NFL Divisional Playoffs |
Top 100 NFL Fantasy Players According to Our Statistics ($9.95)Indiana Hoosiers vs Oklahoma State Cowboys12/31/07 The surprising Indiana Hoosiers take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys in this year’s edition of the Insight Bowl, to be held in Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona this New Year’s Eve day. Oddsmakers have made the Oklahoma State Cowboys an opening 4-point favorite, with some books pushing the line up to 6 points at the line of writing. The total is set at 69 points. The Indiana Hoosiers are 7-5 on the season and 7-4 against the spread. Away from home they are 2-3 both straight up and against the spread. They are most recently coming off a great victory against the Purdue Boilermakers by the score of 27-24, while covering the 1.5-point home underdog spread. They are 2-4 straight up and 3-3 against the number in their last 6 games. They are averaging 31.6 points per contest and allowing 26.8 points per game. The Oklahoma State Cowboys are coming off a disappointing loss to the Oklahoma Sooners, by the score of 49-17, and also losing the 13.5-point road underdog spread. On the season the Cowboys are 6-6 straight up and 5-6 against the number. Away from home they are 2-4 straight up and 3-3 against the number. They are averaging 33.4 points and allowing 29.2 points per game. The author highly suggests placing a bet on the over in this contest. Both offensive squads can score, while both defenses have trouble stopping a cold. Indiana’s offense achieves on average 393.3 yards per contest, while Oklahoma State averages 484.1 yards. Defensively, Indiana allows 394.2 and Oklahoma State allows 446.2 yards per contest. With these types of numbers, the easy choice to make for this game is the total to go over the posted line. Game prediction: 48-42 Oklahoma State. |
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