Tulsa at Oklahoma State odds, picks and prediction
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0-1) and Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-0) meet Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET. Below, we look at the Tulsa vs. Oklahoma State odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
Tulsa is reeling after a 19-17 setback to FCS UC Davis last week at home. The Golden Hurricane outgained the Aggies 448 to 399 in total yards, but they were sacked three times and lost the turnover margin. Tulsa was rather undisciplined, too, taking 12 penalties for 122 yards.
Oklahoma State was a little on the sluggish side against its FCS foe Missouri State. It all started fine for the Cowboys, as they fired out to a 20-0 lead, but MO State, a ranked FCS team, made it a one-score game with 3:06 to go, putting a scare into OK State before acquiescing, 23-16.
Tulsa at Oklahoma State odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Tulsa +380 (bet $100 to win $380) | Oklahoma State -540 (bet $540 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Tulsa +12.5 (-108) | Oklahoma State -12.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 51.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Tulsa at Oklahoma State odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Oklahoma State 31, Tulsa 13
Money line
Oklahoma State (-540) got off to a bit of a sluggish start in the post-RB Chuba Hubbard era, as the offense was a bit in disarray. QB Spencer Sanders was sidelined due to a COVID-19 issue, so Shane Illingworth was under center. He threw for 315 yards and WR Tay Martin stepped up with 107 receiving yards.
The offense will be fine, especially with Sanders returning Saturday.
Tulsa (+380) had its hands full against an FCS team and lost outright, so the Hurricane aren't going to the Boone and dumping a Power 5 side. Still, risking more than five times your potential return is not a good long-term betting strategy.
AVOID.
Against the spread
The play here is OKLAHOMA STATE -12.5 (-112), and the books are giving you a gift based on the second-half play of the Cowboys last week.
I'll boldly say I think MO State is actually better than Tulsa, despite the latter's FBS standing. Take advantage, and hammer the Cowboys for the win by at least two touchdowns.
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Over/Under
UNDER 51.5 (-115) is the play. Tulsa put up plenty of yards last week but bogged down in the red zone and on third down. In fact, the Golden Hurricane were just 2-for-10 on third down in the loss to UCD.
Oklahoma State scored just 3 points in the final 40:57 against Missouri State and could be missing Sanders again. Illingworth did OK, but he isn't Sanders. All signs are pointing to an Under result, which is the side of the total each of these teams hit last weekend.
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