Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Stanford Cardinal from the PAC 12 conference will do battle with the Oklahoma St Cowboys out of the Big 12 conference in the Fiesta Bowl in an NCAA college football game on January 2nd.
Start time from Tempe Arizona is set for 8:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The betting odds came out with the Oklahoma St Cowboys favored by -3 ½ points with an over under of 73 points.
Early money from the college football bettors has come in on the side of the underdog as the Oklahoma St Cowboys are now favored by -3 points.
The over under has moved up to 74 ½ points.
Oklahoma St Cowboys money line bettors will lay -170 odds with the underdog Stanford Cardinal returning +150 odds to win outright with no need for getting the points.
There has been no recent meeting on the football field between the Cardinal and Cowboys.
The Stanford Cardinal will play in the Fiesta Bowl with an overall mark of 11-1 on the season. The club is 5-0 away from home.
Stanford puts up 43 points and 482 yards per game with 207 yards rushing for 5.3 yards a carry.
On defense the Cardinal puts up 20 points and 331 yards per game. Opponents rush for 90 yards against them for 3.1 yards per rush against average.
The team is 4-1 versus bowl teams on the year.
Their victories came against Notre Dame, California, Washington and UCLA with a loss to Oregon.
The Cardinal is coming off the 28-14 home win against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as a -7 point betting favorite.
The over under came in at under the total of 60 points.
Stanford put up 429 offensive yards and gave up 309 yards to the Fighting Irish.
The team ran for 196 yards on 42 carries for 4.7 yards a carry.
The Cardinal had two turnovers and took three away from Notre Dame.
They allowed the Fighting Irish just 57 rushing yards on 31 carries for 1.8 yards a carry.
Quarterback Andrew Luck completed 20 of 30 passes for 233 yards with four touchdowns and one interception.
Stepfan Taylor ran for 118 yards on 20 carries.
Tyler Gaffney contributed with six runs for 30 yards.
Coby Fleener led Stanford with four receptions for 97 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Ty Montgomery had six grabs for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Levine Toiolo had two catches for 19 yards with a touchdown.
Oklahoma St will play Stanford in the Fiesta Bowl with a record of 11-1 on the year. The club is 5-1 on the road.
The Cowboys average 49 points and 557 yards per game with 170 rushing yards for 5.4 yards a carry.
The team is 8-1 versus bowl teams on the season.
They own wins against Oklahoma, Kansas St, Baylor, Missouri, Texas, Texas A&M, Tulsa and Louisiana Lafayette with a loss to Iowa St.
The team bounced back with a devastating loss to Iowa St with the 44-10 home win against the Oklahoma Sooners as a -3 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under came in at under the closing total of 71 ½ points.
Oklahoma St put up 495 yards of offense while giving up 358 yards to Oklahoma.
The Cowboys rushed for 278 yards on 33 carries for 8.4 yards per rush against average.
The team committed one turnover and took five away from the Sooners.
They allowed Oklahoma 108 yards on the ground on 33 carries for 3.3 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback Brandon Weeden completed 24 of 36 passes for 217 yards.
Joseph Randle on 19 rushes ran for 151 yards with two rushing touchdowns. Randle out of the backfield caught four passes for 31 yards.
Jeremy Smith ran for 119 yards on 10 runs from scrimmage with two touchdowns.
Justin Blackmon led Oklahoma St with 10 receptions for 95 yards.
Tracy Moore had a 53 yard pass reception.
Isaiah Anderson caught an 18 yard pass reception.
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CFB Trend: Oklahoma St Cowboys are 3-0 to the under in their past three games.
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