Nebraska rebounds with decisive road win and football betting cover in Stillwater

The 13th ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers look to pull themselves off the mat for another cross divisional Big XII football betting battle when they invade Boone Pickens Stadium looking to hand the Oklahoma State Cowboys their first loss of the season.

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys
Game Date/Time: Saturday, October 23rd, 3:30 ET
Game Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
TV/Radio Broadcast: ABC, Sirius, XM

NCAA Football Odds:

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Nebraska Cornhuskers (-6) -110
Oklahoma State Cowboys (+6) -110
Over/Under 60

Last week’s home game against the Texas Longhorns certainly didn’t pan out the way Big Red nation had envisioned it after getting robbed of a victory in last year’s Big XII Championship Game. Oddsmakers felt they were destined to get revenge opening them up as 10-point home favorites, but Mack Brown was able to avoid dropping three in a row as UT’s head coach with the improbable 20-13 outright victory.

Along with likely having its National Championship aspirations wiped away, frosh quarterback Taylor Martinez also saw his chances for hoisting the Heisman Trophy at year’s end also go up in flames. Facing the first top notch defense in his career, the youngster failed miserably completing just 4-of-12 passes for 63 yards while rushing for a season low 21 yards on the ground.

Thankfully for him in this Week 8 football betting spot, he’s now matched up against a much less stout defense in the Cowpokes whom he should have relative success against throughout the games entirety. That is provided he’s able to shake off last week’s horrendous passing effort and take advantage of OK State’s 114th ranked pass ‘D’ that’s allowed an average of 280 YPG (#114). With head coach Mike Gundy’s stop unit more adept at limiting the run (#35 at 124.5 YPG), it will be up to him to force the Cowpokes from loading up in the box to contain it.

Brandon Weeden has flourished leading the Cowboys offensive charge this season. He’s completed a rock solid 68.9 percent of his passes overall for 1966 yards and a TD/INT ratio of 19/8. Averaging 8.74 yards per attempt, Weeden’s go to guy has been Justin Blackmon whose 57 receptions and 12 TDs are 30 more catches and nine more TDs than the next player on the Cowpokes roster.

That said; running back Kendall Hunter will have to play more of a role in this one considering the Huskers sport the nation’s top ranked pass defense allowing a paltry 117 YPG. It has however had trouble defending the run (#73 at 157.3 YPG) evidenced by it just allowing the Longhorns to rack up 209 yards on 46 attempts (4.5 YPC). Texas was still able to win the game even though it threw for just 62 yards overall. Again, it will be paramount for the Cowboys to succeed on the ground to pull out the football betting victory.

NCAA Football Insider Tip: In taking a gander at Oklahoma State’s opponents this season, you’ll notice every one of them is ranked #100 or worse in pass defense. That’s a tall telling sign that it’s about to face its biggest football betting obstacle considering the impressive offensive stats have been acquired by slinging the pigskin all over the field.

Unfortunately for them, they’re running up against an ornery Huskers outfit that just got steamrolled in its own backyard against a team it would more than likely beat nine out of 10 times. Texas has simply owned them of late, and that’s exactly how it played out. Some might figure the defeat to be the catalyst for the Huskers to head towards a downward spiral, but that’s simply not the case. There’s a ton still to play for this season, and you can bet your bottom dollar head coach Bo Pelini will have his “Blackshirts” out for blood.

Big Red is an impressive 8-0 SU & 6-2 ATS the L/8 times it went off the board as a football betting road favorite. The last time it faced the Cowboys in ‘07, OK State handed them a woodshed beating winning 45-14 as 3.5-point underdogs. In fact, the Cowboys have secured back-to-back outright underdog victories over the Huskers in the L/2 meetings.

The Cowpokes figured to be in rebuilding mode this season. While it’s managed to remain perfect to date, one really has to question the caliber of the opposition. Nebraska has passed its road tests with flying colors this season, and will do so once again in this crucial Big XII football betting spot!

My NCAA Football Predictions: Nebraska Cornhuskers (-6) -110

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