Toledo +3.5 (-110) over Wyoming
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- Toledo is much more explosive offensively than Wyoming and should use that to their advantage here.
- Toledo lost in the MAC title game but that was against a much better defensive opponent.
Out of all the games on the college football bowl schedule, the Arizona Bowl is certainly one of them. This game lacks history and typically does not provide an attractive matchup. But it is on the bowl calendar which means that bettors are interested in it nonetheless. Here is a look at this year’s Arizona Bowl and the history of the game as well.
2023 Arizona Bowl Analysis
This year’s Arizona Bowl is a matchup between Toledo and Wyoming. Neither of these teams won their respective conferences this year, though Toledo got a lot closer than Wyoming did by getting to the MAC championship game against Miami (OH). Toledo was clamped down by the defense of Miami (OH) in that matchup, which could happen again in this game if they are not careful.
Arizona Bowl History
The Arizona Bowl has been around since 2015, but is still a part of the later portion of the bowl schedule alongside bowls with superior pedigrees. This contest has tie-ins with the Mountain West and MAC, giving smaller schools a chance to play closer to the end of the calendar year. Below is a list of the previous matchups in this bowl game, from the first one in 2015 to the most recent.
| Date | Winning Team | Losing Team |
| 12/29/15 | Nevada | Colorado State |
| 12/30/16 | Air Force | South Alabama |
| 12/29/17 | New Mexico State | Utah State |
| 12/29/18 | Nevada | Arkansas State |
| 12/31/19 | Wyoming | Georgia State |
| 12/31/20 | Ball State | No. 19 San Jose State |
| 12/30/22 | Ohio | Wyoming |
Bowl Game MVPs
The list of Arizona Bowl MVPs does not feature any sort of high-level pro talent. But it does feature a group of players who gave their all in their respective appearances in this game. Below is the full list of MVPs from this contest from the state of Arizona.
| Year | Offensive MVP | Team | Defensive MVP | Team |
| 2015 | James Butler | Nevada | Ian Seau | Nevada |
| 2016 | Arion Worthman | Air Force | Weston Steelhammer | Air Force |
| 2017 | Larry Rose III | New Mexico State | Leon McQuaker | New Mexico State |
| 2018 | Ty Gangi | Nevada | B. J. Edmonds | Arkansas State |
| 2019 | Xazavian Valladay | Wyoming | Alijah Halliburton | Wyoming |
| 2020 | Drew Plitt | Ball State | Bryce Cosby | Ball State |
| 2022 | CJ Harris | Ohio | None | N/A |
