The Boise St Broncos will travel to the Islands to face the Oregon St Beavers in the Hawaii Bowl in an NCAA college football game set for Tuesday night December 24th.
Kick off time on Christmas Eve between the Boise St Broncos and Oregon St Beavers from Hawaii is set for 8PM Eastern Time over ESPN TV.
The betting odds from this college football bowl contest have the Oregon St Beavers favored by -3 points with an over under line set at 65 points.
Boise St moved to 8-4 on the season with the 45-17 home victory on November 30th to the New Mexico Lobos as a -38 point wagering favorite. The game total finished at under 69 ½ points. Boise St was able to extend a 21-7 first half lead.
The team gained 432 yards of offense with 172 rushing for nearly 4 ½ yards per carry. Grant Hedrick hit on 13 of 21 passes for 175 yards with three touchdowns. Jay Ajayi ran for 147 yards on 22 carries. The Broncos had no turnovers and forced three from New Mexico. On defense Boise St allowed 362 yards to the Lobos offense with 300 on the ground for over 5 ½ yards per run attempt.
Oregon St has lost five straight to drop to 6-6 on the season with the 36-35 road defeat on November 29th to the Oregon Ducks as a +24 point wagering underdog. The game total finished at over 69 ½ points. The Beavers failed to hold a 5 point lead after scoring the go ahead touchdown with a minute and a half left in the game.
The Beavers offense produced 545 yards with 231 yards rushing for 6 yards per run attempt. Sean Mannion hit on 29 of 47 passes for 314 yards with two touchdowns and a pick. Terron Ward on 17 carries ran for 145 yards. Each team committed three turnovers. On defense Oregon St allowed Oregon 568 yards with 283 rushing for nearly 6 ½ yards per run attempt.
Boise St Broncos versus Oregon St Beavers Game Notes:
Boise St has won the past two meetings with Oregon St. The team last met in the 2012 season with the Broncos posting the 37-24 home victory as a -17 ½ point wagering favorite with the total going over 56 ½ points.
Boise St went 2-4 straight up away from home this season. They had a 32 point defeat at Washington and by 17 at BYU. The Broncos defense fell to 75th in the nation as they give up 410 yards per game to their opponents. Boise St is 17th in scoring offense by averaging 38.8 points per game.
Oregon St is 4-2 straight up on the highway. Their five losses came to bowl teams and the top five teams in the conference. The team showed a one dimensional offense profile ranking 3rd passing the football and 120th running. On defense the team is 96th in points allowed as the Beavers give up 32.1 a game.
