16 back on Nov. 25.
We liked Kansas heading into this season, with 17 starters back from a team that played 6-7 last year. We bet on the Jayhawks early for a win against Illinois, then lost with them against Texas and Oklahoma State. But we caught ‘em on the bounce-back the next week against Oklahoma and won with them the last week against Cincinnati.
