How Did ESPN's College Gameday Pick Oklahoma State vs. BYU?

Does ESPN's crew think OSU can take care of business in a must-win game?

The Oklahoma State Cowboys host BYU as the Cougars will be playing in Stillwater for the first time. It's no easy task to play in Stillwater, but both teams have plenty of implications with this game. Oklahoma State can punch their ticket to Arlington to play in a Big 12 title game against Texas, whereas BYU is looking to make a bowl game in their first season in the Big 12.

It's not perfect weather in Stillwater, and it'll be interesting to see whether or not that impacts the way the two teams approach this game. 

Still, either way, it'll take a big game from Ollie Gordon to cap off an incredible regular season for the Cowboys to take care of business.

Here's how the ESPN College Gameday crew thinks this matchup will go.

Desmond Howard: OSU

Pat McAfee: OSU

Aidan Hutchinson: OSU

Lee Corso: OSU

Kirk Herbstreit: OSU

The entire crew showed some respect to Oklahoma State, who is a 16.5-point favorite.

"BYU's first trip to Stillwater. They'll enjoy the trip to Eskimo Joes, but they won't enjoy the game," Corso said of the game.

With these two teams squaring off for the first time and weight added to the match from both sides, this game is due to be a big one and could end up much closer than the spread suggests. 

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