2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl Lines - Iowa State vs. Miami-FL

Pop-Tarts Bowl Lines - Iowa State vs. Miami-FL Odds

With the College Football Playoff Bracket set, the Miami Hurricanes now know who they will face in their bowl game. On Dec. 28, it will be the Big 12 runner-up, Iowa State. Miami is set to play in its 46th bowl game in school history. The Hurricanes own a 20-25 record in its previous postseason contests. The 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl will mark the first-ever meeting between Miami and Iowa State on the gridiron. The Hurricanes are making their fifth bowl appearance in Orlando since 2009. Most recently, Miami faced Oklahoma State in the 2020 Cheez-It Bowl at Camping World Stadium.

2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl at a Glance

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024

Time (ET) / TV: 3:30 PM / ESPN

Venue: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Matchup: Iowa State Cyclones vs. Miami-FL Hurricanes

College Football Betting Lines

Iowa State Cyclones +3

Miami-FL Hurricanes -3

Over/Under: 56

Pop-Tarts Bowl Preview

Last game, the Miami Hurricanes lost 42-38 to the Syracuse Orange as 12-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 67.5. Miami has a record of 10-2 straight up, 6-6 against the spread, and 8-3-1 over/under the total. Miami ranks 1st for total offense, 2nd for passing, 47th for rushing, and 1st for scoring. Defensively, they rank 24th overall, 53rd against the pass, 18th against the rush, and 60th for points allowed. Also, Miami ranks 35th for fewest turnovers lost and 21st for takeaways.

Last game, the Iowa State Cyclones lost 45-19 against the Arizona State Sun Devils as 1.5-point favorites. The game went over the total of 50.5. Iowa State has a record of 10-3 straight up, 7-5 against the spread, and 6-7 over/under the total. Iowa State ranks 46th for total offense, 37th for passing, 68th for rushing, and 49th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 40th overall, 4th against the pass, 102nd against the rush, and 33rd for points allowed. Also, Iowa State ranks 48th for fewest turnovers lost and 24th for takeaways.

Pop-Tarts Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Miami will have a much shorter trip to Orlando and a deeper and more talented roster.

Pop-Tarts Bowl Format

The Cheez-It Bowl, now the Pop-Tarts Bowl, began as the Blockbuster Bowl. It debuted in 1990 and has had various sponsors, notably the Russell Athletic Bowl from 2012 to 2016. The game debuted in 1990 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida. The first 11 years of this bowl took place in South Florida under various names such as the Blockbuster Bowl, Carquest Bowl, MicronPC Bowl, and MicronPC.com Bowl.

The game moved to the Citrus Bowl in Orlando starting in 2001 as the Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl, then transitioned into the Mazda Tangerine Bowl, followed by the Champs Sports Bowl from 2004 through 2011. Camping World took over sponsorship of this bowl in 2017, as teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Big 12 Conference are represented.

In 2020, the bowl was renamed the Cheez-It Bowl, a game name previously used in the former Cactus Bowl in Arizona.

Pop-Tarts Bowl Past Results

In 2023, Avery Johnson threw for two touchdowns and ran for one, DJ Giddens rushed for 151 yards and scored twice, and Kansas State beat No. 19 North Carolina State 28-19 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.

Johnson, a freshman making his first start after Will Howard entered the transfer portal, threw for 178 yards, rushed for 71, and directed a 15-play, 72-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter that put the game away and closed out a solid season for coach Chris Klieman's Wildcats.

Quarterback Brennan Armstrong rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown and threw for 164 yards in his final game for the Wolfpack, who fell short of winning 10 games for the second time in program history.

Giddens had a 37-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter, his only catch of the game, and ran for a 4-yard TD early in the second, making it 14-0.

Kansas State led 21-7 late in the second quarter and 21-10 at halftime, but N.C. State rallied in the third quarter, thanks in part to some trickery. Trent Pennix ran for a 60-yard touchdown on a fake punt with 1:50 left in the period. But the 2-point try failed, allowing the Wildcats to maintain a 21-19 lead.

Johnson and Giddens took over from there. Giddens had six rushes for 25 yards on a drive that took 7:24 off the clock and concluded with Johnson's 11-yard touchdown pass to Jayce Brown with 2:48 remaining.

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