The No. 20 Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-1) will play their first Big 12 game of the season when they face the No. 23 Kansas State Wildcats (3-1) on Saturday afternoon. Both teams are coming off their first loss of the season, as Oklahoma State fell to then-No. 12 Utah while Kansas State was blown out at BYU. This is a pivotal game for the Big 12 standings and the College Football Playoff race for both teams, as a loss would do serious damage to those aspirations. The Cowboys pulled off a big upset over the Wildcats as 11.5-point underdogs last season.
Kickoff is set for noon ET at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan. The Wildcats are 5.5-point favorites, per SportsLine consensus, in the latest Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State odds. The over/under for total points is 58. Before entering any Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State picks, you’ll want to see the college football predictions from SportsLine’s model.
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The model has set its sights on Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football betting lines for the game:
- Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State spread: Kansas State -5.5
- Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State over/under: 58 points
- Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State money line: Kansas State -211, Oklahoma State: +172
- Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State picks: See picks here
Why Kansas State can cover
Kansas State was an 11.5-point road favorite when these teams met last season, so this is nearly a two-touchdown correction once home-field advantage is accounted for. The Wildcats have an exciting quarterback in sophomore Avery Johnson, who has thrown for 620 yards and six touchdowns. He has also rushed for 261 yards on 39 carries, making him a tricky player to prepare for as an opposing coaching staff.
Junior running back DJ Giddens is also off to a strong start, rushing for 417 yards at 6.1 yards per attempt. Oklahoma State has an established running back in Ollie Gordon II, who won the Doak Walker Award as the best running back in college football last year. However, he was held to just 42 rushing yards last week, and he is only averaging 3.3 yards per carry this season. See which team to pick here.
Why Oklahoma State can cover
Oklahoma State put up a fight after getting down 22-3 against Utah last week, scoring 16 straight points in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Alan Bowman, who was benched earlier in the game, led two touchdown drives that were capped off with successful 2-point conversions. Running back Ollie Gordon II, who was last year’s Doak Walker Award winner as the nation’s best running back, leads the Cowboys with 236 rushing yards and three touchdowns.
Wide receivers De’Zhaun Stribling, Rashod Owens and Brennan Presley have each gone over 200 receiving yards through the first four games of the campaign. The Cowboys have covered the spread in two of their three games against FBS teams, while the Wildcats have covered once in their first three attempts. Kansas State has only covered the spread two times in its last seven games overall. See which team to pick here.
How to make Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State picks
The model has simulated Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Under, and it also says one side of the spread is the better value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State, and which side of the spread is the better value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State spread to jump on, all from the advanced computer model that’s up well over $2,000 on its top-rated college football spread picks since its inception, and find out.
