MAACO Las Vegas Bowl Odds

The Boise State Broncos went 10-2 SU this season but only 6-6 ATS on the college football betting odds; that might be a red flag for their supporters as they take on the Washington Huskies in the Las Vegas Bowl on December 22.

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MAACO Las Vegas Bowl
Saturday, December 22 @ 3:30pm ET
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada

Team: Washington Huskies
Conference: Pacific-12
Records: 7-5 SU, 7-5 ATS, 4-7 OU

Team: Boise State Broncos
Conference: Mountain West
Records: 10-2 SU, 6-6 ATS, 5-7 OU

Opening Spread / Total (from GTbets)
Boise State -6.5 / 46 Points

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MAACO Las Vegas Bowl Betting Trends: Nine of past 13 Las Vegas Bowls played UNDER the total . . . Boise State won and covered in past two Las Vegas Bowls.

Maaco Las Vegas Bowl History

Data includes original name of bowl, current name, teams, point spread of the second listed team, SU winner and ATS winner.

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The Boise State Broncos look for a victory in the MAACO Las Vegas Bowl for the second straight year, this time against the Arizona State Sun Devils.

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MAACO Las Vegas Bowl
Thursday, December 22 @ 8:00pm ET
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada

Team: Arizona State Sun Devils
Conference: Pacific 12
Records: 6-6 SU, 9-2-1 ATS, 5-7 OU

Team: Boise State Broncos
Conference: Mountain West
Records: 11-1 SU, 4-8 ATS, 7-5 OU

Spread / Total (from 5Dimes)
Boise State -14.0 / 66 Points

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Despite finishing No. 7 in the BCS standings, the Boise State Broncos didn’t win their conference to guarantee themselves an at-large BCS bowl bid, so they instead face the Arizona State Sun Devils in the MAACO Las Vegas Bowl.

Both teams finished 4-8 against the spread, but Boise State was substantially better straight up at 11-1 to ASU’s 6-6. ASU started the season off 6-2 SU, but lost four straight to end the season while giving up 36 points per game over that stretch. Plenty of offense is expected in this one as Boise State ranks 10th in the nation in passing (310.3 yards per game) and seventh in scoring (43.4 points per game) while ASU ranks 11th in passing (310.2 yards per game) and 25th in scoring (33.9 points per game)

Kellen Moore didn’t receive an invite to New York, but he did have a great campaign as he passed for 3,507 yards and 41 touchdowns to just seven interceptions. With a career record of 49-3, Moore could get win number 50 in his final game here in the MAACO Las Vegas Bowl.

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The Boise State Broncos had hoped to make the BCS title game this season, but their itinerary is instead sending them to play the Utah Utes as a big favorite in college football betting when the two meet for the MAACO Bowl.

MAACO Bowl
Wednesday, December 22 @ 8pm ET
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada

Team: Boise State Broncos
Conference: Western Athletic Conference
Records: 11-1 SU, 8-4 ATS, 6-6 OU

Team: Utah Utes
Conference: Mountain West Conference
Records: 10-2 SU, 7-4-1 ATS, 7-5 OU

Spread / Total (from )
Boise State -17.5 / 60.5 Points

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Boise State went undefeated last season to capture the Fiesta Bowl, and if they look a little lacklustre to start the MAACO Bowl it’s to be forgiven as they had plans of a BCS title game this year. That goal fell apart when they blew a lead against Nevada in a late November loss.

NCAAF odds stack highly in favor of Boise State, and it’s hard to argue with that when they possess an offense that ranks behind only No. 2 Oregon with 46.7 points per game, and sixth in total yards per game with 519.5.

Quarterback Kellen Moore drives this offense – passing for 3,506 yards and 33 touchdowns. He was number two in the nation behind Heisman trophy winner Cam Newton. The Broncos have so much ammunition that it’s easy to justify why sportsbooks give a huge edge on the MAACO Bowl odds.

Utah is in for a tough fight if they expect to win a tenth straight bowl game. The Utes need to play much better defensively and wait for better field position to score. This patience is a must because repeating a trend of allowing over 215.5 yards per game in the air to the pass-potent Broncos will bury them in a hurry.

The Utes allow only 104.5 yards on the ground, and that could give them the ability to concentrate on trying to shut down Moore and his receiving corps of Titus Young (1,151 yards, nine TDs) and Austin Pettis (814 yards, nine TDs).

For a team that was once ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation this big pointspread could allow for a double-paying wager with a Boise State win and a Utah cover.

Utah also has some weapons on offense, but is more balanced than a one-two punch. The posted total is set high and could give UNDER bettors an edge.