Prizing:

1st Place: $50 Amazon gift card

2nd-5th Place: $10 Starbucks gift card

Overview:

On Saturday, December 3rd, at 12:30 P.M. the Oklahoma State Cowboys will be on the road to take on the Oklahoma Sooners.

The Crowd:

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Oklahoma 34.3 – Oklahoma State 27.7 with an over/under of 62.0.  The Vegas Line has a final score of Oklahoma 44.3 – Oklahoma State 33.3 with an over/under of 71.5.

2016-17 Statistics (127 total teams):

Passing offense: Oklahoma State 335.2 YPG > Oklahoma 322.7 YPG

Rushing offense: Oklahoma 228.1 YPG > Oklahoma State 165.0 YPG

Scoring offense: Oklahoma 45.3 PPG > Oklahoma State 40.4

Scoring defense: Oklahoma State 27.2 PPG > Oklahoma 30.5 PPG

Passing defense: Oklahoma State 249.4 YPG > Oklahoma 287.5 YPG

Rushing defense: Oklahoma 155.6 > Oklahoma State 192.0 YPG

Turnover Margin Per Game: Oklahoma State +0.6 > Oklahoma 0.0

Strength of schedule:

Oklahoma is (9-2) Louisiana-Monroe, TCU, Texas, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Kansas, Iowa State, Baylor, and West Virginia.  Their two losses came against Houston and Ohio State.  Oklahoma State is (9-2) with wins over Southeastern Louisiana, Pittsburgh, Texas, Iowa State, Kansas, West Virginia, Kansas State, Texas Tech, and TCU.  Their losses came against Baylor and Central Michigan.

Summary:

Both teams are playing well entering the game with winning streaks of at least seven games.  This should be a very high scoring game as each team loves to air it out but struggles defensively.  I would definitely take the over on the current 62.0 that “The Crowd” is currently projecting.  The Sooners possess a much more balanced offensive attack averaging over 60 more rushing yards per game than the Cowboys.  Oklahoma has the stronger resume and is the better team on paper.  I like the Sooners to win another shoot-out at home.

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