College Football Kansas State vs. Oklahoma Week 8 Picks & Predictions
By Anthony Rome
NORMAN, OK (The Spread) - One week after failing to cover against Texas in the Red River Rivalry, Oklahoma will host Kansas State today at 12:00PM ET.
ODDS: According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, Oklahoma is an 8-point home favorite over conference foe Kansas State, while the over/under total is currently sitting at 58 points.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Sooners opened as 12-point favorites but the line in this game has been bet all the way down to 8 points, while the total opened at 61.5 and has also been bet down to 58.
SEASON RECORDS: The Wildcats head into today's game with a 4-1 record and are 3-2 against the spread this season, while the Sooners are 5-1 but just 3-3 at the betting window. The over is 3-2 in Kansas State's five games this season and 5-1 in Oklahoma's six games in 2014.
NCAA FREE PICK: Take Kansas State. According to latest college football trends, the underdog is 7-3-1 against the spread in the last 11 meetings between these two teams and the road team is 5-0 against the number in the last five meetings. The Wildcats are also 5-1-1 ATS in their last seven road games versus Oklahoma, 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 road games and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The Sooners, meanwhile, are 1-6 against the number in their last seven games in October and 1-4 ATS in their last five games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
2014 COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 8 FREE PICK: KANSAS STATE WILDCATS +8