Oklahoma State Season Odds
STILLWATER, OK (The Spread) – The Oklahoma State Cowboys had a breakout season in 2011, but lost a lot of key players. Here is a look at their odds for the 2012 College Football Season.
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The Cowboys are coming off a 12-1 season with a Big 12 Championship and a win in the Fiesta Bowl. Mike Gundy enters his eighth season with Oklahoma State and they are riding back-to-back double-digit win seasons. However, the loss of a quarterback and their top two receivers leave this season in question.
According to oddsmakers, Oklahoma State has been given odds of 60/1 to win the 2013 BCS National Championship and they have odds of 18/1 to win the Big 12. The Cowboys’ over/under for wins has been set at 8.5.
Oklahoma State losses a lot of its fire power from an offense that posted 546 yards and 48.7 points per game last season. The Cowboys have just four starters back and they have to work in a freshman quarterback in Wes Lunt. Lunt will have the aid of junior running back Joseph Randle, who rushed for 1,216 yards and 24 TD’s. He will have to be the work horse for the Cowboys this year. Oddsmakers have listed Randle with 65/1 odds to win the Heisman Trophy this year.
Defensively, Oklahoma State brings back eight starters, but the unit allowed 26.8 points and 457 yards per game last season. The strength should be in the back seven, as the Cowboys have six of their seven starters back in that unit, including all three linebackers. Broderick Brown, a senior cornerback, had five interceptions with 15 pass deflections last season.
When looking at the schedule, Oklahoma State has a pretty light non-conference slate to open things up. Their only challenge may be heading to Arizona in week two. The Big 12 slate features key home games with Texas, TCU, and West Virginia along with road trips to Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Baylor. The key for the Cowboys may be how quickly Lunt is able to grow into his role as starting quarterback.
For total odds for the Oklahoma State Cowboys for the 2012 College Football Season, see below.
2012 Oklahoma State Season Odds
2013 BCS National Championship Odds: 60/1
2012 Big 12 Conference Championship Odds: 18/1
2012 Heisman Trophy Odds: Joseph Randle (RB) 65/1
2012 Over/Under Win Total Odds: 8.5
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