The Oklahoma Sooners (4-3) and the Iowa State Cyclones (3-4) square off on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Jack Trice Stadium in a clash of Big 12 foes.
The Sooners enter this matchup following a 52-42 win over the Kansas Jayhawks in their last outing. The Cyclones’ most recent game ended in a 24-21 loss to the Texas Longhorns. In that matchup with the Jayhawks, Dillon Gabriel had 403 yards on 29-of-42 passing (69.0%) for the Sooners, with two touchdowns and one interception. He also carried the ball 10 times for 37 yards and one rushing touchdown. Eric Gray took 20 carries for 176 yards (8.8 yards per carry) and two touchdowns, while adding two receptions for 13 yards in the passing game. Marvin Mims recorded nine receptions for 106 yards (averaging 11.8 per catch) against the Jayhawks. Hunter Dekkers’ showing for the Clones against the Longhorns included 25-of-36 passing for 329 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He rushed eight times for 30 yards and one touchdown. In that matchup, Deon Silas had a 10-carry, 25-yard game (2.5 yards per attempt). Xavier Hutchinson had 154 yards through the air after 10 catch es (on 13 targets).
The Cyclones should compete as underdogs (+1.5) in their matchup with the Sooners (the game has an over/under of 55.5 points).
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