2024 Arizona Bowl Lines - Miami-OH vs. Colorado State

Arizona Bowl Lines - Miami-OH vs. Colorado State Odds

The Miami University football team will face Colorado State University in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl. Miami, the Mid-American Conference runner-up, will make its 16th all-time bowl appearance and play in a bowl game for the fifth consecutive full season (2020 Lending Tree Bowl, 2021 Frisco Football Classic, 2022 Bahamas Bowl, 2023 Cure Bowl). The RedHawks are 8-7 in bowl games and have been bowl-eligible in eight of the last nine years.

The Red and White won their final seven games of the regular season to advance to the MAC Championship Game in Detroit and will take an 8-5 overall record into bowl season. Miami was 7-1 in conference play, matching Ohio for the top record in the MAC. Colorado State comes in with a record of 8-4 after scoring 29 fourth-quarter points to rally for a win in their regular-season finale. The Rams won six of their last seven games and posted the program's highest win total since 2014. Nine CSU players were named All-Conference this season.

2024 Arizona Bowl at a Glance

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024

Time (ET) / TV: 4:30 PM / The CW

Venue: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

Matchup: Miami-OH Redhawks vs. Colorado State Rams

College Football Betting Lines

Miami-OH Redhawks -2.5

Colorado State Rams +2.5

Over/Under: 42

Arizona Bowl Preview

Last game, the Colorado State Rams won 42-37 against the Utah State Aggies as 5-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 57. Colorado State has a record of 8-4 straight up, 7-4-1 against the spread, and 5-7 over/under the total. Colorado State ranks 71st for total offense, 87th for passing, 53rd for rushing and 91st for scoring. Defensively they rank 94th overall, 101st against the pass, 78th against the rush, and 63rd for points allowed. Also, Colorado State ranks 58th for fewest turnovers lost and 66th for takeaways.

Last game, the Miami-OH Redhawks lost 38-3 against the Ohio Bobcats as 1-point favorites. The game went under the total of 44. Miami-OH has a record of 8-5 straight up, 6-6 against the spread, and 5-6-1 over/under the total. Miami-OH ranks 102nd for total offense, 75th for passing, 99th for rushing and 106th for scoring. Defensively they rank 24th overall, 25th against the pass, 47th against the rush, and 16th for points allowed. Also, Miami-OH ranks 53rd for fewest turnovers lost and 48th for takeaways.

Arizona Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Colorado State has a shorter trip and deeper team.

Arizona Bowl Format

The Arizona Bowl was founded in 2015 and has current tie-ins to the Mountain West Conference and Mid-American Conference. It is one of the few bowl games not under the ESPN umbrella, which has led to some trouble finding a broadcast home.

The CW currently broadcasts the Arizona Bowl after previously being on the Barstool Network. This matchup is the second bowl game to take place in Tucson, as the city was previously home to the Copper Bowl before it moved to Phoenix.

Arizona Bowl Past Results

The 2021 Arizona Bowl was canceled. Ball State dealt MWC champion San Jose State its first loss of the season in the 2020 Arizona Bowl. The Cardinals jumped out to a 27-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back in a 34-13 win. This was a mistake-prone game, with San Jose State throwing four interceptions and Ball State fumbling twice in the win.

In 2022, Ohio of the AMC won a close contest against Wyoming.

In 2023, It looked like Toledo was going to spoil Craig Bohl’s going-away party.

His Wyoming Cowboys wouldn’t let that happen.

Wyoming scored ten unanswered points in the fourth quarter to stun Toledo 16-15 in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl in front of an announced crowd of 30,428 at Arizona Stadium.

The Cowboys sent their retiring, revered coach out on a joyous note, turning the Arizona Bowl into the Arizona Bohl.

Junior kicker John Hoyland was named the game’s MVP after connecting on three field goals, including a 52-yarder and the game-winner from 24 yards as time expired. It was the fourth walk-off ending in the eight-year history of the Arizona Bowl.

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