[12:05 PM] #11 Oklahoma State @ TCU

Who will WIN this matchup?

#11 Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-2)

@ TCU Horned Frogs (5-4)

 

• The line for this game is TCU by 6 points.

• No. 13 Oklahoma State has prevailed in high-scoring affairs in its past two games and the Cowboys are expecting another shootout when they visit TCU on Saturday in Big 12 play. Oklahoma State won the two contests despite allowing 81 total points and is looking for its seventh consecutive victory.

• Junior quarterback Mason Rudolph has thrived with 3,384 yards and 24 touchdowns and has been intercepted just four times in 357 attempts. Junior receiver James Washington has a stellar 20.2 average while catching 56 passes for 1,132 yards and nine touchdowns, and freshman Justice Hill paces the ground game with 789 yards and five touchdowns. Defensively, senior free safety Jordan Sterns has recorded a team-best 68 tackles and is tied with junior cornerback Ramon Richards for the team lead with three interceptions, while junior defensive tackle Vincent Taylor has a team-high 5 1/2 sacks.

• Coach Gary Patterson considers running back Kyle Hicks to be the team’s best player and the junior made Patterson look good by rushing for a career-best 192 yards and five touchdowns in the win over Baylor. Hicks has rushed for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns (12 rushing) and figures to get a lot of work down the stretch due to the way junior quarterback Kenny Hill (2,694 yards and 14 touchdowns against 10 interceptions) has regressed since topping 400 yards in three of the first five games. Senior middle linebacker Travin Howard (team-best 100 tackles) has reached double digits in tackles in six consecutive games while junior safety Nick Orr has four of TCU’s seven interceptions.

• Oklahoma State possesses a 14-10-2 series edge and rolled to a 49-29 victory in last season’s meeting.

• Horned Frogs senior DE Josh Carraway has 6 1/2 sacks this season and ranks eighth in school history with 17 1/2.

• The Cowboys have forced a Big 12-best 21 turnovers (11 interceptions, 10 fumbles).

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Oklahoma State Cowboys

Confidence: 5/10

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