The 2024 Holiday Bowl will take place on Friday and it will pit the No. 21 Syracuse Orange against the Washington State Cougars. Syracuse is coming off an impressive 9-3 season that included a marquee win over Miami (FL) to end the season that kept the Hurricanes out of the College Football Playoff. Meanwhile, Washington State went 8-4 as an independent with a win over Washington in the Apple Cup but must replace head coach Jake Dickert, who left to become the head coach at Wake Forest.

Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. Syracuse is favored by 16.5 points in the latest Syracuse vs. Washington State odds, while the over/under is 59.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. 

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