The No. 22 Kansas State Wildcats (5-1) and the No. 9 Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-1) square off on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in a battle of Big 12 foes.
The Wildcats head into the matchup after losing 38-28 to the TCU Horned Frogs in their last game on October 22. The Cowboys are coming off of a victory over the Texas Longhorns by the score of 41-34. Will Howard threw for 225 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception on 13-of-20 passing (65.0%) for the Cats in that matchup against the Horned Frogs. He also added nine carries for 31 yards and one rushing touchdown. Deuce Vaughn totaled 83 rushing yards on 12 carries (6.9 yards per carry), scoring one touchdown on the ground. He added four catches for 38 yards. Malik Knowles led the receiving charge against the Horned Frogs, catching four passes for 69 yards. Spencer Sanders threw for 391 yards for the Pokes against the Longhorns, going 34-for-57 (59.6%) with two touchdowns and one interception. He added 11 carries for 43 yards. Jaden Nixon put together an eight-carry, 64-yard game (8.0 yards per attempt), while tacking on three receptions for six yards . Bryson Green collecte d five catches for 133 yards (on nine targets), with one touchdown.
The Cowboys are slight underdogs (+1.5) in their matchup with the Wildcats (the game has a total of 56.5 points).
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