2024 Salute to Veterans Bowl Lines - S. Alabama vs. W. Michigan

Salute to Veterans Bowl Lines - South Alabama vs. Western Michigan Odds

The South Alabama Jaguars are favored against the Western Michigan Broncos in the Salute to Veterans Bowl on Saturday, December 14th on ESPN. It is hard to get excited about either of these teams, as they are both 6-6 straight up and neither one has been profitable to bet on, as they are each 5-7 ATS. Oddsmakers are giving South Alabama a lot of respect, as the Jaguars are listed as an 8-point favorite in Salute to Veterans Bowl lines. It is expected to be a high scoring game, as the total on the game is listed at 59. Normally in bowl games it is never a bad idea to take the underdog, but are the Broncos a good bet in this game? Let’s look at Salute to Veterans Bowl odds and Salute to Veterans Bowl picks.

2024 Salute to Veterans Bowl at a Glance

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Time (ET) / TV: 9:00 PM / ESPN

Venue: Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama

Matchup: South Alabama Jaguars vs. Western Michigan Broncos

College Football Betting Lines

South Alabama Jaguars -9

Western Michigan Broncos +9

Over/Under: 57.5

Money Line: South Alabama -325, Western Michigan +263

Salute to Veterans Bowl Preview

South Alabama is 6-6 SU and 5-7 ATS this season with five games going over the total, six going under, with one push. They are averaging 34.8 points per game and giving up 25.3 per contest. Fluff Bothwell leads the team with 849 rushing yards, Gio Lopez has thrown for 2,559 yards, while Jamaal Pritchett leads the team with 1,127 receiving yards.

Western Michigan is 6-6 SU and 5-7 ATS with seven games going over the total and five going under. They are averaging 29.4 points per game and giving up 31.4 points per contest. Jaden Nixon leads the team with 876 rushing yards, Hayden Wolff has thrown for 2,212 yards, while Kenneth Womack is the leading receiver with 456 yards.

Salute to Veterans Bowl Prediction

There is no real reason to get on board with either of these teams in terms of the outright win. Taking the points is always worth considering in bowl games, but the best option in this game is probably to take the game over the total. Neither defense has been able to stop opposing offenses this season so this should be a high scoring Salute to Veterans Bowl game.

Salute to Veterans Bowl Format

The Salute to Veterans Bowl began in 2014 as the Camelia Bowl, and the matchup currently features schools from the Sun Belt and Mid-American Conference. The game takes place at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama.

Salute to Veterans Bowl Past Results

Bowling Green captured the inaugural Camellia Bowl with a 33-28 victory against South Alabama. In the first two games of this bowl game, the 'over' cashed each time, averaging a total of 60.5 points.

Appalachian State won the 2015 and 2016 editions, and both victories came on a late field goal for the Mountaineers. In 2017, Middle Tennessee State of Conference USA was springing a slight upset over Arkansas State, 35-30.

Georgia Southern slipped past Eastern Michigan in 2018 but failed to cover as a short favorite. The Sun Belt made it four wins in five seasons when Arkansas State knocked off Florida International as a slight underdog in 2019, as 'the dogs improved to 4-2 ATS all-time in this bowl.

In the 2020 version, Buffalo helped the MAC regain some revenge with a 17-10 win over Marshall of the Conference USA. But in 2021, Georgia State of the Sun Belt Conference put it on Ball State of the MAC, winning 51-20 to nearly take care of the 'over' themselves.

Buffalo beat Georgia Southern 23-21 in the 2022 Camellia Bowl. Cole Snyder threw for 265 yards and a TD and Tajay Ahmed rushed for 98 yards and a score. Justin Marshall was Buffalo’s top receiver with 11 catches, 127 yards, and a TD. Marshall was the game’s MVP.

The 2023 Camelia Bowl saw Northern Illinois slip past Arkansas State, winning 21-19. Jaylen Raynor threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns and had 13 carries for 49 years for Northern Illinois. Arkansas State had a chance to tie the game in the fourth quarter but their two-point conversion attempt failed and Northern Illinois pulled out the 21-19 win.

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