2022 Fiesta Bowl Odds
For bettors, the Playstation Fiesta Bowl offers up a chance to wager on some of the best teams in the country, especially every three years when the game acts as a semifinal on the road to the National Championship. Bettors can place bets at their favorite online or mobile sportsbook and get in on the action here in Arizona. Read on for 2022 Fiesta Bowl odds and how to wager on the game.
Fiesta Bowl odds – Oklahoma State vs Notre Dame – January 1, 2022 at 1PM
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How to watch the Fiesta Bowl
If you’re the kind of bettor who likes to watch the game you’re wagering on, then you’ll be happy to know the Fiesta Bowl is one of the most-watched college bowl games of the year.
Here’s a quick breakdown of your viewing options:
- With a TV provider: You can catch the Fiesta Bowl on ESPN, which also means you can view it on WatchESPN or the ESPN app. You’ll need to provide your service provider login credentials.
- Watch the Fiesta Bowl Online: You’ll be able to catch the Fiesta Bowl via YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, AT&T Now, FuboTV, or Sling TV.
When is the Fiesta Bowl?
The Fiesta Bowl will take place on January 1, 2022 at 1pm at State Farm Stadium in Glendale Arizona.
Fiesta Bowl venue
The Fiesta Bowl is hosted annually in Glendale, Arizona, which is also the home of the Arizona Cardinals. The NFL team and the college bowl share the same stadium when their respective game day arrives: State Farm Stadium. Here are a few key details about the venue.
- Name: State Farm Stadium
- Location: One Cardinals Drive, Glendale, AZ 85305
- Groundbreaking: April 12, 2003
- Opening day: Aug. 1, 2006
- Renovations: 2014 and 2017
- Capacity: 63,400, and expandable to 72,200 and 78,600 standing room
- Attendance record: 78,603 (Jan. 10, 2011 — BCS National Championship game, Auburn Tigers vs. Oregon Ducks)
- Surface: Natural grass
- Other notable events: Arizona Cardinals home games
- Arriving in 2022: On-site BetMGM Sportsbook will allow fans to bet on the Cardinals and more while at games.
Common bets to make on the Fiesta Bowl
When it comes to wagering on the Fiesta Bowl, you’ll be faced with the same bet types as any regular-season college or NFL game. The most common types, which are typically the most popular, will be available at nearly any sportsbook you choose.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the various bet types for the Fiesta Bowl.
Moneyline
This is probably the most popular wager for new bettors. That’s because it is the easiest to understand and the easiest to research, for the most part. A moneyline bet is simply a head-to-head matchup where you, the bettor, are asked to choose which team will win. The favorites to win a game in a sportsbook will come with negative odds (such as -110) and the underdog will have positive odds (like +130). If you’re right about which team will win, your payout will be calculated based on the odds and your wager amount.
A moneyline bet might look something like this at BetMGM Arizona:
- Oregon Ducks (-110)
- Auburn Tigers (+130)
Oregon is favored to win here, and to win $100, you would need to wager $110. For Auburn, a winning $100 bet would bring home $130.
Point spread
Experienced bettors have made the point spread bet one of their preferred go-to wagers. The idea behind the bet type is a sportsbook picks a favorite (like we mentioned above) and then assigns “points” to the underdog to even the playing field a little. Here’s a quick example of a spread bet you might see at Unibet online sportsbook in Arizona:
- Oregon Ducks -13.5 (-110)
- Auburn Tigers +13.5 (-110)
What you’re seeing is the oddsmakers expect Oregon to win by at least 14 points. If they lose or win by fewer than 14, then bets on them would be losers. Now, the Tigers either need to win outright or lose by fewer than 14 points to have wagers on them to win.
Totals
Also commonly known as over/unders, totals bets don’t require you to pick a winner of the game. Instead, the sportsbook will provide a prediction for the total number of points they think the two teams combined will score in a game. Essentially, the final score of each team is added together. You are tasked with choosing whether those two teams will score more, or over, that amount, or whether they will score fewer points, or under, the amount.
We’ll keep using the Ducks and Tigers as an example, and say BetRivers Arizona Sportsbook expects Oregon to win, 31-17. They might create a line that looks like this:
- Over: 47.5 (-110)
- Under: 47.5 (-110)
If you think the two defenses will keep the score down, you might go with the under here. But if those offenses are really clipping along, the over would be the way to go in many cases.
