Tulsa at Oklahoma State

Both of these teams are playing their openers as Oklahoma State is a big favorite, and rightly so as Mike Gundy's team returns 18 starters from last year's 8-5 squad, including running back Chuba Hubbard, who led the country with 2,094 rushing yards along with 21 touchdowns. The Cowboys also return Tylan Wallace, who finished with 903 receiving yards on 53 catches in nine games last year after catching 86 passes for 1,491 yards in 2018. Quarterback Spencer Sanders was the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2019 while throwing for 2,065 yards. Tulsa comes off a 4-8 season, and the Golden Hurricane has won only nine games the last three seasons. Phil Montgomery is in his sixth year as coach, and he returns nine offensive starters, but the problem will be on defense where only four return. Oklahoma State won last year's meeting, 40-21, as a 12.5-point favorite, and the Golden Hurricane allowed 31 points per game last season. Tulsa QB Zach Smith passed for 3,279 yards and 19 touchdowns last year, and Keylon Stokes caught 62 passes for 1,040 yards. However, Tulsa is 1-4 ATS its last five September games, and the Cowboys are 22-8 ATS their last 30 non-conference games as they have too much offensively for the Hurricane to keep up in this matchup. Play Oklahoma State.