Citrus Offers LSU vs. Purdue The LSU Tigers ended their season with a 50-30 loss to Georgia in the SEC championship. But they notched an overtime College Football betting win over Alabama in the regular season. And that kept the Tide out of the CFP. LSU has been to a bowl in 21 straight seasons and has a 29-24-1 record in bowl games. Last season the Tigers lost to Kansas State, 42-20, in the Texas Bowl. Purdue is headed to their 21st bowl game in school history. And their second in two years after appearing in last season’s Music City Bowl.
2022 Citrus Bowl LSU Tigers vs. Purdue Boilermakers
| Date and Time: | Monday, January 2, 2023, 1 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida |
| TV Coverage: | ABC |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Purdue | +10½ (-110) | 58½ (-110) | +315 |  |
| LSU | -10½ (-110) | 58½ (-110) | -380 | |
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2022 Citrus Bowl Overview
At the beginning, the Citrus Bowl was titled the Blockbuster Bowl. Also sponsoring were CarQuest and Micron PC. The game was born in Miami in 1990 and thrived in its first year with a marquee matchup between Penn State and Florida State. However, over the next 11 years, attendance declined.
Sensing a unique opportunity to bring a second bowl game to Orlando, the bowl moved to Orlando. Since 2001 it has been played there. Hence the Citrus Bowl is now the Cheez-it Citrus Bowl and currently features schools from the Big Ten and the SEC. This game takes place at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
The SEC has captured this online betting bowl in nine of the past ten years. Additionally, Georgia has had the most appearances in this bowl, with six. UGA went 4-1-1 in those games. Along with the Bulldogs, Tennessee is the only other school to win this bowl game more than four times. Previously, Oklahoma State won a thriller over Miami-FL 37-34. As it turned out, the win was a springboard to the Pokes’ big year in 2021.
In comparison, it was also a prophecy of the firing to come for Miami and coach Manny Diaz. Alabama defeated Michigan 35-16 in the 2019 edition.
2022 Citrus Bowl Matchup
Last game, the LSU Tigers lost 50-30 against the Georgia Bulldogs as a 17-point dog. The game went over the College Football Betting total of 51.5. LSU has a record of 9-4 straight up, 7-6 against the spread, and 7-6 over/under the total.
Overall, LSU has national metrics of 30th for total offense, 37th for passing, 45th for rushing, and 38th for scoring. Defensively they rank 45th overall, 40th against the pass, 71st against the rush, and 46th for points allowed. Also, LSU ranks 125th for fewest turnovers lost and 121st for takeaways.
Last game, the Purdue Boilermakers lost 43-22 against the Michigan Wolverines in the Big Ten championship game as 16-point dogs. The game went over the total of 54. Purdue has a record of 8-5 straight up, 5-8 against the spread, and 8-5 over/under the total.
Overall, Purdue has national metrics of 50th for total offense, 17th for passing, 101st for rushing, and 70th for scoring. Defensively they rank 36th overall, 50th against the pass, 41st against the rush, and 53rd for points allowed. Also, Purdue ranks 40th for fewest turnovers lost and 17th for takeaways.
Of major concern is that Purdue lost its coach Jeff Brohm to the Louisville Cardinals.
2022 Citrus Bowl Best Bet: LSU Tigers.