The Oklahoma State Cowboys will look to muddy up the Big 12 Conference race when they battle the 13th-ranked BYU Cougars in a key conference matchup on Friday night. Oklahoma State is coming off its bye week and is coming off a 38-14 loss to West Virginia on Oct. 5, while BYU is coming off a 41-19 victory over Arizona, its third double-digit margin win this season. The Cowboys (3-3, 0-3 Big 12), on a three-game losing streak, are 1-1 in road games this year. The Cougars (6-0, 3-0 Big 12), who are off to their best start since going 9-0 in 2020, are looking for their first conference title since winning the Mountain West in 2007.
Kickoff from LaVell Edwards Stadium is set for 10:15 p.m. ET. After opening at -6.5, the Cougars are now favored by 9.5 points in the latest Oklahoma State vs. BYU odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 53. Before making any BYU vs. Oklahoma State picks, check out the college football predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a betting profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and it is a sizzling 12-5 on all top-rated picks over the past three weeks of this season. Anyone who has followed it has seen strong returns on betting sites.
The model has set its sights on Oklahoma State vs. BYU. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football betting lines and trends for BYU vs. Oklahoma State:
- Oklahoma State vs. BYU spread: BYU -9.5
- Oklahoma State vs. BYU over/under: 53 points
- Oklahoma State vs. BYU money line: BYU -351, Oklahoma State +270
- OSU: 1-4 ATS this season against FBS competition
- BYU: 5-0 ATS this season against FBS competition
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Why you should back BYU
Senior wide receiver Darius Lassiter is among the Cougars’ top pass catchers. He has 21 receptions for 321 yards (15.3 average) and three touchdowns. Lassiter had five catches for 86 yards (17.2 average), including a long of 38 yards in the 41-19 win over Arizona on Saturday. He had eight receptions for 120 yards (15 average) and one touchdown in a 34-28 win at Baylor on Sept. 28.
Redshirt junior linebacker Jack Kelly has been a beast on defense. In six games this year, he has registered a team-high three sacks and 21 tackles, including 11 solo, with five tackles for loss. He has also forced one fumble, has seven quarterback hits and has broken up one pass. The transfer from Weber State has played in 34 career games, registering 105 tackles, including 61 solo, with 25 tackles for loss, 19.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, eight pass breakups and one interception. See which team to pick here.
Why you should back Oklahoma State
Redshirt senior quarterback Alan Bowman, in his second year with the program, has been under center for most of the season, but the Cowboys are reportedly eyeing a change, potentially giving sophomore Garret Rangel a chance in this one. Rangel has appeared in relief three times this season, completing 11 of 24 attempts for 141 yards and one touchdown. The Cowboys have a pair of wide receivers with four touchdown receptions on the year in junior De’Zhaun Stribling and senior Brennan Presley. Stribling has 29 catches for a team-high 556 yards (19.2 average), including a long of 77 yards. Presley has a team-high 36 receptions for 337 yards (9.4 average) with a long of 36 yards. Stribling is in his second season with the Cowboys after two seasons at Washington State, while Presley is in his fifth year at Oklahoma State.
Senior safety Trey Rucker helps lead the Cowboys defense. He has a team-high 69 tackles, including 40 solo, with two interceptions. The sixth-year veteran is in his fourth season with the program after spending two seasons at Wake Forest. He has 266 career tackles, including 165 solo, with three pass breakups, one forced fumble and six interceptions. Rucker had a season-high 17 tackles, including 11 solo, in a 39-31 double-overtime win over Arkansas on Sept. 7. See which team to pick here.
How to make Oklahoma State vs. BYU picks
SportsLine’s model is leaning Over on the total, projecting 54 combined points. It also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You can only get the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Oklahoma State vs. BYU, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up well over $2,000 on its FBS college football picks since its inception, and find out.
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