Big Al's Daily Angle: NCAAF Previews and Odds - 12/24/2024

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Dec 24, 2024
The Tuesday sports card for Christmas Eve features NCAA-F action.

The college football bowl season continues with one bowl game. San Jose State plays South Florida in the Hawaii Bowl at the Clarence T.C. Ching Field in Honolulu, Hawaii, on ESPN at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Spartans ended a two-game losing streak with their 34-31 win against Stanford as a 2.5-point favorite on November 29th. They ended the regular season with a 7-5 record. Wide receiver Nick Nash and center Hudson Mesa are opting out of this game to prepare for the NFL draft. Starting cornerbacks D.J. Harvey and Michael Dansby along with backup quarterback Emmett Brown headline the players not playing in this game after entering the transfer portal. 

The Bulls had won two games in a row before their 35-28 upset loss at Rice as a 5.5-point favorite on November 30th. They go into this game with a 6-6 record. They have three players in the transfer portal not playing tonight. Safety Tawfiq Byard, defensive tackle Doug Blue-Eli, and left guard Andrew Kilfoyl are expected to play.

San Jose State is a 3-point favorite with the total set at 63.5 (all odds from DraftKings). 

The National Football League returns on Wednesday with two games. The National Basketball Association gets back at it with five games on its traditional Christmas Day slate. The National Hockey League takes three days off until Friday. The NCAA-B college basketball schedule picks up again on Wednesday with four games in the Diamond Head Classic at the SimpliFi Arena in the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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