2024 Gasparilla Bowl Lines - Tulane vs. Florida

Gasparilla Bowl Lines - Tulane vs. Florida Odds

The Florida Gators will face the Tulane Green Wave in the 2024 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa, Florida. In sum, this is Florida’s 49th bowl appearance, and it enters the game with a record of 24-24 in the postseason. It’s the ninth time in the last 11 years Florida has appeared in a bowl and the second time in three years under head coach Billy Napier. Correlate that regardless of the outcome, the Gators are guaranteed to finish the 2024 season with a winning record. That breaks a four-year streak of losing seasons.

2024 Gasparilla Bowl at a Glance

Date: Friday, December 20, 2024

Time (ET) / TV: 3:30 PM / ESPN

Venue: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Matchup: Tulane Green Wave Vs. Florida Gators

College Football Betting Lines

Tulane Green Wave +14

Florida Gators -14

Over/Under: 50

Gasparilla Bowl Preview

Last game, the Tulane Green Wave lost 35-14 against the Army Black Knights as 5-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 46.5. Tulane has a record of 9-4 straight up, 9-3 against the spread, and 7-5 over/under the total. Tulane ranks 41st for total offense, 82nd for passing, 17th for rushing and 9th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 13th overall, 6th against the pass, 53rd against the rush, and 17th for points allowed. Also, Tulane ranks 28th for fewest turnovers lost and 35th for takeaways.

Last game, the Florida Gators won 31-11 against the Florida State Seminoles as 16.5-point road favorites. The game went under the total of 45.5. Florida has a record of 7-5 straight up, 8-4 against the spread, and 6-6 over/under the total. Florida ranks 81st for total offense, 78th for passing, 75th for rushing and 68th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 91st overall, 97th against the pass, 80th against the rush, and 64th for points allowed. Also, Florida ranks 67th for fewest turnovers lost and 54th for takeaways.

Gasparilla Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Florida has a significant SEC personnel advantage.

Gasparilla Bowl Format

The Gasparilla Bowl began in 2008, and the matchup currently features schools from the American Athletic Conference (AAC), Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Conference USA. The game takes place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. This game was previously called the magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl, Beef O' Brady's Bowl, and Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl.

Gasparilla Bowl Past Results

UCF made the short trip from Orlando in 2019 and rolled past Marshall, 48-25, to easily cash in as 15-point favorites. The Thundering Herd suffered its first loss in this bowl in four tries.

The 2020 installment was wiped out due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, but the game returned on Dec. 23, 2021, with a sold-out Raymond James Stadium for UCF against Florida. UCF is starting to enjoy themselves in the home of rival USF, too, as they won their second straight Gasparilla Bowl in front of 63,669 fans with a 29-17 victory over the Gators. UCF is the first underdog to win this bowl game outright since NC State topped UCF in the 2014 game in St. Petersburg.

The closest game occurred in 2016 when Mississippi State rallied for a 17-16 victory over Miami, Ohio. The Bulldogs trailed by nine points in the third quarter and scored a touchdown to pull close. Westin Graves hit a field goal early in the third quarter, and the Mississippi State defense held strong the rest of the way.

In 2022, Wake Forest beat Missouri 27-17. Sam Hartman threw for 280 yards and three TDs to lead the Demon Deacons. Hartman won MVP honors for his performance.

In 2023, Haynes King threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score, and Georgia Tech overcame a 14-point deficit to beat UCF 30-17 in the Gasparilla Bowl. King, who went 7 for 13 for 87 yards and ran for 89 yards on 12 carries, said the team gathered as a group after falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter.

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