Utah vs Oklahoma State Prediction College Football Picks 9/21/24

The Utah Utes and the Oklahoma State Cowboys meet in week 4 college football action from Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Utah vs. Oklahoma State prediction.

Utah Recap

The Utah Utes come into this game looking to remain unbeaten after improving to 3-0 on the year with a 38-21 win over Utah State last time out. After this game, Utah will head home to take on Arizona.

Utes Dealing With Injury Uncertainty Surrounding Rising

Cameron Rising has thrown for 346 yards and 7 touchdowns on 62.1% passing while Isaac Wilson has thrown for 343 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions on 58.5% passing. Micah Bernard has a team-high 274 rushing yards while Dijon Stanley has a team-high 155 receiving yards along with a pair of TDs. Brant Kuithe has a team-high 3 TDs along with 142 receiving yards while Money Parks and Dorian Singer has 100+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Van Filinger has a team-high 16 total tackles and 3.5 sacks while Tao Johnson has a team-high 10 solo tackles as part of his 14 total tackles. Connor O’Toole also has 2.5 sacks while Utah’s defense as a whole has combined for 10 sacks and 3 interceptions.

Why the Utah Utes will win

• The underdog has covered the spread in 11 of Oklahoma State’s last 13 games at Boone Pickens Stadium.

Oklahoma State Recap

The Oklahoma State Cowboys come into this one also looking to improve on their 3-0 start after a 45-10 win over Tulsa last time out. After this matchup, Oklahoma State will head out on the road to take on Kansas State.

Cowboys Trying To Navigate Toughest Part Of Their Schedule

Alan Bowman has thrown for 967 yards, 8 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions on 67% passing while Ollie Gordon II has rushed for 216 yards and 4 touchdowns this season. De’Zhaun Stribling leads OSU’s receiving group with 295 receiving yards along with a pair of touchdowns while Rashod Owens has 188 receiving yards and Brennan Presley has a team-high 23 grabs for 172 yards and 3 touchdowns. On defense, Trey Rucker leads the Cowboys with 39 total tackles including 24 solo tackles while Nick Martin has 34 total tackles including 18 solo tackles. Obi Ezeigbo has a pair of sacks while the Cowboys as a unit have logged 7 sacks and 3 interceptions.

Why the Oklahoma State Cowboys will win

• Oklahoma State has won 14 of its last 15 games against conference opponents at Boone Pickens Stadium.
• Utah has lost four of its last five games against AP-ranked teams.
• Utah has failed to cover the spread in nine of its last 10 road games in September.
• Oklahoma State has covered the spread in each of its last four September games against AP-ranked teams.

Utah vs. Oklahoma State Prediction

I’m on Oklahoma State here. I really like what Oklahoma State’s done offensively this season and while Utah still has a solid defense, I think it’s telling that this line has completely flipped to Oklahoma State being favored in this one. Granted, I would’ve assumed they’d be favored at home, but if this game was at Rice-Eccles in Utah, we’d likely have a different conversation as Utah is just a different team at home. But with so much uncertainty at QB and Oklahoma State’s prowess offensively, I have to side with the Cowboys in this one.