Friday Night Lights from the Big 12 kicks at 8:00 pm et from Ames when Iowa State hosts Oklahoma State. OSU is 21-5-1 ATS as road favorites and 29-10 ATS as double-digit chalk. The Boyz are also a stellar 48-18-2 ATS as a chalk overall and the favorite in this series is 6-0 ATS the last six meetings.
(317) OKLAHOMA ST vs. (318) IOWA ST
Lean: OKLAHOMA ST against the spread.
How long can Oklahoma State lead the nation in takeaways? And how long can they carry their current ATS run - if in fact they don't turn over their opponent? While embarrassing the Red Raiders last Saturday the defense forced three Tech TO's.
Questions surround the Cowboys in this road game. Will they look past the Cyclones on the road Friday night ahead of a critical showdown with Oklahoma that looms in its season finale two weeks from Saturday? Oklahoma State is a near lock to play for its first national championship with two victories to close out the season and it all begins with ISU in this Friday night fight. This is an experienced and well coached team and by all indications the players appear to be well aware of the dangers of taking a well-rested Iowa State team lightly. If the Cowboys can avoid the upset Friday, they'll have two weeks to gear up for their battle with No. 5 Oklahoma in the Bedlam game Dec. 3.
Laying nearly four touchdowns to a well rested Iowa State team is as shaded as the oddsmakers dare go. Especially since the last two defensive efforts by ISU are tainted, and are not nearly as good as the surface peripherals suggest. Holding an undermanned Kansas team to just 10 points and a Texas Tech squad that was suffering from a Sooner hangover won't impress us. And the Cowboys have been nearly perfect in this situation under Gundy, too. They are 10-0 against the spread as road chalk; 8-0 in a road game when the oddsmakers set the total equal to or greater than 63 points; and 7-0 ATS in a road game where the total is between 63.5 and 70.
The Cyclones have been extremely suspect against good passing teams and their 600 plus rushing yards the last two games come against two of the worst defenses in Div 1 football.
Consider the fact that teams (OSU) are an 84% proposition when they are coming off three consecutive games where they gained 475 yards or more with an experienced quarterback (returning starter), this when the oddsmakers open the pointspread between 21.5 and 31 points on the road chalk. The trend is 37-7 over the last 20 college campaigns and a perfect 6-0 this season.
Thanks to the big missteps by Stanford and Boise State last week, the Oklahoma State Cowboys are suddenly in the driver’s seat for a berth in the BCS National Championship Game. Simply put, if they win out they are in. Expect this team to be mega focused. While 80 percent of the public is on OSU, and that alone should make one weary, Gundy and his teams have been road warriors and that continues Friday night.
Play Oklahoma State -26.5 points
(317) OKLAHOMA ST vs. (318) IOWA ST
Lean: OKLAHOMA ST against the spread.
How long can Oklahoma State lead the nation in takeaways? And how long can they carry their current ATS run - if in fact they don't turn over their opponent? While embarrassing the Red Raiders last Saturday the defense forced three Tech TO's.
Questions surround the Cowboys in this road game. Will they look past the Cyclones on the road Friday night ahead of a critical showdown with Oklahoma that looms in its season finale two weeks from Saturday? Oklahoma State is a near lock to play for its first national championship with two victories to close out the season and it all begins with ISU in this Friday night fight. This is an experienced and well coached team and by all indications the players appear to be well aware of the dangers of taking a well-rested Iowa State team lightly. If the Cowboys can avoid the upset Friday, they'll have two weeks to gear up for their battle with No. 5 Oklahoma in the Bedlam game Dec. 3.
Laying nearly four touchdowns to a well rested Iowa State team is as shaded as the oddsmakers dare go. Especially since the last two defensive efforts by ISU are tainted, and are not nearly as good as the surface peripherals suggest. Holding an undermanned Kansas team to just 10 points and a Texas Tech squad that was suffering from a Sooner hangover won't impress us. And the Cowboys have been nearly perfect in this situation under Gundy, too. They are 10-0 against the spread as road chalk; 8-0 in a road game when the oddsmakers set the total equal to or greater than 63 points; and 7-0 ATS in a road game where the total is between 63.5 and 70.
The Cyclones have been extremely suspect against good passing teams and their 600 plus rushing yards the last two games come against two of the worst defenses in Div 1 football.
Consider the fact that teams (OSU) are an 84% proposition when they are coming off three consecutive games where they gained 475 yards or more with an experienced quarterback (returning starter), this when the oddsmakers open the pointspread between 21.5 and 31 points on the road chalk. The trend is 37-7 over the last 20 college campaigns and a perfect 6-0 this season.
Thanks to the big missteps by Stanford and Boise State last week, the Oklahoma State Cowboys are suddenly in the driver’s seat for a berth in the BCS National Championship Game. Simply put, if they win out they are in. Expect this team to be mega focused. While 80 percent of the public is on OSU, and that alone should make one weary, Gundy and his teams have been road warriors and that continues Friday night.
Play Oklahoma State -26.5 points
