The Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-0) and Kansas Jayhawks (0-2) meet up at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kan. for a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff Saturday. Below, we analyze the Oklahoma State-Kansas college football betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
The Cowboys are the No. 19 team in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Oklahoma State at Kansas: Betting odds and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 5:10 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Oklahoma State -1429 (bet $1,429 to win $100) | Kansas +750 (bet $100 to win $750)
- Against the spread/ATS: Oklahoma State -20.5 (-110) | Kansas +20.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 53.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Oklahoma State at Kansas: Three things to know
- Oklahoma State has had difficulties on offense so far, but they have managed to post a pair of wins. The jury is still out on the Cowboys, although RB Chuba Hubbard is still a rock-solid player with 194 rushing yards and two scores.
- OSU QB Shane Illingworth has been limited to the short stuff, and he has attempted just 26 passes for a total of 218 yards, no touchdowns and one interception through two games. It’s a shame for Biletnikoff Award watch list WR Tylan Wallace, although he has made the best of it with 177 receiving yards in two games.
- Kansas was dumped at home by Coastal Carolina in their opener Sept. 12, and with two weeks to prepare for a road trip to Baylor, the Jayhawks were trampled 47-14 in Waco, Texas. They have posted just 347.5 total yards per game on offense, ranking 54th in the country.
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Oklahoma State at Kansas: Odds, betting lines and picks
Prediction
Oklahoma State 34, Kansas 16
Money line (ML)
Oklahoma State (-1429) narrowly escaped an upset bid from Tulsa on Sept. 19, winning 16-7, and then they scraped by West Virginia 27-13 last week, putting the game away with a late touchdown. While they ‘should’ easily push past Kansas, nothing has been easy for the Cowboys so far. AVOID.
Against the spread (ATS)
It’s so difficult to wrap your mind around backing KANSAS +20.5 (-110), a perennial doormat in the Big 12. But Oklahoma State -20.5 (-110) has really struggled on offense, and it’s hard to envision them beating anyone by three touchdowns, even lowly Kansas, until they start to get the passing game hitting on all cylinders.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 53.5 (-110) has hit in each of the two games for Oklahoma State so far, as their offense has just been sluggish, even with the dynamic Hubbard. The Under is actually 6-0 for Oklahoma State in the past six dating back to last season, and 5-1 in their past six on the road. Go lightly here, though, as the Over is 1-0-1 for Kansas, and 7-3-1 in their past 11 as a ‘dog. The Over has also cashed in four of the past five in this series.
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