Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/14/2024

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 14, 2024

Venue:  Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  OK State -20.5, Tulsa +20.5; Over/Under:  62.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  OK State -20, Tulsa +20; Over/Under:  62.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  OK State -20.5, Tulsa +20.5; Over/Under:  62.5 points

Oklahoma State Cowboys:  2-0 (0-0) (3rd place, Big 12)

Tulsa Golden Hurricane:  1-1 (0-0) (6th place, AAC)

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Oklahoma State Cowboys:  won their last game at home against the Arkansas Razorbacks 39-31 in overtime. 

Tulsa Golden Hurricane:  lost their last game on the road against the Arkansas State Red Wolves 28-24.

Oklahoma State is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 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 on the road for this game. They won their last game against Arkansas 39-31 in OT. Alan Bowman was the starting QB and he completed 27/48 passes for 326 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Ollie Gordon led the team in rushing yards with 49 and 1 TD. Brennan Presley led the receivers with 91 receiving yards on 9 receptions and 1 TD. Trey Rucker led the defense in that game with 11 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles while Obi Ezeigbo led the defense in sacks with 2. Kale Smith came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Tulsa is entering this game with a 1-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-1 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 lost their last game against Arkansas State 28-24. Kirk Francis was the starting QB and he completed 16/28 passes for 199 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Lloyd Avant led the team in rushing yards with 61. Kamdyn Benjamin led the receivers with 131 receiving yards on 6 receptions and 1 TD. Keuan Parker led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while Tyree Carlisle led the defense in sacks with 1. Dayne Hodge came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Oklahoma State listed as a 20.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Oklahoma State has looked good in their games this season with their 2-0 record overall. They struggled in their last game, needing OT to beat Arkansas at home, but they did a really good job to come back in that game after the start they had. Arkansas is also a team from the SEC and they are much improved from last season so that wasn't a bad team they were struggling against. This will be their 1st road game of the season, but they have a much weaker opponent so this will look more like their season opener. Meanwhile, Tulsa is 1-1 overall this season and they are coming off a loss in their last one. They beat a team from the FCS in their season opener, but they lost to Arkansas State last week who isn't really that great. Their defense hasn't been great either, giving up 28 points in both games against weaker opponents. Oklahoma State is going to put up points in this game and they will be looking to start a lot quicker after the way last week's game went. Oklahoma State hasn't been great on defense themselves so Tulsa will put up some points at home, but their defense won't be able to stop this OK State offense from scoring at will. The best way to place a bet here is on Oklahoma State to cover the spread in this game. 

Oklahoma State Tulsa Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 14, 2024 (12:00 pm ET start time) is OK State 49 Tulsa 20.

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Oklahoma State Cowboys: 8-6 ATS in their last 14 games. 9-5 to the over in their last 14 games. 4-1 to the 1st half over in their last 5 road games. 

Tulsa Golden Hurricane: 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games. 4-7 ATS in the 1st quarter of their last 11 games. 4-2 to the over in their last 6 home games. 

Oklahoma State Cowboys:  C. Oliver (LB) Out - Foot. J. Wright (LB) Questionable - Undisclosed. A. Green (RB) Out - Leg.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane:  J. Ballard (WR) Out - Leg. C. Lewis (CB) Out - Knee.

“At halftime, our coaches were fantastic, the adjustments we made. Players were really good about absorbing information, not panicking, not pointing fingers, taking it back out on the field and executing it and playing much better.” - Mike Gundy after his team’s win against Arkansas in their last game. 

“Everybody does RPOs, but they make a great deal of their stuff off the run-pass options and throwing it out there to Brennan Presley and their other skill guys. It’s a heck of a deal, you gotta load up to stop the run, so you’re one-on-one playing pass. That’s kind of what they want, you to sit back and play pass, and they got a veteran O-line, some really good tight ends that come off the edge and take care of the edge well. And you’re getting a big back going downhill. It’s a complete offense and a good offense.” - Kevin Wilson on Oklahoma State’s offense coming into this game this week.

WR Owens, Rashod 

WR Stribling, De'Zhaun 

WR Presley, Brennan 

TE Foster, Tyler 

QB Bowman, Alan 

RB Gordon II, Ollie 

FB Schultz, Jake

WR Benjamin, Kamdyn

WR Steptoe, Zion

WR Presley, Braylin

TE Hall, Ethan

QB Francis, Kirk

RB Watkins, Anthony 

Passing: A. Bowman (593)

Rushing: O. Gordon (153)

Receiving: R. Owens (145)

Touchdowns: O. Gordon (4)

Passing: K. Francis (498)

Rushing: L. Avant (125)

Receiving: K. Benjamin (196)

Touchdowns: K. Benjamin (2)

Coaches:

Oklahoma State Cowboys: Mike Gundy (20th season)

Tulsa Golden Hurricane: Kevin Wilson (2nd season)