Free Sports Game Preview and Prediction: Kansas vs. UNLV
Tuesday, December 26, 2023 9:00 PM
Play: Point Spread: -13/-110 Kansas
Since being documented several years ago, I have always finished the BOWL campaign one of the top handicappers in sports betting. Today I have the winner in the GUARANTEED RATE BOWL between the KANSAS JAYHAWKS/UNLV REBELS. And this Wednesday, I have one of my highest-rated plays this BOWL campaign in the MILITARY BOWL between the VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES/TULANE GREEN WAVE. FREE WINNER: Kansas Jayhawks The Guaranteed Rate Bowl has shaped up to be an exciting matchup. Neither Kansas nor UNLV has notched a Bowl victory in quite some time. The Jayhawks last Bowl win was back in 2008, while the Rebels last win in Bowl season came in 2000. Kansas started the season at 7-2, and had high hopes for an upper end Bowl. But back-to-back late season losses at the hands of Texas Tech and Kansas State hurt their chances for that. They did finish the campaign off on a high note, thumping Cincinnati, 49-16. In his first season at the helm for UNLV, head coach, Barry Odom brought the team to an impressive, 9-4 record. They too struggled down the stretch, finishing the campaign off with a heartbreaking loss at the hands of San Jose State, and then got thumped in their last contest by Boise State, 44-20. There aren’t too many opt outs on either side here in this matchup. Both teams are basically at full strength. Major mismatch here between the Jayhawks star running back, Devin Neal, who has accounted for 1,209 yards rushing, against the Rebels 90th ranked run defense. Getting thrashed for over 81 points their last two games, UNLV is very vulnerable here. With the way Kansas beat up on Cincinnati the last time they took the field, and the fact they were hoping for a better Bowl appearance, they certainly come in here with something to prove, and they will. Play the Jayhawks.