Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-0) vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-1)
September 14, 2024 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Tulsa Golden Hurricane +20.5 / Oklahoma State Cowboys -20.5; Over/Under: +62.5
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The Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane meet in week 3 college football action from Chapman Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Tulsa vs Oklahoma State Prediction.
Oklahoma State Recap
The Oklahoma State Cowboys come into this one looking to build on their 39-31 win over Arkansas last time out to improve to 2-0 on the year. After this one, Oklahoma State will head home to square off against Utah.
Cowboys Letting Gordon Do His Thing
Alan Bowman has thrown for 571 yards, 3 touchdowns, and an interception on 63% passing while Ollie Gordon II has rushed for 175 yards and 4 touchdowns this season. Rashod Owens leads the Cowboys with 145 receiving yards while Brennan Presley has a team-high 16 grabs for 126 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns and De’Zhaun Stribling has 10 grabs for 121 yards this season. On defense, Trey Rucker leads the Cowboys with 32 total tackles including 20 solo tackles while Nick Martin has 26 total tackles including 15 solo tackles. Obi Ezeigbo has a pair of sacks while the Cowboys as a unit have logged 5 sacks and a pair of interceptions.
Why the Oklahoma State Cowboys will win
- Tulsa has lost each of its last 10 games against opponents from the Big 12 Conference.
- Oklahoma State has won each of its last seven road openers.
- Oklahoma State has covered the spread in each of its last seven road openers.
- Tulsa has failed to cover the spread in 11 of its last 12 games against non-conference opponents at Chapman Stadium.
Tulsa Recap
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane come into this one looking to bounce back after a 28-24 loss at Arkansas State last time out to fall to 1-1 this season. After this game, the Golden Hurricane will trek back out on the road to face off against Louisiana Tech.
Francis Giving Tulsa Stability At QB
Kirk Francis has thrown for 498 yards, 5 touchdowns, and an interception on 67.2% passing while Lloyd Avant leads Tulsa on the ground with 125 rushing yards and Anthony Watkins has a pair of rushing TDs. Kamdyn Benjamin leads Tulsa’s receiving group with 11 grabs for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns while Zion Steptoe has 106 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Gavin Potter has a team-high 13 total tackles while Dayne Hodge has an interception and Tyree Carlisle and Justin Lohrenz each have a sack for the Tulsa defense.
Why the Tulsa Golden Hurricane will win
- Tulsa has won five of its last six games against non-conference opponents at Chapman Stadium.
- Oklahoma State has failed to cover the spread in four of its last five September games against non-AP-ranked teams.
Tulsa vs Oklahoma State Prediction
I’m on the over. I do think Oklahoma State gets the win here, but the thing is that Tulsa’s offense has been solid through their first couple of games. There have been a couple of spots for the Cowboys where the defense has looked questionable and I think Tulsa could put up some points. I think OK State will run all over this Tulsa defense though and I think as a result, the over comes through here. Give me the over.
