Oklahoma State is a favorite in NCAA betting against Arizona in the Alamo Bowl on Wednesday, December 29th.
This is a late game on ESPN on Wednesday and it has the potential to be a good matchup. It is expected to be a high scoring game in college football betting as the total at Sbg global is listed at 65.5.
Struggling Wildcats
Arizona has lost their last four games but they are still going to a good bowl game. Arizona really has not played well since early in the season. There were high hopes for Arizona this season but Mike Stoops proved once again that he is better suited as a coordinator than as a head coach. The only positive for Arizona is that they should be motivated. They have lost four straight and they have something to prove after getting humiliated 33-0 in their bowl game last year against Nebraska. Arizona gets a pretty good matchup in the bowl game as Oklahoma State’s defense is not very good.
High Powered Cowboys
Oklahoma State leads the nation in total offense with an average 537.6 yards per game. They have the second best passing offense in the country led by Brandon Weeden and a great running back in Kendall Hunter. Not to be left out of the discussion is Justin Blackmon who is the best wide receiver in the nation. Do you get the idea that Oklahoma State is loaded on offense? Arizona has not played that well defensively in recent weeks and they are unlikely to slow down the Cowboys.
Oklahoma State -6, total 65.5
The Cowboys are the better team but the motivational edge has to go to Arizona. As you look at the trends they point to Oklahoma State. The Wildcats are 2-5 in NCAA betting in their last 7 games on grass. The Cowboys are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games overall. They are 40-16-2 ATS in their last 58 games as a favorite. Looking at the total, the Under is 6-1 in the Wildcats last 7 games in December. The Over is 5-1 in the Wildcats last 6 games overall. It is also 4-0 in the Cowboys last 4 non-conference games. The Over is 8-3 in the Cowboys last 11 games as a favorite.