Opening Spreads 2023 College Bowl Games
With the 2023 college football season wrapped up, we now get to feast on a jam-packed three weeks of bowl games!
The bowl schedule boasts 42 matchups from December 16 to January 1 (not including the national championship on Jan. 8).
Our sportsbook unveiled game lines for nearly all of the bowls Monday morning. All but one game (Celebration Bowl) has a spread, and there is a dozen or so that still don't have game totals.
And to no one's surprise, Iowa's matchup against Tennessee has created one of the lowest totals ever for a bowl game. Last year, Iowa and Kentucky had a 31.5-point total, which was tied for the lowest of any bowl since 2000 (and it went OVER with a 20-17 final).
This year, the Hawkeyes, who have played to the under eight straight games, have a 35.5-point total against the Vols, which is the second-lowest total during the last 22 seasons.
Finally, the Georgia-Florida State spread certainly shows you were the oddsmakers view the Seminoles after their CFP “snub.” Georgia opened as a 13-point favorite against FSU, and it has already moved to -14.
Bowl odds are extremely volatile so there are notes on which spreads have moved since opening.
Jacksonville State vs. UL Lafayette (+2.5)
Over/Under: 56
(Note: Opened Jax State -1.5)
Miami-Ohio vs. Appalachian State (-3.5)
Over/Under: 48.5
New Mexico State vs. Fresno State (+3)
Over/Under: 51.5
(Note: Opened NMSU -2)
UCLA vs. Boise State (+1.5)
Over/Under: 50.5
(Note: Opened UCLA -3)
Cal vs. Texas Tech (-3)
Over/Under: 58.5
Georgia Southern vs. Ohio (-2.5)
Over/Under: 54.5
Howard vs. Florida A&M (OTB)
Over/Under: OTB
Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion (-1)
Over/Under: 54.5
(Note: Opened WKU -2.5)
UTSA vs. Marshall (+9.5)
Over/Under: OTB
(Note: Opened UTSA -10.5)
Syracuse vs. South Florida (+4.5)
Over/Under: OTB
UCF vs. Georgia Tech (+4.5)
Over/Under: OTB
Duke vs. Troy (-3)
Over/Under: OTB
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois (-2.5)
Over/Under: OTB
James Madison vs. Air Force (+4)
Over/Under: OTB
Georgia State vs. Utah State (-3.5)
Over/Under: OTB
South Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan (+17)
Over/Under: OTB
Utah vs. Northwestern (+11.5)
Over/Under: v
Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State (-8.5)
Over/Under: 54
(Note: Opened SJSU -7)
Kansas vs. UNLV (+11.5)
Over/Under: 65
(Note: Opened Kansas -10)
Bowling Green vs. Minnesota (-5.5)
Over/Under: OTB
Texas State vs. Rice (+1)
Over/Under: OTB
Virginia Tech vs. Tulane (+2.5)
Over/Under: OTB
North Carolina vs. West Virginia (+2.5)
Over/Under: OTB
Louisville vs. USC (-3.5)
Over/Under: OTB
Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State (+5)
Over/Under: OTB
Arizona vs. Oklahoma (+3)
Over/Under: 62.5
(Note: Opened Arizona -1)
SMU vs. Boston College (+10.5)
Over/Under: 52.5
(Note: Opened SMU -9.5)
Rutgers vs. Miami (-9.5)
Over/Under: OTB
NC State vs. Kansas State (-6.5)
Over/Under: OTB
Clemson vs. Kentucky (+6.5)
Over/Under: 48
(Note: Opened Clemson -7)
Notre Dame vs. Oregon State (+8)
Over/Under: OTB
Memphis vs. Iowa State (-6.5)
Over/Under: 58
(Note: Opened Iowa State -6)
Missouri vs. Ohio State (-3)
Over/Under: 49
(Note: Opened Ohio State -6)
Ole Miss vs. Penn State (-3.5)
Over/Under: 49
(Note: Opened Penn State -4)
Auburn vs. Maryland (+2.5)
Over/Under: 48.5
(Note: Opened Auburn -1)
Georgia vs. Florida State (+14)
Over/Under: 45
(Note: Opened Georgia -13)
Toledo vs. Wyoming (+6)
Over/Under: OTB
Wisconsin vs. LSU (-10.5)
Over/Under: 54.5
Iowa vs. Tennessee (-7.5)
Over/Under: 35.5
Liberty vs. Oregon (-14.5)
Over/Under: 65
Alabama vs. Michigan (-1.5)
Over/Under: 46.5
(Note: Opened Michigan -2)
Texas vs. Washington (+4)
Over/Under: 64.5
(Note: Opened Texas -5)
- BetOnline Press
