2012 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl – The third-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys will look to show the entire nation that they belonged in the BCS title game and not Alabama, when they take on the fourth-ranked Stanford Cardinal in the 2012 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Monday, January 2 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Phoenix, AZ. Two of the nation’s top quarterbacks will be on display when Oklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden and Stanford’s Andrew Luck take to the field in a matchup that has the potential to be the best Bowl game on this year’s docket.

2012 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma State vs. Stanford
When: January 2, 2012 at 8:30 PM ET
Where: Phoenix Stadium in Phoenix, AZ.
TV: ESPN and ESPN3
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Point Spread: Oklahoma State Cowboys (-3.5) vs. Stanford Cardinal (+3.5) Over/Under 74

Stanford (11-1 SU, 10-2 ATS, 6-6 O/U)
Stanford won its final two games of the season to finish with just one loss, thanks mostly to Luck and the team’s overwhelming offense. Stanford averaged a whopping 43.6 points per game (fifth) while also ranking 24th in passing and 22nd in rushing.

Defensively, the Cardinal shut down the run like crazy, ranking fifth in the country by holding their opponents to just 90.0 rushing yards per game.

Luck completed a blistering 70.0 percent of his passes this season while throwing 35 TD passes and just nine interceptions. Stanford is 10-11 all-time in bowl games but beat Virginia Tech 40-12 in last season’s Orange Bowl.

Here is a look at some of Stanford’s Key trends this season:
The Cardinal are 7-0 ATS in their last seven non-conference games.
Stanford is 6-2 ATS in it sL/8 games against a team with a winning record.
The Over is 5-0 in Stanford’s last five games as an underdog between 3.5 and 10.0 points.
The Over is 13-3-1 in Cardinal last 17 games as an underdog.

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Oklahoma State (11-1 SU, 9-3 ATS, 4-6-2 O/U)
The Cowboys bounced back from their only loss of the season in its previous game to rout Oklahoma 44-10 in its regular season finale and put themselves in prime position to play LSU in the BCS title game.

After getting the shaft from the idiotic BCS Bowl committee, the Cowboys will look to pound the Cardinal unmercifully in this contest. Oklahoma State finished second in points scored this season (49.3 ypg) and second in passing as gifted quarterback Brandon Weeden outdid Luck by completing 72.6 percent of his passes for 4,328 yards with 35 TD passes and 12 interceptions.

Oklahoma State’s defense was mostly mediocre this season in finishing 61st in points allowed (25.8 ppg), 102nd in passing yards and 83rd against the run. The Cowboys are 13-8 all-time in bowl games and beat Arizona 36-10 in the 2010 Alamo Bowl.

Here is a look at Oklahoma State’s Key trends this season:
The Cowboys are 4-0 ATS in their last four neutral site games as a favorite.
Oklahoma State is 5-1 ATS in their last half-dozen non-conference games.
The Cowboys are 5-1 ATS in their last six games versus Pac-12 opponents.
The Under is 4-0 in the Cowboys’ last four neutral site games.
The Under is 5-2 in Oklahoma State’s L/7 Bowl games.

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