2024 Las Vegas Bowl Lines - USC vs. Texas A&M

Las Vegas Bowl Lines - USC vs. Texas A&M Odds

It's been a rough end to the regular season for the Texas A&M Aggies after dropping three of their last four games, but there's still a chance to end Year 1 of the Mike Elko era on a high note. To close out the season, the Aggies will face the USC Trojans in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl. USC finished its first regular season in the Big Ten at a disappointing 6-6, 4-5 in conference play. The Trojans started the season off strong, beating the LSU Tigers in a 27-20 thriller in Vegas, ironically enough. The season started to go off the rails once conference play began, as the Trojans lost five of their first seven Big Ten Games.

2024 Las Vegas Bowl at a Glance

Date: Friday, December 27, 2024

Time (ET) / TV: 10:30 PM / ESPN

Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada

Matchup: USC Trojans vs. Texas A&M Aggies

College Football Betting Lines

Texas A&M Aggies -3

USC Trojans +3

Over/Under: 51.5

Las Vegas Bowl Preview

Last game, the USC Trojans lost 49-35 against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as 7-point home dogs. The game went over the total of 52.5. USC has a record of 6-6 straight up, 7-5 against the spread, and 5-5 over/under the total. USC ranks 23rd for total offense, 12th for passing, 81st for rushing and 52nd for scoring. Defensively they rank 70th overall, 86th against the pass, 54th against the rush, and 56th for points allowed. Also, USC ranks 83rd for fewest turnovers lost and 71st for takeaways.

Last game, the Texas A&M Aggies lost 17-7 against the Texas Longhorns as 4.5-point home dogs. The game went under the total of 50. Texas A&M has a record of 8-4 straight up, 3-9 against the spread, and 7-5 over/under the total. Texas A&M ranks 52nd for total offense, 93rd for passing, 21st for rushing and 48th for scoring. Defensively they rank 64th overall, 83rd against the pass, 49th against the rush, and 30th for points allowed. Also, Texas A&M ranks 34th for fewest turnovers lost and 27th for takeaways.

Las Vegas Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Texas A&M has more defense and depth than the disappointing Trojans.

Las Vegas Bowl Format

The Las Vegas Bowl was played at Sam Boyd Stadium from 1992 to 2019. It moved to Allegiant Stadium for the 2021 season, and it has featured a team from the Pac 12 since 1996 and will continue to for the foreseeable future. After a longstanding agreement with the Mountain West, the Las Vegas Bowl is now a Power Five bowl. A Pac-12 team will play a Big Ten team in 2021, 2023, and 2025, and an SEC team will be the opponent in 2022 and 2024.

Las Vegas Bowl Past Results

Wisconsin took care of Arizona State in the 2021 Las Vegas Bowl. The game was all about running back Braelon Allen, who ran for 159 yards and was named MVP. The Badgers had an 18-play drive in the fourth quarter that took nearly 10 minutes off the clock, and the Badgers sealed the win.

In 2022 Oregon State routed Florida 30-3 behind MVP QB Ben Gulbranson’s 165 yards passing with a TD. Florida committed 11 penalties in a sloppy performance.

In 2023, Ben Bryant passed for 222 yards and found Bryce Kirtz in the corner of the end zone midway through the 4th quarter, helping Northwestern beat Utah 14-7 in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Bryant went 22 for 34 with two touchdowns as Northwestern closed out its season with a fourth straight win. The Wildcats limited Utah to 221 yards and had two interceptions and a fumble recovery.

The victory closed out a tumultuous season for Northwestern. Braun was hired in January as the defensive coordinator. He took over as head coach when coach Pat Fitzgerald was fired July 10 after an investigation into a hazing scandal.

Bryson Barnes was 8 for 13 for 55 yards with two interceptions, and Ja’Quinden Jackson rushed for 55 yards on eight carries to lead Utah, which lost three of its last four games.

The game-winning drive started at the Northwestern 47-yard line after the defense held Utah on fourth-and-two with 7:10 left to play. The first play was an incomplete pass before Bryant connected with A.J. Henning for 34 yards to the Utah 19. On the touchdown pass, Bryant lofted a pass into the right corner of the end zone that Kirtz hauled in.

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