The Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-2, 3-2 Big 12) travel to Lawrence to battle the Kansas Jayhawks (5-3, 2-3) Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Oklahoma State vs. Kansas odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Oklahoma State is No. 18 in the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY sports and No. 18 in the College Football Playoff rankings.
The Cowboys come into this matchup with 2 losses on the season, both to teams they are trailing in the Big 12 title race. The last of these losses came last Saturday when coach Mike Gundy suffered his worst loss ever — a 48-0 stomping at the hands of Kansas State. The Pokes look to get back on track behind QB Spencer Sanders this week against a fading Kansas squad.
What started off as a great story for Kansas has turned sour. No one thought they would get to 5 wins. The preseason total was 2.5. Saying this, once there Kansas hoped to keep things going. Unfortunately, the Jayhawks have crashed into the meat of their schedule and are on a 3-game losing streak.
The Jayhawks will need to play much better and hope for some turnover help from the Cowboys if they hope to pull off an upset on Saturday.
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Oklahoma State at Kansas odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 10:13 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Oklahoma State -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Kansas -115 (bet $115 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Oklahoma State -0.5 (-108) | Kansas +0.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 63.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Oklahoma State at Kansas picks and predictions
Prediction
Oklahoma State 37, Kansas 29
Moneyline
BET OKLAHOMA STATE (-105)
Oklahoma looked terrible last week. By the 2nd half, they were just playing to get out of the game healthy. They will have a different mindset this week as they need this game to remain in the Big 12 title contention.
Kansas, the loser of 3 straight games, comes into this game with a lack of motivation and a lack of matching talent. The beginning of the season for the Jayhawks was awesome. But it is now in the past. The Pokes are the better, more desperate team. The ML number moved from Oklahoma State -125 to the current number, making it my favorite play in this game.
Against the spread
PASS.
If the Pokes do win, it will be by more than 1 so the extra juice is not worth it. Might as well just take the Cowboys straight up.
Over/Under
LEAN OVER 63.5 (-110)
These teams can both score. Despite the Cowboys being shut out 48-0 last week, this was just 1 week removed from them putting 41 on Texas.
Even with Kansas losing, they are still scoring. In its last game, Kansas was beaten by Baylor 35-23. With the offense of Oklahoma State set to put up points, 23 should be enough in this one to put the game over
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