Arkansas vs Oklahoma State Prediction, Preview, & Odds – 9/7/2024

The Arkansas Razorbacks will clash with the Oklahoma State Cowboys on September 7, 2024, at 12:00 pm ET. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Razorbacks as seven point underdogs. Currently, 62% of spread bets favor Arkansas, while 38% support Oklahoma State. The total of 60.5 has resulted in 55% of bets leaning towards the under, with 45% towards the over. This matchup promises to be an exciting showdown between these two competitive teams. Here is our preview and best bet for Arkansas vs Oklahoma State from Stillwater.

Arkansas Looks For 2-0 Start In Stillwater

In Week 1 of the college football season, the Arkansas Razorbacks played just about the perfect football game, albeit against FCS Arkansas Pine Bluff. Arkansas beat their FCS opponent by a score of 70-0, prompting a shortened second half that led to bets being voided by virtue of the game not being played for 55 minutes. This week, Arkansas will likely play a full 60 minute game and will look for another win to get to 2-0.

The key to this game for Arkansas will be shutting down what was a potent rushing attack for Oklahoma State in the opening week of the season. Cowboys running back Ollie Gordon II rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns against the defending FCS champion South Dakota State Jackrabbits. The Razorbacks will need to limit Gordon if they want to win this game as an underdog and move to 2-0 on the season.

Can Oklahoma State Build On Impressive FCS Win?

Oklahoma State was dominant in the second half at home against FCS champions South Dakota State in the opening week of the college football season. The Cowboys won that game 44-20 with the aforementioned Ollie Gordon finding running lane after running lane to help put the game away. Here, Oklahoma State will look to build on that result in a game where a win would likely move them into the top-15 in the nation.

The Cowboys’ win over South Dakota State was one of the rare wins for an FBS team over an FCS team that was actually impressive in nature. Not only did they beat the reigning champions of the FCS, but they did so with some margin, covering the spread by two touchdowns. It may be unrealistic to expect them to accomplish the same against Arkansas here, but there is plenty of cause for optimism in Stillwater after what we saw a week ago.

Arkansas vs Oklahoma State Best Bet

We were very impressed with what we saw from Oklahoma State last week against South Dakota State. While they are in for more of a challenge in this weekend’s Arkansas vs Oklahoma State matchup, Arkansas is also in for a much bigger challenge than they saw against Arkansas Pine Bluff. We will lay the points with Oklahoma state as they should improve to 2-0 at home.

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