The 2025-26 college football bowl schedule has five matchups on New Year's Eve, with the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl 2025 the penultimate of the day and of 2025. It features the No. 15 Utah Utes facing the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a matchup of one current Big 12 team versus a former one. Utah (10-2) has won five games in a row, most recently a 31-21 victory over Kansas. Nebraska (7-5) is coming off back-to-back losses, including a 40-16 defeat to Iowa in its last outing. Quarterback Dylan Raiola (injury/portal) is among the opt-outs for Nebraska. Morgan Scalley is taking over on a full-time basis for Utah after Kyle Whittingham's departure to Michigan.
Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. ET from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Utes are 14.5-point favorites in the latest Utah vs. Nebraska odds, while the over/under is 50.5.
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