The No. 12 Oregon Ducks and the No. 5 Oklahoma State Cowboys both received a bit of bad news on Selection Sunday. Oregon was hoping for a seed higher than 12, while the Cowboys were hoping for an opponent more resembling a lower seed. Oregon’s placement is unfortunate for both teams, but it will create for one of the more exciting Round 2 matchups in the tournament.
The Oregon Ducks and the Oklahoma State Cowboys, who were thrashed by both Texas Tech and Oklahoma in November, meet at Qualcomm Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cowboys listed as 1-point favorites versus the Ducks, while the game’s total is sitting at 75½.
Oklahoma State was unbeaten and a top ten team this season until the Cowboys suffered a 28-24 loss to Texas. What followed was a 36-point loss to Texas Tech and a 20-point defeat to Oklahoma, and teams like that wind up in places like San Diego for the Holiday Bowl.
BetUS NCAA Football Betting Odds: OKLAHOMA STATE -2.5, Total 76.5
Here are some of the NCAA college football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
Sportsbook.com bettors aren’t fazed by the Oklahoma State Cowboys’ recent woes against the spread.
Despite failing to cover a spread in the final three games of the Big 12 season, Oklahoma State enters Tuesday’s Pacific Life Holiday Bowl with 68% of the bettor’s support. The Cowboys are three-point favorites over the Oregon Ducks and you can wager on the matchup on our Live Odds page.
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The Oregon Ducks travel to San Diego to take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Holiday Bowl. The Ducks were oh so close again to getting to the Rose Bowl this season but the USC Trojans found a way not to get into the BCS Championship and instead got a bid to the Rose Bowl. Oregon is coming off of a smashing victory over rival Oregon State in their Pac-10 finale.
