Blackmon's status uncertain for Saturday
OKLAHOMA SOONERS (9-2)
at OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (10-1)
Kickoff: Saturday, 8:00 p.m. EDT
Line: Oklahoma State -3, Total: 51.5
Oklahoma State guns for its fifth straight win (SU and ATS) when they host rival Oklahoma on Saturday night. Oklahoma has also exploded offensively in its past two games with 98 points and 1,024 total yards of offense. Cowboys QB Brandon Weeden has been playing out of this world during their win streak with 383 passing YPG, 9 TD and just 1 INT. He may not be able to keep up this pace with the possibility of WR Justin Blackmon being sidelined for this game. Blackmon suffered an ankle injury in the second half of last week’s win over Kansas and was reportedly in a protective boot and using crutches on Monday. He did play through the injury last week, but right now his status for Saturday is uncertain.
******* take:
Blackmon is arguably the best receiver in the nation with an FBS-leading 156 receiving YPG and 9.4 catches per game, which is second in the nation behind Oklahoma’s Ryan Broyles (9.6). Blackmon’s potential absence will be notable, but Weeden still has plenty of viable options in the passing game. He can also hand the ball off to Kendall Hunter who ranks fifth in the nation with 133 rushing YPG.
The Sooners have dominated this “rivalry” in recent years as Bob Stoops has won nine of 11 times he has faced the Cowboys. Oklahoma has won the past seven meetings by a whopping 22.7 PPG including last year’s 27-0 shutout when OSU was ranked No. 12 in the BCS. Broyles, who has nine 100-yard receiving games this year, gained 312 all-purpose yards in last year’s win over OSU. TD machine DeMarco Murray has three scores in two career games vs. OSU.
Despite the Sooners recent dominance in the series, the FoxSheets are siding with Oklahoma State on Saturday, especially because of these two trends:
Play On - Home favorites (OKLAHOMA ST) - in a game involving two explosive offensive teams (>=34 PPG). (60-24 since 1992.) (71.4%, +33.6 units. Rating = 3*).
Play Against - Road underdogs (OKLAHOMA) - in a game involving two explosive offensive teams (>=34 PPG), after scoring 37 points or more last game. (32-8 since 1992.) (80%, +23.2 units. Rating = 3*).
And this seven-star FoxSheets whopper is all you need to know to bet the Over.
Mike Gundy is 13-0 OVER (+13.0 Units) in home games after gaining 6.25 or more yards/play in their previous game as the coach of OKLAHOMA ST. The average score was OKLAHOMA ST 44.9, OPPONENT 30.6 - (Rating = 7*).
OKLAHOMA SOONERS (9-2)
at OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (10-1)
Kickoff: Saturday, 8:00 p.m. EDT
Line: Oklahoma State -3, Total: 51.5
Oklahoma State guns for its fifth straight win (SU and ATS) when they host rival Oklahoma on Saturday night. Oklahoma has also exploded offensively in its past two games with 98 points and 1,024 total yards of offense. Cowboys QB Brandon Weeden has been playing out of this world during their win streak with 383 passing YPG, 9 TD and just 1 INT. He may not be able to keep up this pace with the possibility of WR Justin Blackmon being sidelined for this game. Blackmon suffered an ankle injury in the second half of last week’s win over Kansas and was reportedly in a protective boot and using crutches on Monday. He did play through the injury last week, but right now his status for Saturday is uncertain.
******* take:
Blackmon is arguably the best receiver in the nation with an FBS-leading 156 receiving YPG and 9.4 catches per game, which is second in the nation behind Oklahoma’s Ryan Broyles (9.6). Blackmon’s potential absence will be notable, but Weeden still has plenty of viable options in the passing game. He can also hand the ball off to Kendall Hunter who ranks fifth in the nation with 133 rushing YPG.
The Sooners have dominated this “rivalry” in recent years as Bob Stoops has won nine of 11 times he has faced the Cowboys. Oklahoma has won the past seven meetings by a whopping 22.7 PPG including last year’s 27-0 shutout when OSU was ranked No. 12 in the BCS. Broyles, who has nine 100-yard receiving games this year, gained 312 all-purpose yards in last year’s win over OSU. TD machine DeMarco Murray has three scores in two career games vs. OSU.
Despite the Sooners recent dominance in the series, the FoxSheets are siding with Oklahoma State on Saturday, especially because of these two trends:
Play On - Home favorites (OKLAHOMA ST) - in a game involving two explosive offensive teams (>=34 PPG). (60-24 since 1992.) (71.4%, +33.6 units. Rating = 3*).
Play Against - Road underdogs (OKLAHOMA) - in a game involving two explosive offensive teams (>=34 PPG), after scoring 37 points or more last game. (32-8 since 1992.) (80%, +23.2 units. Rating = 3*).
And this seven-star FoxSheets whopper is all you need to know to bet the Over.
Mike Gundy is 13-0 OVER (+13.0 Units) in home games after gaining 6.25 or more yards/play in their previous game as the coach of OKLAHOMA ST. The average score was OKLAHOMA ST 44.9, OPPONENT 30.6 - (Rating = 7*).
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