2024 Independence Bowl Betting Odds, Predictions, Preview
Recap all the 2024 Independence Bowl Betting Odds, Picks, Predictions and History below and be sure to check back for the 2025 installment.
Independence Bowl Betting Odds
Marshall @ Army Betting Odds
- Opening point spread: Army -14.5
- Opening moneyline: Army -575/Louisiana Tech +425
- Opening total: Over/Under 43.5 points scored
- Time: 9:15 p.m. ET Saturday, Dec. 28 (ESPN)
Independence Bowl Betting Resources
- Date: Saturday, December 18, 2024
- TV-Time: ESPN, 9:15 p.m. ET
- Venue: Independence Stadium
- Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Independence Bowl History
The Independence Bowl began in 1976 and the matchup currently features schools from the ACC and SEC conferences. The game takes place at Independence Stadium from Shreveport, Louisiana.
Favorites have gone 11-3 straight up and 10-4 against the spread in the last 14 Independence Bowls, but the underdogs have come through in the past two affairs in Shreveport. Duke routed Temple in 2018 in a 56-27 blowout as 3.5-point 'dogs, followed by Louisiana Tech blanking Miami (FL), 14-0 in 2019 as a nearly touchdown 'dog. Louisiana Tech recorded the first shutout in Independence Bowl history, while snapping a four-game 'over' run in this game.
The 2020 installment was wiped out due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, but the game returned on Dec. 18, 2021 in a battle between independent BYU and Conference USA representative UAB.
The 2023 victory in the Independence Bowl by Texas Tech was the second straight season that bettors saw the favorite-under combination connect.
Independence Bowl Betting Results
| Year | Matchup | Spread, Totals | ATS Result |
| 2023 | Texas Tech 34 Cal 14 | Texas Tech -3.5, 54.5 | Favorite, Under |
| 2022 | Houston 23 Louisiana 16 | Houston -5, 56.5 | Favorite, Under |
| 2021 | UAB 31 BYU 28 | BYU -5.5, 54.5 | Underdog, Over |
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech 14 Miami (FL) 0 | Miami -6.5, 50 | Underdog, Under |
| 2018 | Duke 56 Temple 27 | Temple -3.5, 56.5 | Underdog, Over |
| 2017 | Florida State 42 Southern Miss 13 | FSU -12, 48.5 | Favorite, Over |
| 2016 | N.C. State 41 Vanderbilt 17 | N.C. State -6, 46 | Favorite, Over |
| 2015 | Virginia Tech 55 Tulsa 52 | Virginia Tech -14, 62.5 | Underdog, Over |
| 2014 | South Carolina 24 Miami (FL) 21 | Miami (FL) -3, 62 | Underdog, Under |
| 2013 | Arizona 42 Boston College 19 | Arizona -7.5, 56 | Favorite, Over |
| 2012 | Ohio 45 Louisiana-Monroe 14 | Louisiana-Monroe -7, 59 | Favorite, Push |
| 2011 | Missouri 41 North Carolina 24 | Missouri -4.5, 53 | Favorite, Over |
| 2010 | Air Force 14 Georgia Tech 7 | Air Force -3, 54.5 | Favorite, Under |
| 2009 | Georgia 44 Texas A&M 20 | Georgia -6.5, 65.5 | Favorite, Under |
| 2008 | Louisiana Tech 17 Northern Illinois 10 | Louisiana Tech -3, 46 | Favorite, Under |
| 2007 | Alabama 30 Colorado 24 | Alabama -4.5, 51.5 | Favorite, Over |
| 2006 | Oklahoma State 34 Alabama 31 | Oklahoma State -2, 49 | Favorite, Over |
| 2005 | Missouri 38 South Carolina 31 | South Carolina -3.5, 51.5 | Underdog, Over |
| 2004 | Iowa State 17 Miami (OH) 13 | Miami (OH) -3, 51 | Underdog, Under |
| 2003 | Arkansas 27 Missouri 14 | Arkansas -3, 55 | Favorite, Under |
| 2002 | Mississippi 27 Nebraska 23 | Nebraska -7, 55 | Underdog, Under |
| 2001 | Alabama 14 Iowa State 13 | Alabama -6.5, 51.5 | Underdog, Under |
| 2000 | Mississippi State 43 Texas A&M 41 (OT) | Texas A&M -1, 43.5 | Underdog, Over |
| 1999 | Mississippi 27 Oklahoma 25 | Oklahoma -4, 56.5 | Underdog, Under |
| 1998 | Mississippi 35 Texas Tech 18 | Texas Tech -8.5, 44.5 | Underdog, Over |
| 1997 | LSU 27 Notre Dame 9 | LSU -7, 44 | Favorite, Under |
| 1996 | Auburn 32 Army 29 | - | - |
| 1995 | LSU 45 Michigan State 26 | - | - |
| 1994 | Virginia 20 TCU 10 | - | - |
| 1993 | Virginia Tech 45 Indiana 20 | - | - |
| 1992 | Wake Forest 39 Oregon 35 | - | - |
| 1991 | Georgia 24 Arkansas 15 | - | - |
| 1990 | Louisiana Tech 34 Maryland 34 | - | - |
| 1989 | Oregon 27 Tulsa 24 | - | - |
| 1988 | Southern Miss 38 UTEP 18 | - | - |
| 1987 | Washington 24 Tulane 12 | - | - |
| 1986 | Mississippi 20 Texas Tech 17 | - | - |
| 1985 | Minnesota 20 Clemson 13 | - | - |
| 1984 | Air Force 23 Virginia Tech 7 | - | - |
| 1983 | Air Force 9 Mississippi 3 | - | - |
| 1982 | Wisconsin 14 Kansas State 3 | - | - |
| 1981 | Texas A&M 33 Oklahoma State 16 | - | - |
| 1980 | Southern Miss 16 McNeese State 14 | - | - |
| 1979 | Syracuse 31 McNeese State 7 | - | - |
| 1978 | East Carolina 35 Louisiana Tech 13 | - | - |
| 1977 | Louisiana Tech 24 Louisville 14 | - | - |
| 1976 | McNeese State 20 Tulsa 16 | - | - |
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