2025 Bahamas Bowl Lines - Buffalo vs. Liberty

Bahamas Bowl Lines - Buffalo vs. Liberty Odds

Playing in its sixth-straight bowl game, Liberty University Football will wrap up the 2024 season when the Flames square off against Buffalo in the Bahamas Bowl. The Flames will be making their sixth-consecutive bowl game appearance and have appeared in a bowl game each year since they became bowl-eligible in 2019. The game will feature a pair of eight-win programs. The Flames finished the regular season with an 8-3 overall record and a 5-3 mark in Conference USA action. Buffalo posted an 8-4 record and was 6-2 in Mid-American Conference games. The Flames will square off against Buffalo for the fourth time in program history. Liberty is 3-0 all-time against the Bulls, including a 55-27 win at Buffalo during Liberty’s undefeated regular season in 2023 (Sept. 19, 2023).

2025 Bahamas Bowl at a Glance

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Time (ET) / TV: 11:00 AM / ESPN2

Venue: Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, NC

Matchup: Buffalo Bulls vs. Liberty Flames

College Football Betting Lines

Buffalo Bulls +1

Liberty Flames -1

Over/Under: 52

Bahamas Bowl Preview

Last game, the Buffalo Bulls won 43-7 against the Kent State Golden Flashes as 23.5-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 51. Buffalo has a record of 8-4 straight up, 7-5 against the spread, and 7-4-1 over/under the total. Buffalo ranks 95th for total offense, 106th for passing, 63rd for rushing and 61st for scoring. Defensively, they rank 100th overall, 121st against the pass, 62nd against the rush, and 87th for points allowed. Also, Buffalo ranks 36th for fewest turnovers lost and 41st for takeaways.

Last game, the Liberty Flames lost 20-18 against the Sam Houston Bearkats as 2.5-point road favorites. The game went under the total of 48. Liberty has a record of 8-3 straight up, 3-8 against the spread, and 5-5-1 over/under the total. Liberty ranks 27th for total offense, 120th for passing, 2nd for rushing and 46th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 50th overall, 44th against the pass, 68th against the rush, and 55th for points allowed. Also, Liberty ranks 48th for fewest turnovers lost and 94th for takeaways.

Bahamas Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Liberty is the deeper team with more playmakers.

Bahamas Bowl Format

The Bahamas Bowl (in 2023 known as the Famous Toastery Bowl) began in 2014 and has tie-ins with Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference and hasn’t wavered from that commitment. The game has the historic significance of being the first bowl to be played outside the United States and Canada between two U.S. teams since the January 1, 1937, Bacardi Bowl in Havana, Cuba. It is held at Thomas Robinson Stadium in the capital of Nassau. While the venue is mostly used for soccer matches, it can be expanded to accommodate 23,000 fans for football games.

Bahamas Bowl Past Results

In 2023, The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers pulled off a phenomenal four-touchdown deficit with a redshirt freshman quarterback to defeat the Old Dominion Monarchs 38-35 in overtime.

The Hilltoppers tied the game in the final minute of the fourth quarter to complete a 28-point comeback to force overtime. Western Kentucky's defense blocked an Old Dominion field goal on the first possession of overtime before Cornelius, NC native Lucas Carneiro converted a 29-yard kick to win the game for the Hilltoppers.

Old Dominion took a commanding 28-0 lead in the first half with three offensive touchdowns and a pick-six. Western Kentucky had three turnovers before the team found its first points midway through the second quarter. Charlotte native Tahj Ra-El intercepted a pass for Old Dominion late in the first half.

The Hilltoppers pulled within a touchdown with three Caden Veltkamp touchdown passes in the third quarter. Meanwhile, Old Dominion quarterback Grant Wilson rushed for his second score on the ground in the third quarter to give the Monarchs a slight buffer.

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