Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 11/5/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, KS

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Jayhawks (+4)

Total/Over-Under: 68

The Kansas Jayhawks (5-3) will try to beat the Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-2) at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Oklahoma State opens this matchup as 4-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 68.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys head into this game 6-2 this year. In their last contest, the Cowboys faced the Kansas State Wildcats and ended up losing by a score of 48-0. Gunnar Gundy connected on 2/7 with 16 yards passing. He had a QB rate of 19.2 and ended the contest with 1 pick. Gunnar Gundy led the offense in rushing for the Cowboys with 5 carries for 27 yards (5.4 yards per attempt). The Oklahoma State Cowboys ran the football 30 times and tallied 54 yds, which earned them an average of 1.8 yds per attempt. In all, they ran 63 plays for 217 yards. Oklahoma State allowed 21 completions on 37 tries for a total of 296 yards, and a completion percentage of 56.8%. Against the run, the Cowboys gave up 199 yds on 37 attempts, which is 5.4 yds per rush surrendered.

The Cowboys currently have 3,485 total yards this year. With reference to getting in the endzone, Oklahoma State has compiled 17 passing touchdowns and 18 rushing touchdowns. They have given the ball to the opposition 11 different times. Oklahoma State has accrued 197 first downs as an offense, and they have been flagged for 31 infractions for 281 yds. Offensively they have an average of 141.3 yards via the ground game ranking them 75th in the country. When talking about scoring, the Oklahoma State Cowboys hold an average of 39.1 points per outing.

The Cowboys are ranked 108th in the country when it comes to team defense, allowing 31.1 points per game. They are allowing 4.2 yards per rush on the ground and 152.6 yards on the ground per game on the year. During this campaign, they have allowed 1,221 rushing yards through 8 contests. Regarding yards through the air, the Cowboys have conceded 2,421 yards which puts them in 126th in the country. They are allowing 302.6 yards per game through the air as well as conceding a completion percentage of 56.6%. In total, they have surrendered 455.3 yards/game which ranks them 119th in the nation. They have relinquished 18 touchdowns by air as well as 13 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Jayhawks step onto the field holding a record of 5-3 for this season. When they last stepped on the field, the Jayhawks took a defeat with a final score of 35-23 when they faced the Baylor Bears. Jason Bean (1 touchdown) ended the contest with 232 yds on 16/27 passing while his quarterback rating was 143.7. He didn't toss any interceptions and his Y/A was 8.6. Devin Neal ran the football 10 times for 32 yds, finishing the game with 3.2 yds per attempt for Kansas. Kansas ran the ball for 2.5 yds per carry, totaling 56 yards on 22 carries. The Jayhawks finished the game with 288 yards and they ran 49 plays (5.9 yards per play). The Jayhawks secondary allowed a completion percentage of 65.4%, surrendering 164 yds on 17 out of 26 through the air. Kansas surrendered 57 attempts on the ground for 273 yds (4.8 yards per carry).

The Kansas Jayhawks hold an average of 420.9 yards per game, which has them ranked 51st in the country. The Kansas offense has 395 penalty yds on 41 violations, which has them sitting 104th in D-1 in terms of making mistakes. For the year thus far, the Jayhawks have compiled 1,855 yards through the air along with holding an average of 231.9 passing yards per outing, which ranks 74th in the country. When it comes to this team's ability to score points, the Jayhawks are ranking 17th in Division 1 by scoring 38.0 PPG.

The Jayhawks are surrendering 30.6 points per game, which puts them 101st in college football. Kansas has conceded a total of 1,293 rushing yards (161.6 yards/game) and 18 touchdowns via the rush this season. Overall, they have conceded 245 total points. They have yielded 13 touchdowns via the pass as well as 277.5 yards/outing, which has them ranked 118th in D-1. The Jayhawks defense has taken part in 612 plays, which ranks 114th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's Cowboys/Jayhawks college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Jayhawks +4

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