Arkansas Razorbacks vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/07/2024

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 7, 2024

Venue:  Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK 

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Arkansas +9, OK State -9; Over/Under:  60.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Arkansas +8.5, OK State -8.5; Over/Under:  60.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Arkansas +8.5, OK State -8.5; Over/Under:  60.5 points

Arkansas Razorbacks:  1-0 (0-0) (3rd place, SEC)

Oklahoma State Cowboys:  1-0 (0-0) (8th place, Big 12)

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Arkansas Razorbacks:  won their last game at home against the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 70-0.

Oklahoma State Cowboys:  won their last game at home against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 44-20.

Arkansas is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 0-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 1-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff 70-0. Taylen Green was the starting QB and he completed 16/23 passes for 229 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Ja'Quinden Jackson led the team in rushing yards with 101 and 2 TDs. Isaac TeSlaa led the receivers with 53 receiving yards on 3 receptions. Nico Davillier led the defense in that game with 2 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Stephen Dix Jr., Bradley Shaw, Xavian Sorey Jr., and Eric Gregory each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Oklahoma State is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against SD State 44-20. Alan Bowman was the starting QB and he completed 25/34 passes for 267 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Ollie Gordon led the team in rushing yards with 104 and 4 TDs. De'Zhaun Stribling led the receivers with 83 receiving yards on 6 receptions. Trey Rucker led the defense in that game with 9 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles while Nickolas Martin and Collin Oliver each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Arkansas listed as a 9 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Arkansas looked really good in their season opener with their 70-0 win, but they were also playing a team from the FCS. Meanwhile, Oklahoma State won their season opener against a team from the FCS too. They beat South Dakota State 44-20 and even though South Dakota State is one of the best teams at the FCS level, they still gave up 20 points at home to a team from the FCS when they should have a lot more talent on defense to prevent that. Arkansas didn't have a great season last year even though they were expected to be a lot better. They will be looking to have a much better season though and this is a big game for them to show how much they have improved from last year. They showed in their 1st game that they have a really good offense this year and they were putting up a ton of points quickly. Oklahoma State also has a really good offense, but their troubles on defense couldn't be more evident in that 1st game. Oklahoma State will have the home advantage here, but Arkansas has the offense to make this a closer game and they will be able to keep up by putting up points against that OK State defense. The best way to place a bet here is on Arkansas to cover the spread in this game. 

Arkansas Oklahoma State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 7, 2024 (12:00 pm ET start time) is OK State 38 Arkansas 34.

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Arkansas Razorbacks: 3-8 ATS in the first half of their last 11 games. 2-8 (-9.85 units) on the moneyline in their last 10 games. 7-3 to the over in their last 10 games. 

Oklahoma State Cowboys: 6-3 ATS in their last 9 home games. 4-2 ATS in the first quarter of their last 6 home games. 6-3 to the over in their last 9 games. 

Arkansas Razorbacks:  A. Armstrong (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. P. Kutas (OL) Questionable - Back.

Oklahoma State Cowboys:  J. Pope (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. D. Lofton (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Wright (LB) Questionable - Undisclosed. A. Green (RB) Out - Leg.

"If they get him two or three yards, he’s going to get six or seven, or more. We’re going to have to tackle him one-on-one, but we’re going to have to get a lot of guys around the ball." - Sam Pittman on missed tackles after his team’s win against UAPB in their last game. 

“When you play a team in the SEC, you’re gonna play girth. We need to make good strides between last week and this week to be able to block a front that is better than we saw last week. From a technique standpoint … The team we just played was excellent. They just didn't have as much size as what we’ll face Saturday.” - Mike Gundy on his team’s running game coming into this game against Arkansas.

WR Armstrong, Andrew 

WR Broden, Tyrone 

WR Sategna, Isaiah

TE Hasz, Luke

QB Green, Taylen 

RB Jackson, Ja'Quinden

WR Owens, Rashod 

WR Stribling, De'Zhaun 

WR Presley, Brennan 

TE Foster, Tyler 

QB Bowman, Alan 

RB Gordon II, Ollie 

FB Schultz, Jake

Passing: Taylen Green (229)

Rushing: Ja'Quinden Jackson (101)

Receiving: Isaac TeSlaa (53)

Touchdowns: Ja'Quinden Jackson (2)

Passing: A. Bowman (267)

Rushing: O. Gordon (104)

Receiving: D. Stribling (83)

Touchdowns: O. Gordon (3)

Coaches:

Arkansas Razorbacks: Sam Pittman (5th season)

Oklahoma State Cowboys: Mike Gundy (20th season)