Thor Nystrom provides his best bets for each 2022 Bowl Game on Thursday and Friday, December 29 and 30. And here’s a closer look at the 2022 Sun Bowl.
2022 regular season: 82-66-3 ATS (55.4%)
2022 bowls (through Dec. 28): 17-7-1 ATS (70.8%)
2022 combined: 99-73-4 ATS (57.6%)
2014-2021: 706-620-17 ATS (53.2%)
El Paso, TX | Friday, December 30 | 1:00 PM
UCLA (-5.5) vs. Pittsburgh | Total: 54.5
Pittsburgh
QB Kedon Slovis (Transfer portal)
QB Nick Patti (Injury)
QB Nate Yarnell (Illness)
RB Izzy Abanikanda (Opt-out)
WR Jaylon Barden (Transfer portal)
WR Jaden Bradley (Transfer portal)
WR Jared Wayne (?)
OT Gabe Houy (Opt-out)
OT Carter Warren (Opt-out/Injury)
DT Calijah Kancey (Opt-out)
EDGE John Morgan III (Transfer portal)
EDGE Nate Temple (Injury)
EDGE Sam Williams (Transfer portal)
EDGE Deslin Alexandre (Opt-out)
EDGE Habakkuk Baldonado (Injury)
LB SirVocea Dennis (Opt-out)
S Brandon Hill (Opt-out)
S Judson Tallandier II (Transfer portal)
QB1 Slovis is looking for a new home in the transfer portal. QB2 Patti, hampered by a leg injury for most of the campaign, is the leader in the clubhouse to make the start based on the team's most-recent bowl practices.
HC Pat Narduzzi recently told the media that Patti and QB3 Nate Yarnell have been going head-to-head in practices to determine the bowl starter. But Yarnell, who did not attempt a pass this season, has been under the weather with an unspecified illness, allowing Patti to seize the early lead in the open competition. Over his four-year career, Patti is 51-for-87 for 558 yards and a 4/1 TD/INT rate.