Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma Betting Preview 12/03/16 – Big 12 Championship

Betting Preview

Both teams bring impressive winning streaks into this game with the Cowboys winning seven straight and the Sooners bettering them by one game with eight straight wins. Both teams have two of the better quarterbacks in the country. The Cowboys’ Mason Rudolph has thrown for over 3500 yards and 25 touchdowns while the Sooners’ Baker Mayfield has thrown 35 touchdowns. Both offenses average at least 500 yards a game and over 40 points a game scoring.

Their defenses both give up over 400 yards a game with the Cowboys allowing 27.2 points a game compared to Oklahoma’s 30.5. The Sooners have been playing better defense lately as they have held five of their last six opponents below 30 points scoring and are 8-0 in conference play with the Cowboys at 7-1.

The oddsmakers have made the Sooners an 11.5 point favorite with the total reaching 77.5. According to Covers.com Consensus Analysis 62% of the public believe the line is too large with these teams being so similar and are behind the Cowboys while 64% think that both teams will score often and are backing the over.

The total has gone under just once in their last six meetings.

Previous Meetings

11/28/15: Sooners 58 @ Cowboys 23
12/06/14: Cowboys 38 @ Sooners 35
12/07/13: Sooners 33 @ Cowboys 24

Trends

• The Cowboys have failed to cover the spread in eight of the last 11 meetings
• The road team has covered the spread in the last four meetings.
• The over is 13-5 in the Cowboys last 18 games overall

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