- The No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones face the No. 25 Oregon Ducks in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl on January 2.
- Despite winning the Pac-12 Championship, Oregon comes into this game as a 4.0 point underdog to the Cyclones.
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Following all the events of the New Year’s Day bowl games, the college football postseason action heads out west for the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl.
This year, the No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones will face the No. 25 Oregon Ducks in a battle of unexpected opponents.
The Cyclones had big hopes before falling to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship Game, while Oregon shocked many experts by taking down USC to win the Pac 12 Championship themselves.
Bettors can find odds for the game on any of the online sportsbooks, recommended where Iowa State is currently a 4-point favorite.
Fiesta Bowl – 1/2/21 4:00 p.m. EST:
- Oregon +160
- Iowa State -180
- Spread: ISU -4.0 (-110)
- O/U: 58.0
The Oregon Ducks weren’t even supposed to be here in the first place. The Pac 12 title game was initially set to be played between USC and Washington before the Huskies had to drop out due to coronavirus concerns.
This opened the door for their rival Oregon to get the invite instead, who went on the upset the Trojans. The makes the 4-2 Ducks the recipient of the Pac-12’s automatic bid to a New Year’s Six bowl game.
Many predicted the Ducks to be there anyway after starting the season 3-0. Back to back losses to Oregon State and California put the Ducks behind the 8-ball, and a canceled matchup with Washington had them in second place in the Pac-12 North.
Fate had its say and the Ducks are now conference champions, a moniker that the Iowa State Cyclones fell just short of in their game against Oklahoma.
The 8-3 Cyclones have been led all season by strong running game thanks to the emergence of Breece Hall. Hall was just named a consensus All American at running back, and is second only to Alabama’s Najee Harris in touchdowns this season.
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Breece Hall: Grown man
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Hall ran for 1436 yards in 2020 and helped propel his Cyclones to the aforementioned Big 12 championship game.
This leaves college football betting fans with the job of deciding who will win this unique matchup.
Something of note is that both teams come into this game fairly healthy. The Ducks have only played six games in 2020, and are just missing a few members on offense like tight end Patrick Herbert. For the Cyclones, they are completely healthy besides two players listed as questionable in Arnold Azunna and Jake Remsburg.
Bettors should note that the Ducks went 3-3 against the spread this year compared to 6-5 for Iowa State.
The Cyclones have a tendency to underperform on big stages, failing to cover in their last six neutral site games. This also bleeds into a lack of scoring, as the Cyclones have hit the under in seven of their last eight bowl games. Additionally, Iowa State has hit the under in four straight games to end the season.
Jimmy Reinman honed his skills across various mediums including print, radio, and broadcast before bringing his arsenal of knowledge to the team here at USAOnlineSportsbooks in 2020. When he’s not writing, you can find him in a state of focused stress on any College Football Saturday, or maniacally constructing NBA parlays on a cool spring evening.
