Tag: 2022 Week 9

Oklahoma Sooners name captains for week 9 matchup with Iowa State

Oklahoma’s captains for the Sooners road trip to face the Iowa State Cyclones.

Coming out of the bye week, the Oklahoma Sooners look to keep the good times rolling with a road trip to Ames to take on the Iowa State Cyclones.

Iowa State is 3-4 and 0-4 in the Big 12, but their four straight losses have come by an average margin of 3.5 points per game. The Cyclones haven’t lost a game by more than a touchdown this season and will provide the Sooners with yet another test in a season that’s gone much differently than expected.

Oklahoma is getting ready to take on a team that’s beaten the Sooners twice since 2017 and handed Oklahoma a loss the last time they made the trip up north. The Sooners hold a 78-7-2 edge in the historical matchup that dates back to 1928. But the Cyclones have caused problems for their Big 8 rival in recent years.

Tasked with leading Oklahoma into Ames are Andrew Raym, Reggie Grimes, Anton Harrison, Marvin Mims, and Danny Stutsman, who were named captains for this week’s matchup.

Best photos of the Oklahoma Sooners captains for their matchup with Iowa State.

Oklahoma a slight favorite over Iowa State ahead of road trip Ames

With both teams coming off a bye week, the Oklahoma Sooners are an early favorite over the Iowa State Cyclones ahead of their game in Ames.

The Oklahoma Sooners and the Iowa State Cyclones will meet in Ames this weekend in a game that will decide last place in the Big 12.

Iowa State’s got the best defense in the Big 12 but hasn’t been able to put together enough offense to come away with a Big 12 win. Oklahoma’s offense has been great at times, but the defense hasn’t been able to stop anyone with any semblance of consistency since the Nebraska game. It’s a game that will be decided by which team’s weakness is able to do the most, Oklahoma’s defense vs. Iowa State’s offense.

The early betting line favors the Oklahoma Sooners by 2.5 points and with how good they played against Kansas, that seems like an easy bet. However, Iowa State’s last three losses have come by three points or fewer. In their four conference losses, the average margin is 3.5 points per game.

This one has the makings of another close ball game between the Sooners and the Cyclones, but as things stand now, Oklahoma minus the points and the two teams under 55.5 seem like the best bets to make.

The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

  • Point spread: Oklahoma minus-2.5
  • Over-under: 55.5

Click here to place your bets at BetMGM.

Record against the spread: 8-5-1

Get more betting analysis and predictions at Sportsbook Wire.

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