Oklahoma State rolls into Ames carrying momentum while Iowa State searches for anything that works.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys sit at 5-2 on a one-game winning streak (W1). The Iowa State Cyclones are 3-4 and have dropped two straight (L2).
Game details
| When | Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET |
| Where | Jack Trice Stadium |
| TV | Fox |
| Line | Oklahoma State Cowboys -9.5 | O/U 57.5 (market view) |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys record | 5-2 |
| Iowa State Cyclones record | 3-4 |
The matchup
Oklahoma State's last five games tell the story of a team that can score in bunches. The Cowboys beat the Colorado Buffaloes 57-24 at home, then before that lost on the road to the Houston Cougars 32-35. Before that stretch they knocked off the UCF Knights 42-28, beat the West Virginia Mountaineers 41-24 on the road, and blew out the Murray State Racers 59-0 at home.
Iowa State has gone the other direction. The Cyclones fell 3-39 on the road to the Arizona Wildcats, and before that lost 10-24 at the BYU Cougars on a Friday night. Sandwiched in their recent results is a 45-42 home win over the West Virginia Mountaineers, a 17-31 home loss to the Utah Utes, and a 55-7 home win over the Bowling Green Falcons.
Key matchups
This one comes down to whether Iowa State's defense can slow down an Oklahoma State offense that has piled up 280 points this season against 169 allowed by the Cyclones. Oklahoma State has allowed just 166 points on the year, a number that puts pressure on an Iowa State offense that has managed only 181 points through seven games.
With no injury report or depth chart changes on either side, this is a straightforward numbers game: Oklahoma State's scoring output against Iowa State's shaky defense, and whether the Cyclones can find enough offense to keep pace.
The pick
The market has Oklahoma State favored by 9.5 with a total of 57.5, and the market score sits at Oklahoma State Cowboys 34, Iowa State Cyclones 24.
Oklahoma State's recent scoring and its one-game win streak give it the edge over an Iowa State team losing two in a row. The Cyclones have shown flashes, including that 45-42 win over West Virginia, but the recent 3-39 loss to Arizona is the bigger red flag heading into this one.
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma State Cowboys | Wk8 W 57-24 vs Colorado Buffaloes, Wk7 L 32-35 vs Houston Cougars, Wk6 W 42-28 vs UCF Knights |
| Iowa State Cyclones | Wk8 L 3-39 vs Arizona Wildcats, Wk6 L 10-24 vs BYU Cougars, Wk5 W 45-42 vs West Virginia Mountaineers |
Written by Cole Saturday, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores and box scores), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.