San Diego State closed its regular season as one of the hottest teams in the country, winning its last nine games in a row and going 8-1 against the spread. But the Aztecs will meet a challenge in Cincinnati's high-flying offense in the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve in Honolulu.
Hawaii Bowl point spread: Bearcats opened as 2.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report)
College football pick, via Odds Shark computer: 43.2-29.2 Aztecs
Why the Aztecs can cover the spread
The champions of the Mountain West started this season 1-3 with losses at Cal, at home to South Alabama and at Penn State.