2024 Hawaii Bowl Lines - USF vs. San Jose State

Hawaii Bowl Lines - USF vs. San Jose State Odds

University of South Florida football will make its second-straight bowl appearance under second-year head coach Alex Golesh at the Hawai'i Bowl in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The Bulls will take on San Jose State out of the Mountain West Conference in the 21st edition of the Hawai'i Bowl set for a Christmas Eve kick. The 16,909-seat Ching Athletics Complex, the home stadium of the University of Hawaii, will host the Hawai'i Bowl for the third consecutive year.

It will mark the Bulls' 10th different bowl destination for USF to compete in a bowl game. The second meeting with San Jose State will mark USF's first-ever game in Hawai'i and, at over 4,200 miles from Tampa, the farthest destination the Bulls have ever played away from home.

2024 Hawaii Bowl at a Glance

Date: Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Time (ET) / TV: 8:00 PM / ESPN

Venue: Ching Complex, Honolulu, Hawaii

Matchup: USF Bulls vs. San Jose State Spartans

College Football Betting Lines

USF Bulls +4

San Jose State Spartans -4

Over/Under: 62.5

Hawai’i Bowl Preview

Last game, the USF Bulls lost 35-28 against the Rice Owls as 5.5-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 54. USF has a record of 6-6 straight up, 6-6 against the spread, and 6-5-1 over/under the total. USF ranks 44th for total offense, 69th for passing, 28th for rushing, and 43rd for scoring. Defensively they rank 119th overall, 128th against the pass, 83rd against the rush, and 98th for points allowed. Also, USF ranks 67th for fewest turnovers lost and 57th for takeaways.

Last game, the San Jose State Spartans won 34-31 against the Stanford Cardinal as 2.5-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 55. San Jose State has a record of 7-5 straight up, 6-6 against the spread, and 5-7 over/under the total. San Jose State ranks 50th for total offense, 5th for passing, 132nd for rushing and 71st for scoring. Defensively they rank 89th overall, 90th against the pass, 80th against the rush, and 80th for points allowed. Also, San Jose State ranks 132nd for fewest turnovers lost and 1st for takeaways.

Hawaii Bowl Prediction

In this situation, San Jose State has momentum and easier travel arrangements.

Hawaii Bowl Format

The Hawai'i Bowl began in 2002. The University of Hawai'i is granted an automatic bid to this bowl as long as they are bowl eligible; if not, another Mountain West Conference school will take Hawai'i's place. The opponent comes from either the Mountain West Conference (MWC) or the American Athletic Conference (AAC). This bowl was formerly named the ConAgra Foods Hawai'i Bowl and the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl before dropping the sponsorship in 2014.

Hawaii Bowl Past Results

The underdogs own a 12-5 ATS record in this game, including six double-digit 'dogs winning outright after Hawai'i won 52-35 over Middle Tennessee in 2016. Hawai'i restored honor for the Mountain West Conference, as they had taken it on the chin in three of the previous four outings. Hawai'i has made the most appearances in this bowl with nine, posting a 5-4 record.

In 2018, Hawai'i got knocked around in their own building against the tremendous defense of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs from Conference USA. The Bulldogs racked up nine sacks, a bowl record, en route to a 17-point victory to comfortably cover a one-point number. The 'under' (61) was never threatened, ending a two-game over streak in this game. Hawai'i won a back-and-forth affair with BYU in the 2019 installment with a 38-34 triumph. Although the Rainbow Warriors scored only one touchdown in the second half, they hit the third 'over' in the last four Hawai'i Bowls.

The 2020 installment of this game was wiped out due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The game was expected to resume on Dec. 24, 2021, pitting Memphis of the AAC against Hawai'i. However, the Warriors pulled out of the game less than 24 hours before kickoff, citing COVID issues within the program. At the same time, several players had left the program via the transfer portal, leaving the school unable to field a team.

In 2022, Middle Tennessee beat San Diego State 25-23. Chase Cunningham threw for 236 yards and two TDs.

In 2023, Ethan Vasko threw three touchdown passes, and Coastal Carolina beat San Jose State 24-14 in the Hawaii Bow for its second bowl victory.

Vasko completed 20 of 33 passes for 199 yards and ran for 50 yards on 17 carries for the Chanticleers. The Spartans had won six in a row.

Vasko threw a 2-yard scoring pass to Matt Alaimo with 3:16 left in the first quarter to cap an 11-play, 80-yard drive. Alaimo was 3 for 3 for 52 yards on third downs on the drive, including the scoring play.

Vasko connected with Kendall Karr on another 2-yarder with 3:19 left in the third quarter and closed out the scoring in the fourth with an 8-yard scoring pass to Sam Pinckney, who made a leaping one-handed grab.

Pinckney had eight catches for 123 yards and extended his NCAA record to 58 consecutive games with a reception.

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