Oklahoma State at Troy

Troy comes home licking their wounds after back-to-back losses on the road at Arkansas and Florida. Talk about a tough schedule! They gave up 105 total points which is why they are getting double digits at home in this one. But, they covered the spread at Arkansas and just missed covering by a field goal at Florida. They face a good Oklahoma State team here, but let's be honest. The Big 12 is not the SEC. Losing big to Arkansas and Florida on the road is going to be expected from Troy. They now get a primetime matchup with no competing football games and they get it at home. Troy won seven of their last eight games last season and returns nine defensive starters. The bigger question coming into this season was offense as they returned just five starters from that squad. The fact that they put up 26 against Arkansas and 31 against Florida should tell us that isn't so much a concern. That's 57 points vs. SEC elite! There will be no intimidation here as Troy faced tougher foes than the Cowboys in the first two games. Instead, they'll be pumped to put up a good showing for the home crowd and the national TV audience. In contrast, Oklahoma State may come in a bit overconfident after their 42-6 home trashing of Florida Atlantic. The betting public is all over Oklahoma State here (77% on the Cowboys). We'll go the other way and back the home dog getting a hefty 10 points.