Miami (OH) +6.5 (-110) over App State
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- Miami (OH) is playing at an elite level on defense, having held Toledo to just 14 points in the MAC title game.
- Miami (OH) should be able to keep App State at bay thanks in large part to their running game, which will limit the number of possessions in the game.
The Cure Bowl is an annual bowl game that is for a good cause, with proceeds from the game going toward breast cancer research. As one of the first college football bowl games each year, it is also the source of plenty of excitement each season. Here, we break down the upcoming Cure Bowl and look at the history of this game as well.
2023 Cure Bowl Analysis
The big question going into this year’s Cure Bowl is whether the defense of the Miami (OH) Redhawks can step up the way it did during the regular season. Miami (OH) was dominant on the defensive side of the ball in the MAC, but the Redhawks will face a foe from a tougher conference in this game in the App State Mountaineers from the Sun Belt.
App State did not provide cause for confidence ahead of this game with their performance in the Sun Belt championship game. The Mountaineers gave up 49 points in a blowout loss to Troy, which dropped them to 8-5 on the season. While wins and losses in a tougher conference are not going to paint a pretty picture for App State, though, their explosive passing game could be enough to breach the stout defense of their opponents out of the MAC.
Cure Bowl History
The Cure Bowl has been a part of the college football bowl landscape since 2015, when the first edition of the game took place. It has tie-ins with the American Athletic Conference and the Sun Belt, though there have been instances of other conferences that have participated in this bowl matchup. Below is a list of previous participants in the Cure Bowl along with the results of those games.
| Year | Bowl Winner | Bowl Runner-Up |
| 2015 | San Jose State | Georgia State |
| 2016 | Arkansas State | UCF |
| 2017 | Georgia State | Western Kentucky |
| 2018 | Tulane | Louisiana |
| 2019 | Liberty | Georgia Southern |
| 2020 | Liberty | Coastal Carolina |
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | Northern Illinois |
| 2022 | Troy | UTSA |
Bowl Game MVPs
There are some memorable names on the list of Cure Bowl MVPs from previous editions of this game. Malik Willis and Grayson McCall are among the MVPs from Cure Bowls past, with Willis using it as a springboard into the NFL, helping his draft stock with his performance in this matchup. Below is a full list of the MVPs of the Cure Bowl all-time.
| Year | MVP | Team |
| 2015 | Kenny Potter | San Jose State |
| 2016 | Kendall Sanders | Arkansas State |
| 2017 | Conner Manning | Georgia State |
| 2018 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane |
| 2019 | Jessie Lemonier | Liberty |
| 2020 | Malik Willis | Liberty |
| 2021 | Grayson McCall | Coastal Carolina |
| 2022 | KJ Robertson | Troy |
