2024 Fiesta Bowl Betting Lines - Liberty vs. Oregon Odds

Fiesta Bowl Lines - Liberty vs. Oregon Odds

The Liberty Flames, winners of Conference USA and owner of a perfect 13-0 record, will face No. 8 Oregon in the 2023 Fiesta Bowl on Monday, January 1, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Liberty captured its first-ever FBS conference championship with a 49-35 win over New Mexico State in the CUSA Football Championship to move to 13-0 on the year. With the win over the Aggies, the Flames are the highest-ranked Group of Five school in the country, earning their first-ever New Year’s Six bowl game appearance. Liberty was ranked No. 23 in the final CFP rankings, one spot ahead of No. 24 SMU, who won the AAC Championship title yesterday against Tulane. The matchup against No. 8 ranked Oregon will be Liberty’s fifth-straight bowl game and fifth overall bowl game in school history.

2024 Fiesta Bowl at a Glance

Date: Monday, January 1, 2024

Time (ET) / TV: 1:00 PM ESPN

Venue: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Matchup: Liberty Flames vs. Oregon Ducks

College Football Betting Lines

Liberty Flames +15.5

Oregon Ducks -15.5

Total 65.5

Money Line: Liberty +447, Oregon -600

Fiesta Bowl Preview

Last game, the Liberty Flames won 49-35 against the New Mexico State Aggies as 10-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 58. Liberty has a record of 13-0 straight up, 9-4 against the spread, and 8-5 over/under the total. Liberty ranks 3rd for total offense, 83rd for passing, 1st for rushing, and 5th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 47th overall, 103rd against the pass, 23rd against the rush, and 45th for points allowed. Also, Liberty ranks 124th for fewest turnovers lost and 1st for takeaways.

Last game, the Oregon Ducks lost 345-31 against the Washington Huskies 34-31 as 9.5-point favorites. The game went under the total of 65.5. Oregon has a record of 11-2 straight up, 10-3 against the spread, and 5-8 over/under the total. Oregon ranks 2nd for total offense, 2nd for passing, 30th for rushing, and 2nd for scoring. Defensively, they rank 22nd overall, 63rd against the pass, 12th against the rush, and 11th for points allowed. Also, Oregon ranks 10th for fewest turnovers lost and 57th for takeaways.

Fiesta Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Oregon will want to make a statement after their Pac-12 championship game flop against Washington.

Fiesta Bowl Format

Originally founded in 1971 as a home bowl game for the Arizona State Sun Devils, the Fiesta Bowl has grown into a college football playoff rotation and top-tier postseason game.

Thus, the Fiesta Bowl tie-in is based on the college football playoff. The game has been held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, home of the NFL Arizona Cardinals, since 2007. Previously it was held at Arizona State University Sun Devil Stadium from 1971-2006. The payout is $17 million.

Fiesta Bowl Past Results

Previously, Oklahoma State Cowboys rallied from a 28-7 deficit to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 37-35 in the debut of Notre Dame rookie head coach Marcus Freeman. Oklahoma State finished 11-2 with a final ranking of seventh in the nation.

Also, Iowa State was a 4.5-point favorite against oregon, and they proved they deserved to be favored as they routed the Ducks, winning 34-17. Iowa State broke the game open in the second quarter, outscoring the Ducks 21-10. The game was decided at the half, as the Ducks led 28-17. Oregon did nothing in the second half and didn’t score at all. Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy was named the offensive MVP of the game, while O’Rien Vance was named the defensive MVP.

One of the great Fiesta Bowl upsets was when TCU beat Michigan in the 2022 College Football Playoff.

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