What teams play in the Fiesta Bowl?
The January 1, 2022 Fiesta Bowl teams are Oklahoma State and Notre Dame.
The Fiesta Bowl has long been considered one of the more prestigious games in college football, even serving as the National Championship game in the past. Now, every three years, the bowl game is used as one of the semifinal contests for the teams vying for the National Championship.
In those years—the next being Dec. 31, 2022—the game is part of the “New Year’s Six” bowl games slate, and the two teams participating are determined by the College Football Playoff Committee.
In the non-playoff years, the Fiesta Bowl participants are selected by a committee specifically charged with inviting two of the best teams in the country. While not everyone agrees with their selections all the time, the bowl has become synonymous with quality football due to its top-tier teams.
When will the Fiesta Bowl next be a playoff game?
The next time will actually be the second time the Fiesta Bowl is played in 2022.
You read that right: there are two iterations of the Fiesta Bowl in 2022. The first is the final game of the 2021-22 season and will be played on Jan. 1, 2022. That game is not a playoff contest. The second will be played Dec. 31, 2022 and will serve as one of the New Year’s Six games. That one is a semifinal contest in the College Football Playoff.
The last time the Fiesta Bowl was a semifinal game was on Dec. 28, 2019 when the Clemson Tigers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 29-23 in front of 71,330 fans.
Past Fiesta Bowl results
The Fiesta Bowl is consistently one of the top bowl games each season. Below we have a list of past Fiesta Bowl contests going back to the 2010 season.
| Date | Winner | Runner Up |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1, 2022 | No. 9 Oklahoma State 37 | No. 5 Notre Dame 35 |
| Jan. 2, 2021 | No. 12 Iowa State 34 | No. 25 Oregon 17 |
| Dec. 28, 2019 - CFP semifinal | No. 3 Clemson 29 | No. 2 Ohio State 23 |
| Jan. 1, 2019 | No. 11 LSU 40 | No. 7 UCF 32 |
| Dec. 30, 2017 | No. 9 Penn State 35 | No. 12 Washington 28 |
| Jan. 1, 2016 | No. 7 Ohio State 44 | No. 8 Notre Dame 28 |
| Dec. 31, 2016 - CFP semifinal | No. 3 Clemson 31 | No. 2 Ohio State 0 |
| Jan. 1 2014 | No. 15 UCF 52 | No. 6 Baylor 42 |
| Dec. 31, 2014 | No. 21 Boise State 38 | No. 12 Arizona 30 |
| Jan. 3, 2013 | No. 5 Oregon 35 | No. 7 Kansas State 17 |
| Jan. 2, 2012 | No. 3 Oklahoma State 41 | No. 4 Standford 38 (OT) |
| Jan. 1, 2011 | No. 9 Oklahoma 48 | No. 25 Connecticut 20 |
| Jan. 4, 2010 | No. 6 Boise State 17 | No. 3 TCU 10 |
Notable Fiesta Bowl moments
When a game carries as much storied history as the Fiesta Bowl (dating all the way back to Dec. 27, 1971), there are bound to be some impressive moments. We’ve curated a list of our five favorites in Fiesta Bowl history.
- Saquon Barkley makes history: There’s very little doubt that Barkley is an absolute unit of a human being. In college, it was like watching a full-grown man playing on the local playground at times. That was on display in the Fiesta Bowl in 2017 when he scored a record 92-yard touchdown.
- Santonio Holmes’ record-setting TD: You either love Ohio State or you hate them. Notre Dame fans no doubt fell into the latter category in 2006 when Holmes made history with this touchdown reception.
- Hook and ladder: If you can’t enjoy some classic football plays, then what can you enjoy? Boise State pulled out the ol’ hook and ladder play against Oklahoma for a nice touchdown in 2007.
- Double OT National Championship: In 2003, Miami was riding a 34-game winning streak and looked to extend that to 35 with a victory over Ohio State in the BCS Championship. However, the Buckeyes came in ready for the challenge. When start Hurricanes running back Willis McGahee went down with a brutal knee injury in the fourth quarter, Miami couldn’t close things out and lost in double overtime.
- Last-second victory: Close games are always fun, but last-second victories are exhilarating. Take this Texas comeback against Ohio State when Colt McCoy found Quan Cosby for a 26-yard score. How did he not get tackled right after the catch? Impressive play that broke Buckeyes fans’ hearts.