Oklahoma State a 6.5-Point Underdog vs. Texas in Big 12 Opener

Oklahoma State will open conference play on Saturday as nearly touchdown underdogs against No. 12 Texas.

After opening the season with consecutive double digit win, openings odds from VegasInsider.com have the Cowboys (3-0) as 6.5 point road underdogs against the Longhorns (2-1). Texas’ lone loss came in a 45-38 loss to then-No. 6 LSU.

Here’s a good note from DougD in The Chamber (which you should all be participating in!).

I find it interesting that the oddsmakers have apparently been more impressed (compared to expectations) by OSU’s season than by Texas’s. The summer time line on OSU-Texas was 9.5. It opened at 6.5 last night.

According to SP+, OSU has beaten the 94th and 96th-best teams in the country, along with McNeese. Texas has beaten teams 91 and 128. Pretty much a wash, except Texas’s victories were more convincing.

OSU has been solid against the spread this season, covering in all three games according to TeamRankings.com. This will be the first time OSU is an underdog this season. Texas, meanwhile, has covered as a favorite in the two games it was favored vs. Louisiana Tech and vs. Rice this weekend.

OSU is 14-16 in the Mike Gundy era in covering the spread as an away underdog.

OSU-Texas kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday night and will be carried on ABC.