2024 Sun Bowl Lines - Louisville vs. Washington

Sun Bowl Lines - Louisville vs. Washington Odds

The Huskies will be making their fifth appearance in the Sun Bowl, the second-oldest bowl game in the country. Washington and Louisville have never before met on the gridiron. Washington first traveled to El Paso for a bowl game in 1979, when the Huskies beat Texas 14-7. Following the 1986 season, the Dawgs lost to Alabama, 28-6, in El Paso. In 1995, the Huskies fell to Iowa, 38-18, and in the 2002 Sun Bowl, Purdue handed the Huskies a 34-24 loss on New Year's Eve, reversing the score from the UW win over the Boilermakers in the Rose Bowl two seasons earlier. The Huskies will be making their 43rd bowl-game appearance, dating back to their first, the 1924 Rose Bowl.

2024 Sun Bowl at a Glance

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Time (ET) / TV: 2:00 PM / CBS

Venue: Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas

Matchup: Louisville Cardinals vs. Washington Huskies

College Football Betting Lines

Louisville Cardinals -3

Washington Huskies +3

Over/Under: 49

Sun Bowl Preview

Last game, the Washington Huskies lost 49-21 against the Oregon Ducks as 17-point road dogs. The game went over the total of 50. Washington has a record of 6-6 straight up, 5-7 against the spread, and 4-8 over/under the total. Washington ranks 69th for total offense, 39th for passing, 95th for rushing and 109th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 27th overall, 5th against the pass, 84th against the rush, and 47th for points allowed. Also, Washington ranks 25th for fewest turnovers lost and 98th for takeaways.

Last game, the Louisville Cardinal won 41-14 against the Kentucky Wildcats as 5-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 49.5. Louisville has a record of 8-4 straight up, 6-6 against the spread, and 8-4 over/under the total. Louisville ranks 13th for total offense, 20th for passing, 42nd for rushing and 13th for scoring. Defensively they rank 60th overall, 80th against the pass, 43rd against the rush, and 53rd for points allowed. Also, Louisville ranks 21st for fewest turnovers lost and 75th for takeaways.

Sun Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Louisville has the better roster and body of work in 2024.

Sun Bowl Format

The first Sun Bowl was played on January 1, 1935, as a fundraising event for underprivileged children in the community and for upgrades to the El Paso High School Stadium. The next year, Hardin-Simmons and New Mexico State were invited to play, and the game has been a part of the college bowl season since that point. This is one of the oldest bowl games in America, starting the same year as the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl.

Keeping its roots close to home, the early Sun Bowls featured teams based in Texas or members of the Border Conference. Texas Tech, Hardin-Simmons, and UTEP have each been involved in multiple contests. UTEP was known as Texas Mines and Texas Western before changing its name in 1967. The Miners are the host school for the Sun Bowl and play their home games in the stadium.

Since 2011, the selection committee has paired teams from the ACC and the Pac-12. The conferences first hooked up on December 31, 2011, with Utah beating Georgia Tech in the only overtime game in Sun Bowl history.

Sun Bowl Past Results

Notre Dame capped off the 2023 season in impression fashion as the Irish dominated Oregon State by a 40-8 score in the 90th Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. It marked Notre Dame's first bowl victory over the Beavers and improved the Irish to 10-3 on the season.

The first sequence of the game symbolized how the game would play out. Notre Dame forced an early punt that pinned the Irish deep in their own territory, and the offense followed with a long, methodical scoring drive.

Notre Dame out-gained Oregon State 468-197. The Irish run defense was dominant, holding Oregon State to just two rushing yards on 16 carries. Oregon State came into the game, averaging 180.8 yards per game on the ground. The Irish racked up 236 yards on the ground and 232 through the air, marking just the third time this season the offense went over 200 yards rushing and passing.

Faison finished the game with five catches and a career-high 115 yards to go with his second half touchdown. Price rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. It marked the first time both players topped 100 yards in their careers. Thomas hauled in 4 passes for 59 yards, and Love had 52 total yards as well. Five different Notre Dame players scored in the win.

Angeli finished his first career start with 15 completions on 19 attempts (78.9%) while passing for 232 yards and three touchdowns. He also added 27 yards on the ground.

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