Cowboys vs Wildcats NCAA Football Spread/Handicapping
The Oklahoma State Cowboys will try to do what no one else has been able to do so far this year, take down the Kansas State Wildcats.
Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Kansas State Wildcats
Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Saturday November 3, 8:00 PM EST on ABC
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Moneyline: Off
College Football Spread: Kansas State -9.5 (-110) vs. Oklahoma State +9.5 (-110)
Over/Under: 66
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Kansas State is 8-0 and ranked second in the latest BCS standings. The Wildcats are starting to gain momentum as the year moves along, but this is definitely a dangerous game for them.
Oklahoma State
The Cowboys still have a prolific offense despite losing Brandon Weeden and Justin Blackmon. In fact, Oklahoma State ranks first in the nation in total offense. Wes Lunt will be the team’s starting quarterback moving forward. J.W. Walsh injured a knee two weeks ago, and he will miss the rest of the season.
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Oklahoma State’s balance on offense is what makes them so tough. Joseph Randle has 891 yards rushing and nine touchdowns so far this season. He is averaging 5.6 yards per carry. Josh Stewart has stepped up as the team’s top wide receiver. He has 48 catches on the season. The Cowboys are scoring 44.3 points per game.
Oklahoma State’s defense has actually been better than it was last year so far in 2012. The Cowboys gave up a ton of yards last year, but they were able to get away with it by forcing turnovers. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
This season, the front seven has been very good against the run. They haven’t faced a running game as good as Kansas State, so that will be tested in a big way this week.
Kansas State
Collin Klein has quickly become the Heisman Trophy favorite over the last few weeks. Klein has run for 16 touchdowns and thrown for 12 more. Klein is completing 71% of his passes on the year, and his efficiency as a passer has gone up a huge amount in the past couple years. Still, it is his running ability that makes him stand out from the rest. John Hubert has some huge numbers at the tailback spot for Kansas State this season. Hubert is averaging 5.6 yards per carry, and he already has seven more rushing touchdowns than he had a year ago. Kansas State is fifth in the nation in points per game at 44.4 per contest.
The Wildcats defense has been excellent against the run this year. Kansas State is allowing only 100.9 yards per game on the ground. The defense as a whole is much improved from a year ago, when they were prone to getting beat up by the best offenses. It seems this group has much more of an attitude this year. This is a tough defense full of guys that know their roles extremely well.
Oklahoma State was beaten by 21 at Arizona earlier this year, and they barely beat the Kansas Jayhawks on the road. I think Kansas State coasts to a comfortable win against a banged-up Oklahoma State team.
Free Pick: Kansas State -9.5
