I have a difficult time believing the Missouri secondary can hold off bigger and more talented receivers for four quarters on Saturday.
THE PLAY: Oklahoma State -6.5 (-110) After a miserable performance in Manhattan against Kansas State, James Franklin, accounted for five touchdowns in Missouri's 52-17 thrashing of Iowa State. However, they failed miserably against Arizona State's passing attack and were lucky to ever be in that game.
On the season, MU sits as the nation's No. 13 offense with an average of 496.2 total yards per contest, but most of their yards have come against the weak and undermanned. In the offensive-minded Big 12 their No. 13 ranking represents only the sixth-best average in the league.
The Tigers will have to not only be good Saturday against Oklahoma State they will need Franklin to be his best and the offense will have to gain at least 250 yards on the ground (keeping the uptempo Cowboys offense off the field) to cover - yet alone win outright.
Oki State is 14-4 ATS when they score 28 or more points over the last 2 seasons winning by an average margin of 21 points in this situation.
Does anyone really believe that Missouri can hold the Cowboys to three touchdowns under their season average - 49-plus points per game?
The Tigers have issues with their field goal kicker, too, and they don't have a big play receiver that can do what any of the top four on the Cowboys sideline can do on any given play.
I will give Oklahoma State at -6.5 some of my money.
THE PLAY: Oklahoma State -6.5 (-110) After a miserable performance in Manhattan against Kansas State, James Franklin, accounted for five touchdowns in Missouri's 52-17 thrashing of Iowa State. However, they failed miserably against Arizona State's passing attack and were lucky to ever be in that game.
On the season, MU sits as the nation's No. 13 offense with an average of 496.2 total yards per contest, but most of their yards have come against the weak and undermanned. In the offensive-minded Big 12 their No. 13 ranking represents only the sixth-best average in the league.
The Tigers will have to not only be good Saturday against Oklahoma State they will need Franklin to be his best and the offense will have to gain at least 250 yards on the ground (keeping the uptempo Cowboys offense off the field) to cover - yet alone win outright.
Oki State is 14-4 ATS when they score 28 or more points over the last 2 seasons winning by an average margin of 21 points in this situation.
Does anyone really believe that Missouri can hold the Cowboys to three touchdowns under their season average - 49-plus points per game?
The Tigers have issues with their field goal kicker, too, and they don't have a big play receiver that can do what any of the top four on the Cowboys sideline can do on any given play.
I will give Oklahoma State at -6.5 some of my money.
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