2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Odds, prediction and how to watch

The 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will take place Tuesday in Boise between Eastern Michigan and San Jose State. Here’s how to watch, odds, and a prediction. 

If you aren’t planning on watching the 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Tuesday, are you even a college football fan?

In all seriousness, there 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl offers an interesting matchup between two programs on the rise. Eastern Michigan (8-4) didn’t garner national attention for its stellar season but the Eagles won eight games and are looking for their first bowl win since 1987.

San Jose State (7-4) is looking for its first bowl win since 2015, when the Spartans made the Cure Bowl as a 5-7 team and notched a win over Georgia Southern.

QB Chevan Cordiero leads a San Jose State offense which only averaged 27.5 points a game this season which ranked 73rd in the FBS. However, Cordiero threw 20 touchdown passes compared to four interceptions and the running game has been improving behind Kairee Robinson who averaged 4.9 yards per carry this season.

Defense is the name of the game for the Spartans, who rank 24th in scoring defense. Junior Fehoko is a stellar pass rusher and had nine sacks and 18 TFL this season. San Jose State had 36 sacks total and averages 1.6 takeaways per game.

Samson Evans rushed for 1,084 yards this season and 4.8 yards per attempt for Eastern Michigan and leads an Eagles offense that relies a lot on the run. Taylor Powell did a solid job at quarterback with 14 touchdowns and seven interceptions, but the Eagles average just 360 yards of total offense per game.

So while there have been some shootouts in the past in this game, the 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl should have more of a defensive flavor.

2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl odds

San Jose State is favored by 3.5 points going into this one. The over/under is set at 54.5. The moneyline for SJSU is -178 and +146 for Eastern Michigan according to Fanduel.

(Odds are subject to change)

2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl prediction

Eastern Michigan will need to find success on the ground to win this game and San Jose allows just 3.3 yards per carry. The defensive line is also very good at getting sacks and tackles for loss.

The Spartans offense isn’t spectacular but if it can rush for 100 yards (it averages 93) it should have a good shot to win as San Jose State is 4-0 this season when reaching 100 yards.

There should be tough sledding on both sides of the ball but San Jose State’s defense is adept at pressuring the QB and that will lead to a couple of turnovers and a Spartans win 27-20.

How to watch the 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Kickoff: 3:30 PM EST

TV: ESPN

Streaming: FUBO TV