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Big 12 Rundown: Another WVU Home Stunner
Oklahoma St.-Kansas St. In Marquee Week 9 Game
The Big 12 has been one of the truly unpredictable conferences in major college football.
Surprising Texas Christian looks to remain undefeated when the Horned Frogs travel to West Virginia. The last time the Mountaineers played at home, they downed defending Big 12 champion Baylor when listed by the sportsbook as a three-point underdog.
The only pairing between ranked teams is the showdown between Oklahoma St. and Kansas St. Both teams already have one conference loss this season, so this feels like an elimination game.
Kansas and Texas have bye weeks.
TCU comes in at No. 7, while Oklahoma St. climbed two spots to No. 9 in the Associated Press and American Football Coaches Association polls. Kansas St. is ranked 22nd in both polls.
Per the college football playoffs odds, the Frogs’ odds to win the national title are priced at +8000, with the Cowboys coming in at +10000.
Texas Christian (+140) is favored in odds to win the Big 12 title, according to the sportsbook. Next are Oklahoma St. (+275), Texas (+375) and Kansas St. (+475).
Let’s check the latest College Football picks, stats, injury reports, and College Football predictions. We’ve plenty of College Football expert picks for you to consider.
Game of the Week
Oklahoma St. Cowboys at Kansas St. Wildcats
- Game, time (TV): Saturday, Oct. 29th, 3:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Line: Kansas St. -1
Fresh off a tough loss to TCU, Kansas St. has another demanding opponent when Oklahoma St. (6-1, 3-1 in Big 12) invades Manhattan. There’s a chance that the loser of this game could be two games out of first in the Big 12 standings.
Kansas St. (5-2, 3-1) has allowed more than 200 rushing yards in two of its four conference games. Oklahoma St. has had at least 40 rush attempts in each of the four Big-12 games. The Wildcats fared well against the run in the 2021 meeting. However, Oklahoma St. quarterback Spencer Sanders had 344 yards in that game.
Kansas St.’s Deuce Vaughn is second in the Big 12 with 744 rushing yards. He will be facing an Oklahoma St. defense that’s eighth out of 10 conference teams in rush defense (146 yards per contest). Vaughn was limited to 22 yards (13 carries) against the Cowboys last season.
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Kansas St. leads the Big 12 with 20 sacks, 6½ by Felix Anudike-Uzomah. Oklahoma St.’s Tyler Lacy and Mason Cobb have a combined 17 tackles behind the line, while Jason Taylor II is the conference leader in interceptions (three).
OSU was favored in the last five meetings against the Wildcats, winning the last three.
Rest of the Schedule
Texas Christian Horned Frogs vs West Virginia Mountaineers
- Date, time (TV): Saturday, Oct. 29th, 12 noon (ESPN)
- Line: Texas Christian -7½
TCU’s (7-0, 4-0) Max Duggan has the best passing rating in the Big 12 (1,871 yards, 19 touchdowns, one interception). He will be facing a West Virginia defense that’s allowed 15 scoring passes this season, as well as 13 pass plays of at least 30 yards.
West Virginia (3-4, 1-3) has scored on 30 of 32 red-zone drives. However, 10 of those drives ended with field goals.
TCU’s Quentin Johnson had five catches (113 yards) in the 2021 game against WVU.
West Virginia has won four games in a row against TCU, the last two margins a dozen and 18 points. Seven of the last eight games between the Mountaineers and Horned Frogs finished under the college football betting lines total.
Oklahoma Sooners vs Iowa St. Cyclones
- Date, time (TV): Saturday, Oct. 29th, 12 noon (FS1)
- Line: Oklahoma -1
A rough season in Norman. Oklahoma (4-3, 1-3) was expected to contend in the Big 12. However, the offense is a respectable third in the conference (472 yards/game).
Keep an eye on Sooner running back Eric Gray, coming off a season-high 176 yards in last week’s win over Kansas. After missing the Texas game, quarterback Dillon Gabriel returned to action (403 yards) in the victory.
Iowa St. (3-4, 0-4) is the only conference team allowing less than 300 yards per game. The Cyclones are last in the Big 12 in both rushing yards and total offense, however,
Iowa St.’s Xavier Hutchinson is the Big 12 leader with 67 receptions (758 yards).
The Sooners have won the last two games against Iowa St., covering in both.
Baylor Bears vs Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Date, time (TV): Saturday, Oct. 29th, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
- Line: Texas Tech -2½
Baylor (4-3, 2-2) and Texas Tech (4-3, 2-2) are second and third, respectively, in Big 12 defense. Baylor surrendered just one opponent play of 50 yards or longer, while Tech has allowed six such plays.
Texas Tech quarterback Donovan Smith has been limited to five passing attempts over the last two games. Tyler Shough, out since the season opener, has been cleared to play. Red Raider coach Joey McGuire said that Smith, Shough and Behren Morton will all see time Saturday night.
BU’s Blake Shapen has six touchdown passes (no interceptions) in three road games.
Texas Tech’s Tyree Wilson is tied atop the conference leaders with 6½ sacks.
Baylor has won eight of the last 11 games against Texas Tech. However, the Bears are just 1-4-1 against the college football odds in the last six.
