2025 Gator Bowl Lines - Duke vs. Ole Miss

Gator Bowl Lines - Duke vs. Ole Miss Odds

The Ole Miss Rebels may not have reached the College Football Playoff field this season, but on Sunday, they learned their bowl game destination. They earned a bid to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, which will take place on Jan. 2 in Jacksonville, Florida. The Rebels are set to face the Duke Blue Devils of the ACC in this bowl game, marking the first meeting all-time between the two programs. Duke went 9-3 under first-year head coach Manny Diaz. The losses for the Blue Devils came against Georgia Tech (24-14), SMU (28-27 OT) and Miami (53-31). Ole Miss also finished the year 9-3, and while that is not a bad season, it is a disappointing one, considering the high preseason expectations the Rebels received entering the 2024 campaign. The Rebels seemed to have a clear path to reaching the College Football Playoff after their November win over Georgia, but a loss on the road to Florida sank those hopes late in the year. This will be Ole Miss' fourth appearance all-time in the Gator Bowl.

2025 Gator Bowl at a Glance

Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025

Time (ET) / TV: 7:30 PM / ESPN

Venue: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Matchup: Duke Blue Devils vs. Ole Miss Rebels

College Football Betting Lines

Duke Blue Devils +15.5

Ole Miss Rebels -15.5

Over/Under: 52

Gator Bowl Preview

Last game, the Duke Blue Devils won 23-17 against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons as 3.5-point road favorites. The game went under the total of 53. Duke has a record of 9-3 straight up, 8-3-1 against the spread, and 5-6-1 over/under the total. Duke ranks 107th for total offense, 44th for passing, 126th for rushing and 73rd for scoring. Defensively they rank 44th overall, 35th against the pass, 70th against the rush, and 42nd for points allowed. Also, Duke ranks 80th for fewest turnovers lost and 42nd for takeaways.

Last game, the Ole Miss Rebels won 26-14 against the Mississippi State Bulldogs as 28-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 63.5. Ole Miss has a record of 9-3 straight up, 7-5 against the spread, and 2-10 over/under the total. Mississippi ranks 2nd for total offense, 3rd for passing, 50th for rushing and 9th for scoring. Defensively they rank 18th overall, 88th against the pass, 2nd against the rush, and 5th for points allowed. Also, Ole Miss ranks 33rd for fewest turnovers lost and 57th for takeaways.

Gator Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Ole Miss has far more talent and offensive firepower.

Gator Bowl Format

Although it has never been a top-tier bowl, the Gator Bowl has a long tradition of great teams and games. Currently, the Gator Bowl has conference tie-ins with the ACC, SEC, and Big Ten, and TaxSlayer has been the title sponsor since 2012.

The Gator Bowl was held at Gator Bowl Stadium every year from 1946 through 1993. After a year at the University of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, it returned to the refurbished TIAA Bank Field, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars, in 1995.

Gator Bowl Past Results

The Gator Bowl in 2021 was closer than the final score indicated, as Wake Forest led 20-10 at the half and 23-10 after three quarters. A couple of late scores by the Demon Deacons made it look worse for Rutgers than it was.

In 2022, Notre Dame supplied a power-brand win and audience.

Some bowl games are better than others, and the 2023 Gator Bowl matchup between No. 22 Clemson and Kentucky was one for the ages. The Tigers topped the Wildcats 38-35 in one of the wildest college football games of the season, featuring a bowl-record 42 points, five turnovers, and five lead changes in the fourth quarter alone. A stamp was finally put on the back-and-forth affair when Tigers running back Phil Mafah scored his bowl-record fourth rushing touchdown of the day -- and third of the fourth quarter -- with 17 seconds left in the game to give Clemson the lead, which was followed by a successful 2-point conversion.

Mafah finished with 71 yards on 11 carries. Cade Klubnik completed 30 of 41 passes for 264 yards with no touchdowns and an interception. He completed 8 of 9 passes on the winning drive.

Clemson trailed 21-10 after Kentucky’s Barion Brown, who scored three touchdowns three different ways, returned the second-half kickoff 100 yards. The Wildcats looked like they would roll from there, but they turned the ball over on three consecutive possessions in the fourth.

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