Oklahoma State at Kansas State
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Interstat) — Oklahoma State will visit Kansas State on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan. Oklahoma State has a current record of 5 wins and 3 losses, and Kansas State has a current record of 4 wins and 4 losses. The game-time forecast calls for 46 degrees Fahrenheit.
A player to watch for Oklahoma State is quarterback Drew Mestemaker, who completed 27 of 42 passes for 323 yards and rushed four times for 16 yards with five touchdowns in the Cowboys’ most recent game, a 51-49 loss at Iowa State. In his previous two games, Mestemaker completed 21 of 36 passes for 386 yards and rushed eight times for 8 yards with four touchdowns against Colorado, and he completed 22 of 34 passes for 365 yards and rushed six times for 34 yards with three touchdowns against Houston. Taurean Davis recorded two tackles and defensive back Markeith Williams had one tackle in Oklahoma State’s last game.
A player to watch for Kansas State is quarterback Blake Barnett, who completed 18 of 28 passes for 224 yards and rushed 16 times for 40 yards with three touchdowns in the Wildcats’ most recent game, a 27-24 overtime loss at Colorado. Defensive lineman De’Arieun Hicks and long snapper Andrew Johnson each recorded two tackles for Kansas State in that game.
Oklahoma State also beat Colorado 57-24, lost at Houston 35-32, beat UCF 42-28, won at West Virginia 41-24, beat Murray State 59-0, beat Oregon 39-31 and lost at Tulsa 24-10. Kansas State beat Kansas 35-24, lost at Arizona State 28-17, lost to Houston 35-16, lost at Cincinnati 31-26, beat Tulane 31-20, beat Washington State 34-7 and beat Nicholls State 71-3.
The Wildcats will be the home team at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan. The Cowboys are the visiting team. Oklahoma State’s next games, in ascending order, are Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, Oklahoma State at Arizona State and Kansas at Oklahoma State. Kansas State’s next games, in ascending order, are Kansas State at Texas Christian, Arizona at Kansas State and Kansas State at Iowa State.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Kansas State 49, Oklahoma State 31. Interstat’s ELO system gives Kansas State an 83.7 percent probability to win. Oklahoma State has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5, and the over/under is 62.5.