Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The #4 Stanford Cardinal (11-1) and the #3 Oklahoma State Cowboys (11-1) will meet up in the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, and it is safe to assume that this will be one of the highest scoring college football games of the postseason. Stanford scores 43.6 points per game while averaging 274.2 passing and 207.9 rushing yards on the year, while Oklahoma State goes for 49.3 points with 386.2 passing and 170.8 rushing yards.
The total for the Fiesta Bowl opened up at 73 but has been bet up to 74 and as high as 74.5 because of how explosive each offense is. Despite the scoring potential that each team possesses, Stanford has only gone over the total in half of their 12 games while Oklahoma State has gone over in just 4 of their 12 this season.
Stanford is a perfect 5-0 away from home this year, while Oklahoma State is 5-1 on the road. Both squads have been incredible bets this season with the Cardinal holding a 10-2 record against the point spread and the Cowboys not far behind at 9-3. After dominating against the odds for much of the season, Stanford has covered just once over their last 3 games and Oklahoma State has failed to cover in 2 of their last 4.
Oklahoma State is a 3.5-point favorite for the Fiesta Bowl and close to 65% of tracked college football bettors are putting their money on the Cowboys. Despite the consensus leaning toward the favorite, the point spread hasn’t budged since it debuted a few weeks back. Stanford has covered the point spread in 6 of their last 8 against teams with a winning record, while Oklahoma State has done the same in 7 of their previous 9 against winning squads.
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