From Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the Utah Utes and Northwestern Wildcats will square off in the Las Vegas Bowl. This is the home of the Las Vegas Raiders, the host of the 2024 Super Bowl. The Utah Utes come into the game with an 8-4 record on the season. Out of the Pac-12, the Utes won their season finale 23-17 over Colorado. A season ago, the Utes were playing in the Rose Bowl.
Utes vs Wildcats Picks
- Pick: Utah Utes -6.5.
For Northwestern, they come into the game with a 7-5 record on the season. The Wildcats won their last three games of the season, and beat their rival Illinois in the season finale. The Wildcats finished second to Iowa in the Big Ten-West. In their previous meeting, the Northwestern Wildcats beat the Utah Utes 31-20 on December 31st, 2018. Let’s find out more about each team and get to our Utah vs Northwestern betting analysis!
Utah Utes vs. Northwestern Wildcats Odds
Utah Utes vs. Northwestern Wildcats Information
Here is some information on these NCAAF Teams playing a bowl game on the NCAAF schedule for Saturday:
Utah Utes vs Northwestern Wildcats
Date & Time: Saturday December 23rd, 2023; 4:30pm PST
Location of the game: Allegiant Stadium; Las Vegas, NV
How to Watch: ABC
Utah Utes vs. Northwestern Wildcats Betting Analysis
Here is our Utah vs Northwestern betting analysis with the updated NCAAF odds for this bowl game on Saturday:
- Spread: Utah Utes -6.5, Northwestern Wildcats +6.5
- Total: 41.5
- Moneyline: Utah Utes -240, Northwestern Wildcats +200
Utah Utes vs. Northwestern Wildcats Betting Preview
Kyle Whittingham will look to get his players as motivated as possible after back-to-back trips to the Rose Bowl. The Utes’ four losses this season came at Oregon State, with Oregon, at Washington, and on the road at Arizona.
Utah will be without their top receiver DeVaughn Vele, who has declared for the NFL Draft. Vele finished the season with 593 yards and three touchdowns on the season. The Utes will use Luke Bottari in this game under center. Bottari passed just 10 times in the win over Colorado. The Utes will use him with both Bryson Barnes and Nate Johnson leaving the program.
This will be the 27th bowl game in Utah Utes school history. The Utes are looking to shake their losing streak, as they have dropped four straight. The last time they won was in Dallas back in 2017. In fact, the losing streak started with a 31-20 loss to Northwestern at the Holiday Bowl back in 2018. A season ago, Penn State beat them 35-21.
Ben Bryant came away with a solid season as the starting quarterback for the Wildcats. He finished the season 24 of 32 for 234 yards and two touchdowns in the season finale win over Illinois. On the season, he finished with 11 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.
Cam Johnson was his top target this season, Johnson caught 7 passes in the win over Illinois, with a touchdown as well. Johnson wrapped up the season with five touchdowns. On the ground, Cam Porter is the go-to guy. Porter had four rushing touchdowns in 2023.
For Northwestern, after making a bowl game in 2021, they missed a season ago. In 2021, the Wildcats played in the Citrus Bowl, and beat the Auburn Tigers 35-19.
Betting Prediction
This should be a pretty well-played football game. Coach Braun and the Wildcats have had a great season, and look to finish strong. There is some positive energy regarding the Wildcats program. But, on the other side, the Utah Utes are strong and fundamental. They know how to win games in a lot of different ways.
Utah is not a high-scoring team, so winning by a touchdown could be a stretch. But, in the end, the fundamentals of the utes and their defense gets the job done. Our final betting prediction is the Utah Utes -6.5 We will give a final score prediction of Utah 27-17 over Northwestern in the Las Vegas Bowl! We hope you enjoyed our Utah vs Northwestern betting analysis! Good luck with all your College Football Picks!
- Pick: Utah Utes -6.5.
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