Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Baylor Bears Preview
Oklahoma State is 8-13 ATS with an O/U record of 13-8 and Baylor is 7-11-1 ATS with an O/U record of 11-7.
Oklahoma State is 8-13 ATS with an O/U record of 13-8 and Baylor is 7-11-1 ATS with an O/U record of 11-7.
Dysfunction Bowl – Miami Meets Tampa in Battle of the Media Circuses
Yes – Miami Dolphins will play football this week – on the field and not in the locker rooms and press areas of Raymond James Stadium. The circuses that have been the Miami Dolphins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers come together on the NFL’s Monday Night schedule.
The USC Trojans will enter a new era on Thursday night when they take on PAC-12 rival Arizona under the direction of new interim head coach Ed Orgeron, who takes over following the firing of Lane Kiffin after the Trojans 62-41 loss to Arizona State on Sept. 28.
Florida Atlantic joined Conference USA this season but little is expected of them in terms of really competing, heck they were barely worth mentioning in the Sun Belt, a much easier league.
This game features Baylor hopeful QB Robert Griffin facing Texas, who has the best defense in the Big 12.
This game is for all the marbles, as the winner will win the Big 12 and get a BCS bowl game while the loser may not.
Iowa State (6-5) has lost 3 in a row to Kansas State (9-2) and they had their 2 game winning streak snapped with a loss last week.
Even though Penn State (9-2) lost last week and they are still reeling from a scandal they still have a shot to play in the first ever Big 10 title game, but must beat Wisconsin (9-2) to get that chance.
Iowa State (6-4) scored a big upset last week knocking Oklahoma State from the ranks of the unbeaten and ruining their National Title hopes and they can ruin Oklahoma (9-2) and their Big 12 title hopes with another upset.
Texas Tech (5-6) looked like a lock to make a bowl game a few weeks back when they shocked Oklahoma beating the Sooners in Norman, but they have lost 4 straight since then and must beat Baylor (7-4) to be bowl eligible.
The Huskers (8-3) are out of the Big 10 title race, but with a win over a legit Iowa (7-4) team they can improve the bowl they play in. Nebraska is coming off a bad loss to Michigan and they face an Iowa squad that has won 2 of their last 3 games.
Texas has won 2 straight and the main reason is their 11th ranked rushing offense that has racked up over 400 yards on the ground in each game. Missouri is under .500 and they have lost 2 of their last 3 games, but all of their losses this season have come to teams that are currently ranked or have been in the top 25 this season.
Both these Big 12 teams have struggled lately losing their last 2 games and Texas A&M heads into this game shorthanded with leading rusher Christine Michael, who is out with a knee injury.
This season has not gone according to plan with these 2 teams from the Sunshine State, as Miami is still one win away from being bowl eligible at 5-4 and FSU is at 6-3 and had legit BCS hopes this season.
The Sooners moved up to #2 in the BCS polls with Alabama losing last week and to stay there they will have to beat Texas Tech in their house.
This game is a HUGE ACC match up, as the winner will be in the driver’s seat to win the Coastal Division and in an interesting fact the winner of the Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech game has represented that division in the ACC title game in the last 5 seasons.