Troy Calhoun will look to improve his bowl game record above .500 for the first time as head coach of Air Force when the Falcons take on Louisville at the First Responder Bowl on Dec. 28. And oddsmakers give him almost a 50-50 shot at it.
Air Force has +110 odds — meaning a $100 bet would win $110 — to beat the Cardinals, , and improve Calhoun’s bowl game record to 6-5. Louisville is slightly favored at -130 to win the game.
The Falcons (9-3) enter the game as 1.5-point underdogs. The two teams aren’t expected to produce one of this postseason’s biggest shootouts with +3,500 odds for the highest-scoring bowl game (the favorite is the matchup between Virginia and SMU at +800). The over-under for total points is 55.5.
Here’s a look at some current odds in the world of sports.
+110
The odds Air Force will beat Louisville at the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, . The Cardinals are slightly favored at -130.
+310
The odds the Broncos will make the playoffs, . The odds are in favor of them missing it for a sixth straight year at -400.
-192
The odds Colorado’s Raquel Pennington will beat Macy Chiasson at UFC Fight Night on Saturday, .
+1,200
The odds Nuggets center Nikola Jokic will be named NBA MVP, . He has the fourth-best odds behind Stephen Curry (+140), Kevin Durant (+350) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (+700).
+10,000
The odds Broncos’ Vic Fangio will win the NFL coach of the year award, . He is tied for the 13th-best odds. New England’s Bill Belichick is the favorite at -115.
