The Oklahoma State Sooners and the Iowa State Cyclones meet in week 4 Big 12 college football action from Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Cowboys Take First Loss At The Hands Of South Alabama

The Oklahoma State Cowboys took their first loss of the season thanks to a 33-7 loss at the hands of South Alabama last time out. Alan Bowman has thrown for 235 yards and an interception on 57.7% passing while Gunnar Gundy’s thrown for 202 yards and a TD on 61.8% passing and Garret Rangel’s thrown for 172 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception on 58.6% passing. Ollie Gordon II has a team-high 109 rushing yards and 2 TDs and Elijah Collins has 102 rushing yards and a score. Jaden Bray leads Oklahoma State’s receiving group with 14 grabs for 160 yards while De’Zhaun Stribling has 12 receptions for 141 yards this season. On defense, Nickolas Martin and Kendal Daniels each have 21 total tackles to lead the Cowboys with Martin logging a team-high 2 sacks. Nathan Latu also has a pair of sacks as well as Oklahoma State has 10 sacks as a team this season.

Oklahoma State Cowboys Team Facts

Oklahoma State has won each of its last nine September road games against non-AP-ranked teams.
Oklahoma State has covered the spread in seven of its last eight road games in September.
Oklahoma State has lost the first half in each of its last three road games against conference opponents.
Each of Oklahoma State’s last 10 road games against non-AP-ranked teams have gone UNDER the total points line.

Cyclones Stifled By Ohio

The Iowa State Cyclones dropped back-to-back outings to fall to 1-2 after a 10-7 loss to Ohio last time out. Rocco Becht has thrown for 549 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions while Cartevious Norton has a team-high 123 rushing yards. Jayden Higgins leads Iowa State’s receivers with 12 grabs for 141 yards and 2 touchdowns while Benjamin Brahmer has 101 receiving yards and a touchdown. On defense, Myles Purchase and Beau Freyler each have a team-high 18 total tackles with a sack while Jeremiah Cooper has a team-high 3 interceptions and Caleb Bacon leads Iowa State with a pair of sacks.

Iowa State Cyclones Team Facts

Iowa State has lost eight of its last nine games against conference opponents.
The underdog has covered the spread in seven of the last eight games between Oklahoma State and Iowa State.
Iowa State has lost the first half in eight of its last nine games against conference opponents.
Each of Iowa State’s last eight games against non-AP-ranked teams have gone UNDER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

Iowa State ranked 11th among FBS teams for H2 points allowed per game last season (8.3).
Iowa State ranked 15th among FBS teams for Q4 points allowed per game last season (4.6).
Oklahoma State ranked T14th among FBS teams for Q4 win percentage last season (.615).
Oklahoma State ranked 18th among FBS teams for Q4 points allowed per game last season (4.8).

Chris’ Pick

I’m on the under all day in this one. You have an Oklahoma State team that’s running 3 QBs right now and none of them look to be effective. What’s that old saying? If you have 3 starting QBs you don’t have one? Well that’s the case for the Cowboys right now. On the other hand, this Iowa State team has been decimated by injuries and suspensions because of this gambling fiasco, and I think this is going to be a low-scoring battle. I could potentially see a 7-3 kind of game here. Okay, maybe that’s a bit much, but I’m on the under all the way here.