College Football Betting – Defense Could Ultimately Make Difference In Fiesta Bowl
While they won’t be fighting for a BCS Championship this season, the No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys could at least add some leverage to the sports betting debate that they deserved a shot if they can make a statement against the No. 4 Stanford Cardinal in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. The Cowboys dropped a crucial game at Iowa State in double overtime that tainted a nearly perfect season, and a huge win over the Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12 Championship game wasn’t enough to earn them redemption. However, as they prepare to make the trip to Arizona to take on Stanford, they will get one last chance to prove their merit in front of a national audience as the pay head favorites going in to the game.
For as well as Stanford played this season with quarterback Andrew Luck considered among the Heisman trophy favorites for most of the year, the Cowboys were the better team, with the offensive duo of quarterback Brandon Weeden and wide receiver Justin Blackmon ranking among the top tandems in the nation. Weeden actually threw for 34 touchdowns this season, one fewer than Luck’s total of 35, and he threw for over 1,000 more yards. Both teams have incredible offensive firepower, but in the end this game could come down to defense. The Cardinal front-seven was widely regarded as one of the best in college football but really struggled against the Oregon Ducks in their only loss, while the Cowboys’ defense made a statement in a 44-10 win over the Sooners. This NCAA football contest is widely expected to be an offensive shootout, but in the end the better defense could make the difference in the final result.
