Oregon won nine consecutive games following a season-opening blowout loss to the Georgia Bulldogs. But the Ducks lost two of their final three matchups to fall short of the Pac-12 Championship. On the whole, it was a solid first season of the Dan Lanning era. Hence, Oregon qualified for their 36th bowl game in program history. Auburn transfer Bo Nix had a strong season at QB. North Carolina enters this College Football betting bowl after a blowout loss to Clemson in the ACC Championship. UNC is in its 37th bowl game with a 15-21 record in their previous appearances.
2022 Holiday Bowl North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Oregon Ducks
| Date and Time: | December 28, 2022, 8 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Petco Park, San Diego, California |
| TV Coverage: | FOX |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| North Carolina | +14½ (-110) | 72 (-110) | +450 |  |
| Oregon | -14½ (-110) | 72 (-110) | -600 | |
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2022 Holiday Bowl Overview
At the onset, the Holiday Bowl began in 1978. Concurrently, this bowl features schools from the Pac-12 and Big 10, who took over the bowl tie-in from the Big 12. Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres, is the temporary host of this game in 2022. The game will move to the new Aztec Stadium next year. In sum, the sports betting payout is $6.5 million.
In addition to having the most victories of any school in the Holiday Bowl, BYU easily has the most appearances. The Cougars appeared in 11 of the game’s first 16 contests. But they haven’t been back since losing to Ohio State in 1993. The Buckeyes are the only team the Cougars faced twice, and BYU dropped both.
While the Pac-12 is considered the best conference in the western part of the country, success hasn’t translated to the Holiday Bowl. Since the Pac-10 aligned with the game in 1998, conference teams have gone just 7-15. Also, they haven’t won back-to-back games. And the Pac-12 dropped seven of the last eight matchups.
The COVID-19 global pandemic wiped out the 2020 installment of this game. The game was expected to return on Dec. 28, 2021, with UCLA of the Pac-12 facing NC State of the ACC. However, mere hours before the Holiday Bowl was to kick off at Petco Park, the Bruins pulled out of the game due to reported COVID issues within its program.
2022 Holiday Bowl Matchup
Last game, the North Carolina Tar Heels lost 39-10 against the Clemson Tigers as 7-point dogs. The game went under the College Football Betting total of 64. North Carolina has a record of 9-4 straight up, 6-7 against the spread, and 6-7 over/under the total.
North Carolina has national metrics of 15th for total offense, 9th for passing, 64th for rushing, and 23rd for scoring. Defensively they rank 114th overall, 121st against the pass, 83rd against the rush, and 1054th for points allowed. Also, North Carolina ranks 66th for fewest turnovers lost and 93rd for takeaways.
Last game, the Oregon Ducks lost 38-34 against the Oregon State Beavers as 1-point road dogs. The game went over the total of 56.5. Oregon has a record of 9-3 straight up, 8-4 against the spread, and 7-5 over/under the total.
To show, Oregon has national metrics of 4th for total offense, 15th for passing, 14th for rushing, and 9th for scoring. Defensively they rank 75th overall, 106th against the pass, 31st against the rush, and 77th for points allowed. Also, Oregon ranks 10th for fewest turnovers lost and 8th for takeaways.
2022 Holiday Bowl Best Bet: Oregon Ducks.