Iowa State and Oklahoma State seemingly always play close games with each other, and I would expect this season’s matchups to be more of the same. The all-time series between the two schools is tied 59-59, and while the last seven games have gone the way of the Cyclones, the average margin of victory in those games is just 5.1 points with two of the games needing at least one overtime period to determine a winner.
This is a matchup of middling offenses, youth vs. experience, and the best team in the nation at not turning the ball over against a team and coach that loves to pressure and force turnovers.