Camellia Bowl Odds: Arkansas State vs Northern Illinois Lines, Spread, Schedule

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Camellia Bowl Odds: Arkansas State vs Northern Illinois Lines, Spread

Saturday, Dec 23
12:00pm ET
ESPN
Arkansas St Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
-2.5
-120
54.5
-110o / -110u
-144
N. Illinois Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
+2.5
-102
54.5
-110o / -110u
+120
Odds via FanDuel. Get up-to-the-minute NCAAF odds here.

The 2023 Camellia Bowl matchup is official, as Arkansas State will take on Northern Illinois — and here's everything you need to know about the Camellia Bowl odds and Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois lines, spread and more.

Northern Illinois opened as a 2.5-point favorite over Arkansas State in the 2023 Camellia Bowl, but Arkansas State is now a 2.5-point favorite in the matchup. The total is set at over/under 54.5 points scored by both teams combined. Arkansas State is also -144 on the moneyline, while Northern Illinois +120 to win outright.

Camellia Bowl Injuries & Transfer News

Arkansas State Red Wolves

Transfer Portal

  • Starting LB Javante Mackey (739 snaps; committed to Memphis)
  • DL Kadan Lewis (not on bowl depth chart; 235 snaps)
  • DL Ashtin "Rusty" Rustemeyer (104 snaps; hasn’t played since Week 8)

Injuries

  • Stud C Jacob Bayer (697 snaps) missed the finale after surgery, but it sounds like he'll return for the bowl.
  • RB Zak Wallace (324 snaps) also missed the regular-season finale.

Northern Illinois Huskies

Transfer Portal

  • Starting C Pete Nygra (772 snaps; committed to Louisville)
  • S Devin Lafayette (284 snaps; reduced playing time late in season)
  • S CJ Brown (144 snaps; hasn’t played since Week 6)
  • WR Trey Urwiler (24 snaps)
  • Starting EDGE George Gumbs (430 snaps)

WR Trayvon Rudolph — the Huskies' best wide receiver and returner — has withdrawn from the transfer portal.

Injuries 

The Huskies would have been super thin at wide receiver without Rudolph. After losing Kacper Rutkiewicz for the year, two other starting wide receivers suffered injuries late in the season.

Our college football betting expert, Collin Wilson, has projected the spread and total for every college football bowl game. For the Camellia Bowl, our expert projects the Arkansas State vs Northern Illinois spread at PK and the total at over/under 47.4 points scored.

The 2023 Camellia Bowl featuring Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois will take place on Saturday, December 23 at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN

For more, make sure to check out our live-updating tracker of every college football bowl game matchup.

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