The Oklahoma State Cowboys are heavy underdogs as they prepare to battle the No. 24 Missouri Tigers in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. This Monday afternoon game is scheduled to kick off at 3:45 p.m. ET and ESPN will televise the action.
Missouri Tigers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Betting Preview
Oklahoma State is getting picked to play the role of underdog and is currently getting 7.5 points in this Monday game. The Tigers are also receiving -330 moneyline odds while the Cowboys are +250. Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) pretty highly at 74.5 points, and there will likely be some good live betting scenarios in this game.
Early action has been slanting to both the Cowboys and the over. This opening line was originally placed at 9.5 while the over/under was initially only 71.
The Tigers are 6-5-1 against the spread (ATS) and have gained 1.4 units so far. The team has posted an O/U mark of 6-5. The Cowboys have been a disappointment to moneyline bettors this season, losing 14.9 units. They’re 6-6 ATS and own an O/U record of 7-4.
The Tigers have gone 8-4 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Cowboys are 6-6 SU.
The Tigers hope to keep things rolling after a 38-0 victory over Arkansas on November 23. Drew Lock completed 16 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns. Larry Rountree III (119 rushing yards on 29 attempts) led the running attack while Emanuel Hall (six receptions, 153 yards, two TDs) and Kendall Blanton (two catches, 15 yards) shared the receiving duties in the win.
Back on November 24, TCU got the win against this Oklahoma State crew by a score of 31-24. Taylor Cornelius completed 17-of-40 passes for 181 yards and one interception. Chuba Hubbard (42 rushing yards on 13 attempts, one TD) and LD Brown (five yards on 10 carries) spearheaded the running game while Landon Wolf (six receptions, 40 yards) and Tylan Wallace (four catches, 64 yards) led the pass-catching corps in the loss.
Missouri has run the ball on 55.3 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Oklahoma State has an overall rush percentage of 51.9 percent. The Tigers have produced 197 rush yards/game and have 26 touchdowns on the ground this year. The Cowboys are putting up 192 rushing yards per game and have 29 total rush TDs.
The Tigers offensive scheme has averaged 272 yards in the air overall and has 25 passing TDs so far. The Cowboys have put up 308 pass yards per game and have 29 total pass scores.
Defensively, Missouri has allowed opponents to rush for an average of 123 yards and pass for 256 yards per game. The Oklahoma State defense has allowed 258.3 yards per game to opposing passers and 178.8 yards per game on the ground. Both teams allow similar adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) to the opposition, as the Tigers have given up an ANY/A of 6.96 to opposing QBs, while the Cowboys are allowing an ANY/A of 6.91.
Offensively, Lock has put up 2,868 passing yards this year, and has completed 63 percent of his 369 attempts with 23 passing scores and eight interceptions. Lock’s got a 7.56 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number sits at 9.80 over the last two games.
Taylor Cornelius has managed to complete 232-of-395 passes for 3,304 yards, 23 TDs and nine INTs for Oklahoma State. His ANY/A sits at 7.45 for the year and 5.34 over his past two games.
Free Pick: Missouri Tigers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys
SU Winner – Missouri, ATS Winner – Missouri, O/U – Under
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Team Betting Trends
Oklahoma State has lost nine fumbles this season while Missouri has let six get away.
The Oklahoma State defense has registered 39 sacks on the year while Missouri has just 24.
As a team, Missouri has averaged 4.7 yards per rush attempt over its past three outings and 4.5 over its last two.
Oklahoma State has averaged 4.7 yards per carry over its last three matchups and 4.9 over its last two.
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