Texas vs Oklahoma State Week 8 Game Info
2022 NCAA College Football Game
No. 20 Texas Longhorns (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) vs.'No. 11 O klahoma State Cowboys (5-1, 2-1 Big 12)
Date:'Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022
Time:'3:30 p.m. ET
Venue:'Boone Pickens Stadium – Stillwater, OK
Coverage:'ABC
Week 8 of the 2022 NCAA college football season includes a nationally televised Big 12 battle on ABC between the No. 20 Texas Longhorns and No. 11 Oklahoma State Cowboys.
The Cowboys suffered their first loss last week when they let a win slip away against TCU. Oklahoma State led by as many as 17 points but lost in double overtime, 43-40. Meanwhile, Texas has won three straight conference games following last week's late TD to hold off Iowa State 24-21. A 37-34 OT loss at Texas Tech and 20-19 loss to Alabama are the only blemishes for the Longhorns.
Texas vs Oklahoma State Odds & Spread
Moneyline:'TEX: (-235) | OKST: (+190)
Spread:'TEX: -6.5 (-105) | OKST: +6.5 (-115)
Total:'61.5 -'Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)
This line opened Texas -1 Sunday in Las Vegas, and has shot up to -6.5 favoring the Longhorns. The moneyline is now Texas -265 and Oklahoma State +190. The total is down a bit to 61.5.
Texas vs Oklahoma State Prediction & Pick
The last five meetings between these two teams have been close with Oklahoma State winning three times including last year's 32-24 road win when both teams were ranked. Texas' win last week came after the 'Horns got away with what looked like a targeting foul against ISU's quarterback in the closing minutes.
Oklahoma State's passing attack is averaging 300 YPG, but the Texas defense tops the Big 12 allowing just 6.2 yards per pass despite 65.5% completions which is second-worst in the conference. The Cowboys rely heavily on the passing game and QB Spencer Sanders has 13 TD passes and a league-high 1,639 yards. But the Oklahoma State pass defense is allowing a league-worst 301 passing yards per game along with 7.0 yards per pass.
Texas RB Bijan Robinson has rushed for a league-high 10 TDs and league-best 111 yards per game. They will need another big game from hi and moving forward, as Texas plays at Oklahoma State, at Kansas State and home vs. TCU the next three games and those opponents are a combined 8-1 in conference, 7-0 in games that weren't against each other.
Oklahoma State kicker Tanner Brown has kicked a league-high 12 field goals. Projecting a shootout in Stillwater in the Big 12 feature game of the week.
Final Score Prediction:'Oklahoma State: 37 | Texas: 34
Texas vs Oklahoma State Betting Trends
– Texas is 4-1 straight up (SU) in their last 5 games.
– Texas is 6-2 against the spread (ATS) in their last 8 games.
– The total has gone Under in 7 of Texas' last 9 games.
– Oklahoma State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
– Oklahoma State is 12-0 SU in their last 12 home games.
– The total has hit the Over if 6 of Oklahoma State's last 7 games.
Texas vs Oklahoma State Best Bet
Texas has not lost with QB Quinn Ewers on the field, and he returned the last two games after getting knocked out of the game against Alabama in Week 2. Ewers has a 7:1 TD-INT ratio the past two g ames, and this sets up to be another shootout in the Big 12. Oklahoma State has allowed 498 YPG and 33 PPG vs Big 12 foes this season. Texas has allowed more than 250 passing yards to Texas Tech (331), West Virginia (253) and Iowa State (329).
The underdog has covered 5-straight in this series and that's the way to look as well.