Fresno State have only failed to pay off on the college football betting lines in one of their 12 games so far this season, and they sit as the favorite on the odds to win the Hawaii Bowl against the SMU Mustangs on December 24.
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Hawaii Bowl
Monday, December 24 @ 8:00pm ET
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Team: Fresno State Bulldogs
Conference: Mountain West
Records: 9-3 SU, 11-1 ATS, 5-6 OU
Team: SMU Mustangs
Conference: Conference USA
Records: 6-6 SU, 7-5 ATS, 6-5 OU
Opening Spread / Total (from GTbets)
Fresno State -12 / 60.5 Points
Hawaii Bowl Betting Trends: OVER is 7-3 in past 10 Hawaii Bowls . . . Underdogs are 6-1 ATS in past seven Hawaii Bowls.
Hawaii Bowl History
Data includes original name of bowl, current name, teams, point spread of the second listed team, SU winner and ATS winner.
| 1995 | Aloha Bowl | UCLA | 30 | Kansas | 51 | 5 | KANSAS | KANSAS |
| 1996 | Aloha Bowl | Navy | 42 | California | 38 | -1 | NAVY | NAVY |
| 1997 | Aloha Bowl | Washington | 51 | Michigan State | 23 | 5 | WASH | WASH |
| 1998 | Aloha Bowl | Colorado | 51 | Oregon | 43 | -4.5 | COLO | COLO |
| 1999 | Aloha Bowl | Wake Forest | 23 | Arizona State | 3 | -3.5 | WAKE | WAKE |
| 2000 | Aloha Bowl | Boston College | 31 | Arizona State | 17 | -3.5 | BOST.C | BOST.C |
| 2002 | Hawaii Bowl | Tulane | 36 | Hawaii | 28 | -14.5 | TULANE | TULANE |
| 2003 | Hawaii Bowl | Houston | 48 | Hawaii | 54 | -11 | HOUSTO | HAWAII |
| 2004 | Hawaii Bowl | UAB | 40 | Hawaii | 59 | -3 | HAWAII | HAWAII |
| 2005 | Hawaii Bowl | Nevada | 49 | Central Florida | 48 | 4 | UCF | NEVADA |
| 2006 | Hawaii Bowl | Arizona State | 24 | Hawaii | 41 | -8.5 | HAWAII | HAWAII |
| 2007 | Hawaii Bowl | East Carolina | 41 | Boise State | 38 | -11.5 | E.CAR | E.CAR |
| 2008 | Hawaii Bowl | Notre Dame | 49 | Hawaii | 21 | -2.5 | NOTRD | NOTRD |
| 2009 | Hawaii Bowl | Southern Methodist | 45 | Nevada | 10 | -11 | SMU | SMU |
| 2010 | Hawaii Bowl | Tulsa | 62 | Hawaii | 35 | -10.5 | TULSA | TULSA |
| 2011 | Hawaii Bowl | Nevada | 17 | Southern Miss | 24 | -9 | NEVADA | S.MISS |
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After winning Conference USA for the first time since 2003, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles hope to snap a two-game bowl losing streak with a win in this year’s Hawaii Bowl.
For lines and totals on all of this year's bowl games head over to the college football betting board at 5Dimes today.
Hawaii Bowl
Saturday, December 24 @ 8:00pm ET
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Team: Nevada Wolf Pack
Conference: Western Athletic
Records: 7-5 SU, 5-6-1 ATS, 6-6 OU
Team: Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Conference: Conference USA
Records: 11-2 SU, 8-5 ATS, 6-7 OU
Spread / Total (from 5Dimes)
Southern Mississippi -6.0 / 61 Points
After winning the Conference USA with a thrilling upset over the then-undefeated Houston Cougars, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles hope to cap off a great season with a win over the Nevada Wolf Pack in the Hawaii Bowl. Nevada represents the Western Athletic Conference with Hawaii failing to reach bowl eligibility this season.
After containing Houston’s passing attack in the Conference USA Championship Game, Southern Miss will now be tasked with containing Nevada’s rushing attack, which ranks eighth in the country averaging 251.8 yards per game. Nevada is just 1-4 SU in its last five bowl games, but did pick up a win last season in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl over Boston College.
Senior Austin Davis had a solid season for Southern Miss, passing for 3,331 yards and 28 touchdowns with just 11 interceptions. Davis threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns in the upset over Houston.
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Hawaii may have the same record as Tulsa, but that has no bearing on the college football betting odds with the Top 25-ranked Warriors big favorites in the Hawaii Bowl against the resurgent Golden Hurricane.
Hawaii Bowl
Friday, December 24 @ 8pm ET
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Team: Hawaii Warriors
Conference: Western Athletic Conference
Records: 9-3 SU, 9-2 ATS, 4-7 OU
Team: Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Conference: Conference USA
Records: 9-3 SU, 7-4 ATS, 5-6 OU
Spread / Total (from Sportsbook.ag)
Hawaii -10 / 73 Points
Hawaii shared the Western Athletic title with Nevada and Boise State, while earning 10 wins for the sixth time in school history. Bryant Moniz led the country with 361.9 yards per game, tossing at least three touchdowns in nine of the team's 13 games. It makes going against the Hawaii Bowl odds with the Warriors at home a tough wager to consider.
Moniz passed for 4,629 yards with 36 touchdowns, while receiver Greg Salas was his favorite target with 106 receptions - he has over 4,000 career yards at Hawaii. The Warriors rely on their passing game, but Alex Green had 1,168 yards rushing with 17 touchdowns and gives them a balanced attack.
Tulsa will be making its fifth bowl appearance in six years after rebounding from a disastrous season a year ago. Quarterback G.J. Kinne is fourth in the FBS with 322 yards per game, and the Golden Hurricane were fifth overall in total offense with 503.5 yards per game. They also rank right behind Hawaii with 39.7 points per game.
Not only does Tulsa have a strong passing game, but three players ran for more than 330 yards apiece. The intangible that could give the Golden Hurricane a fighting chance for an upset could be special teams, where Damaris Johnson was the C-USA special-teams player of the year – amassing 3,308 kickoff return yards over his tenure at the school.
With both the Warriors and the Golden Hurricane possessing top offenses, no wonder the NCAAF odds are set at 73 for totals bettors.
