The No. 4 Stanford Cardinal and the No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys meet in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Monday at the University of Phoenix Stadium (8:30 pm ET, ESPN).
College Football Picks have the Cowboys as 4-point favorites, while the over/under total is at 73.5.
Stanford went 11-1 straight up and 10-2 against the point spread this season. Stanford beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28-14 in its last game on Nov. 26. Stanford covered in the match as a 7-point home favorite and the score was under the total of 59.5.
Oklahoma State was also 11-1 SU and went 9-3 ATS. Oklahoma State beat the Oklahoma Sooners 44-10 in the Big 12 Championship Game on Dec. 3. Oklahoma State easily covered as a 3.5-point home favorite, while the score was under the total of 71.
The Cardinal will be without linebacker Shayne Skov, who is out with a knee injury, while WR Chris Owusu is questionable with a concussion and TE Zach Ertz is also questionable, with a knee injury. For the Cowboys, guard Jonathan Rush is out with a knee injury and WR Hubert Anyiam is out with a foot injury.
Stanford is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games overall, and the total has gone over in four of Stanford’s last six games overall. Oklahoma State is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games overall.
There is no head-to-head history between the Cardinal and the Cowboys.
Neither team has much experience playing in January: Stanford is 1-1 SU and Oklahoma State is 0-2 SU.
