Fenway Bowl Odds: UConn Vs. North Carolina Preview

Written By Road to CFB | Last Updated at June 19, 2026

The Fenway Bowl is set to kick off during the 2024-25 College Football Bowl Season on Dec. 28 at 11 a.m. ET. The game is held at historic Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox, in Boston. This year, the North Carolina Tar Heels (6-6) host the UConn Huskies (8-4) – a battle of two blue bloods on the hardwood. UConn plays in its third bowl game since the historic 2010 Fiesta Bowl season. Below, we'll look at Fenway Bowl odds and bowl history.

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Fenway Bowl odds

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North Carolina opened a -4.5 favorite in this game, and the over/under opened at 56.5 points.

North Carolina vs. UConn

Check back for a UNC vs. UConn preview soon.

North Carolina Team Notes

UNC parted ways with head coach Mack Brown after the regular season. Freddie Kitchens will be the interim coach for this game.
Finished with a losing conference record (3-5).
Star running back Omarion Hampton won't play in this game.
Three other starters are likely out for this game: LB Amare Campbell, LG Aidan Banfield, and TE Bryson Nesbit.

UConn Team Notes

It travels just 80 miles to this game, the fourth-shortest trek to a bowl game this year.
Starting QB Nick Evers missed each of the last two games.
Co-leading rusher Durell Robinson entered the transfer portal.

Fenway Bowl betting

Last year, Boston College beat SMU, 23-14, as +12.5 underdogs. It was SMU's final game as a member of the American Athletic Conference before joining the ACC and playing Boston College as a conference member (winning 38-28). Under 50.5 points quickly cleared with just 37 combined here. Rain and temperatures around 40º stifled any hopes of offense.

The debut Fenway Bowl was between Cincinnati and Louisville. The Cardinals easily beat the Bearcats, 24-7, as both teams had no coaching staff. Scott Satterfield, who spent 2022 as Louisville's coach, left for foe Cincinnati. The Cards covered as -2.5 favorites, and even the low 38.5-point total was too high. Unders in this bowl game are off to a 2-0 start.

The Fenway Bowl was set to debut in 2020 but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a matchup between SMU and Virginia was also canceled due to COVID-19 issues on the teams' part.