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Rogers' 10* ESPN Thursday THROWDOWN >> 7-1 College Football Run!
(NCAAF) Oklahoma vs. Iowa State,
Point Spread: 21.00 | -110.00 Iowa State (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: 21.00 | -110.00 Iowa State (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: Oklahoma is 12th in the latest AP poll and is also ranked 14th in the first CFP standings of the 2016 season (highest ranking of any Big 12 school). This contest at Ames, Iowa against Iowa State marks just the fourth time in the 18-year Bob Stoops era that the Sooners will be playing a non-Saturday game and is just the second time during that span that OU will be playing a game with a shortened week of preparation (Sooners beat the Jayhawks 56-3 this past Saturday). Iowa State limps into this contest just 1-7 overall (lone win over San Jose State), including 0-5 in the Big 12.
Oklahoma: Most should remember that Oklahoma opened the season No. 3 in the AP preseason poll but promptly lost 33-23 to Houston (as 13 point favorites) and then two weeks later, were routed at home 45-24 by Ohio State. One wonders just how much longer Stoops will be able to hang onto the moniker given him after his first two seasons at Norman of "Big Game Bob?" After that 1-2 start, the Sooners have won five in a row but getting back into the discussion for a CFP berth is a long shot. Yes, the Sooners have averaged 51.4 PPG in that five-game winning streak but three times, they've allowed 40 or more points (46 to TCU, 40 to Texas and 59 to Texas Tech). QB Baker Mayfield (70.9% for 2,584 yards with 27 TDs and 5 INTs) leads an offense averaging 45.4 PPG (5th) on 568.1 YPG (3rd) but the defense is allowing 32.5 PPG (102nd) on 437.6 YPG (93rd).
Iowa State: The Cyclones lost 31-26 at home last Saturday to Kansas State, the team's fourth straight loss since a 44-10 non-conference victory over San Jose State (currently a 3-6 team). QB Jacob Park passed for a career-high 301 yards, including 250 in the second half, against Kansas State and has one of the top freshmen wide WRs in the country to throw to in Deshaunte Jones, who has 19 catches for 282 yards and five TDs over the last five games, as well as steady junior Allen Lazard, who has caught a pass in a school-record 31 straight games. He'll face an Oklahoma pass D which ranks 126th (of 128) in allowing 314.9 YPG. The Iowa State defense will have its hands full with Oklahoma, allowing 32.4 PPG (99th) on 453.0 YPG (107th).
The pick: The Sooners have won 17 consecutive games in the series, with Iowa State's last win coming in 1990. The Cyclones haven't beaten the Sooners at home in 22 meetings, with their last win coming in 1960. However, the Cyclones are 10-3 in their last 13 Thursday night games and for those looking for a little karma, the first night game at Jack Trice Stadium was on Oct. 20, 1984 and Iowa State nearly pulled off the upset, falling to No. 2 Oklahoma, 12-10, on ESPN. Take note that while the Cyclones are in a slide, they are 5-1 ATS over their last six games. Iowa State is a 10* play.
Oklahoma: Most should remember that Oklahoma opened the season No. 3 in the AP preseason poll but promptly lost 33-23 to Houston (as 13 point favorites) and then two weeks later, were routed at home 45-24 by Ohio State. One wonders just how much longer Stoops will be able to hang onto the moniker given him after his first two seasons at Norman of "Big Game Bob?" After that 1-2 start, the Sooners have won five in a row but getting back into the discussion for a CFP berth is a long shot. Yes, the Sooners have averaged 51.4 PPG in that five-game winning streak but three times, they've allowed 40 or more points (46 to TCU, 40 to Texas and 59 to Texas Tech). QB Baker Mayfield (70.9% for 2,584 yards with 27 TDs and 5 INTs) leads an offense averaging 45.4 PPG (5th) on 568.1 YPG (3rd) but the defense is allowing 32.5 PPG (102nd) on 437.6 YPG (93rd).
Iowa State: The Cyclones lost 31-26 at home last Saturday to Kansas State, the team's fourth straight loss since a 44-10 non-conference victory over San Jose State (currently a 3-6 team). QB Jacob Park passed for a career-high 301 yards, including 250 in the second half, against Kansas State and has one of the top freshmen wide WRs in the country to throw to in Deshaunte Jones, who has 19 catches for 282 yards and five TDs over the last five games, as well as steady junior Allen Lazard, who has caught a pass in a school-record 31 straight games. He'll face an Oklahoma pass D which ranks 126th (of 128) in allowing 314.9 YPG. The Iowa State defense will have its hands full with Oklahoma, allowing 32.4 PPG (99th) on 453.0 YPG (107th).
The pick: The Sooners have won 17 consecutive games in the series, with Iowa State's last win coming in 1990. The Cyclones haven't beaten the Sooners at home in 22 meetings, with their last win coming in 1960. However, the Cyclones are 10-3 in their last 13 Thursday night games and for those looking for a little karma, the first night game at Jack Trice Stadium was on Oct. 20, 1984 and Iowa State nearly pulled off the upset, falling to No. 2 Oklahoma, 12-10, on ESPN. Take note that while the Cyclones are in a slide, they are 5-1 ATS over their last six games. Iowa State is a 10* play.
