The Washington Huskies will take their high-scoring offense into their 40th bowl appearance in school history. Wayne Tualapapa and Cameron Davis led the Huskies with 779 and 522 rushing yards, respectively. In like manner, The Texas Longhorns will play in a bowl game for the 58th time in program history. Following a failure to advance to the College Football betting postseason last year in Year 1 of the Steve Sarkisian era. The Longhorns are well-balanced on both sides of the ball. Consider they rank inside the top 25 offensively and defensively for yards per play against FBS opponents.
2022 Alamo Bowl Texas Longhorns vs. Washington Huskies
| Date and Time: | Thursday, December 29, 2022, 9 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
| TV Coverage: | ESPN |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Washington U | +4½ (-110) | 68 (-110) | +170 |  |
| Texas | -4½ (-110) | 68 (-110) | -200 | |
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2022 Alamo Bowl Overview
At the onset, the Alamo Bowl began in 1993. The College Football betting bowl features schools from the Pac-12 and Big 12. This bowl game takes place at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Previously, on Dec. 29, 2021, Oregon and Oklahoma locked horns. Although most bowl games have shifting ties with conferences, the Alamo Bowl has had teams from the Big 12 take on a team from the Pac 12 since 2010. TCU rallied past Stanford, 39-37, in the 2017 edition of the Alamo Bowl. To show, the Horned Frogs returned from a large deficit for the second time in three years against a Pac-12 school. Subsequently, in 2018, the Alamo Bow came down to the end. Washington State and QB Gardner Minshew held on for a 28-26 victory. As a result, Wazzu earned a school-record 11 wins. Although Iowa State made the backdoor cover.
The underdog has now covered in each of the past six seasons. The Big 12 improved to 5-1 in the past six Alamo Bowls after Texas pounded Colorado. It was the second straight season the Longhorns ended the season with success in San Antonio. Following a blowout with Utah 38-10 in 2019 as a seven-point ‘dog. In 2021, yet another Alamo Bowl was a Big 12 victory. The Big 12 posted its sixth win in the past seven Alamo Bowls. To illuminate, Oklahoma boat-raced Oregon 47-32 in a much more lopsided game than the final score indicates.
2022 Alamo Bowl Matchup
Last game, the Texas Longhorns won 38-27 against the Baylor Bears as 10-point home favorites. The game went over the sportsbook total of 56. Texas has a record of 8-4 straight up, 8-4 against the spread, and 6-8 over/under the total.
Overall, Texas has national metrics of 36th for total offense, 63rd for passing, 27th for rushing, and 20th for scoring. Defensively they rank 49th overall, 88th against the pass, 28th against the rush, and 29th for points allowed. Also, Texas ranks 30th for fewest turnovers lost and 83rd for takeaways.
Last game, the Washington Huskies won 51-33 against the Washington State Cougars as 2.5-point home dogs. The game went over the total of 59.5. Washington has a record of 10-2 straight up, 7-5 against the spread, and 8-3-1 over/under the total.
In turn, Washington has national metrics of 2nd for total offense, 1st for passing, 72nd for rushing, and 4th for scoring. While defensively, they rank 57th overall, 90th against the pass, 33rd against the rush, and 63rd for points allowed. Also, Washington ranks 4th for fewest turnovers lost and 104th for takeaways.
2022 Alamo Bowl Best Bet: Washington Huskies.