2024 Rate Bowl Lines - Rutgers vs. Kansas State

Rate Bowl Lines - Rutgers vs. Kansas State Odds

K-State Nation is heading back to the Valley of the Sun. It was announced that the Wildcats had accepted an invitation to play Rutgers in the Rate Bowl inside Chase Field—home of MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks—in Phoenix, Arizona. K-State finished with an 8-4 regular-season record in 2024, marking the fourth straight season the Wildcats have won at least eight games. The Wildcats are one of just nine Power 4 teams to win at least eight games in each of the last four seasons, joining Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Notre Dame, Clemson, Ole Miss, Oregon, and Ohio State.

2024 Rate at a Glance

Date: Thursday, December 26, 2024

Time (ET) / TV: 5:30 PM / ESPN

Venue: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona

Matchup: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Kansas State Wildcats

College Football Betting Lines

Rutgers Scarlet Knights +7

Kansas State Wildcats -7

Over/Under: 51

Rate Bowl Preview

Last game, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights won 41-14 against the Michigan State Spartans as 1-point road dogs. The game went over the total of 47. Rutgers has a record of 7-5 straight up, 6-5-1 against the spread, and 8-4 over/under the total. Rutgers ranks 74th for total offense, 91st for passing, 48th for rushing and 69th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 80th overall, 93rd against the pass, 67th against the rush, and 59th for points allowed. Also, Rutgers ranks 9th for fewest turnovers lost and 109th for takeaways.

Last game, the Kansas State Wildcats lost 29-21 against the Iowa State Cyclones as 2-point road dogs. The game went under the total of 52. Kansas State has a record of 8-4 straight up, 4-8 against the spread, and 5-7 over/under the total. Kansas State ranks 47th for total offense, 85th for passing, 18th for rushing, and 51st for scoring. Defensively, they rank 38th overall, 78th against the pass, 25th against the rush, and 36th for points allowed. Also, Kansas State ranks 50th for fewest turnovers lost and 87th for takeaways.

Rate Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Kansas State has the best player on the Field in quarterback Avery Johnson.

Rate Bowl Format

The Guaranteed Rate Bowl, formerly known as the Copper Bowl, began in 1989 and takes place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. The matchup currently features schools from the Big 12 and Big Ten conferences.

This bowl has also been known as the Cheez-It Bowl, the Cactus Bowl, the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, the Insight Bowl, and the Insight.com Bowl. Originally, the game was played in Tucson from 1989-99 before moving to Chase Field in Phoenix, then a few years at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe from 2006-15, and then back to Phoenix at Chase Field again.

Rate Bowl Past Results

The second Cactus Bowl was played on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, and was wild. West Virginia posted a 43-42 win over Arizona State, as QB Skyler Howard of the Mountaineers set school and bowl records in passing yardage. The Big 12 won again in December 2016, as Baylor dominated Boise State, 31-12. And in the final installment, the Big 12 won again, as Kansas State outscored UCLA 28-0 in the second half en route to a 35-17 win.

The 2018 installment of the renamed Cheez-It Bowl was memorable and forgettable simultaneously, as TCU and California combined to throw nine interceptions. The Horned Frogs edged the Golden Bears in overtime, 10-7, as TCU grabbed the cover as a short favorite.

In 2019, there was a big contrast between Air Force's triple-option rushing attack and the Air Raid offense of head coach Mike Leach and Washington State. The run game won out. The Falcons couldn't be stopped, and their defense made two huge stops in the red zone to turn the tide.

The 2020 installment was wiped out because, due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, insufficient teams were able to participate in the postseason.

The game returned on Dec. 28, 2021, at Chase Field in Phoenix, and Minnesota of the Big Ten pushed around West Virginia of the Big 12 in a lower-scoring affair, cashing as the favorite in an 18-6 victory. The favorite is 4-0 ATS in this venue's previous four bowl games. The 'under' is also a perfect 5-for-5 in the last five Cactus/Guaranteed Rate Bowls.

In 2022, Wisconsin beat Oklahoma State 24-17 as MVP RB Braelon Allen ran for 116 yards and a TD.

In 2023, Jason Bean threw for 449 yards and all six of his touchdown passes to two receivers, and penalty-plagued Kansas outlasted UNLV 49-36 in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. Luke Grimm had four catches for 160 yards and three touchdowns. Lawrence Arnold added six catches for 132 yards and three more scores, giving Kansas two receivers with three touchdowns in a game for the first time in program history. Bean finished 19 of 28 and overcame two interceptions in the third quarter to lead Kansas.

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