Oklahoma State's over streak meets Arizona State's unders in a first-time Tempe meeting

Oklahoma State visits Arizona State at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe on Saturday, November 21, at 10:15 PM ET. The teams have not met in the last 400 days, so there is no recent head-to-head to lean on. The picture comes from current form, and the most visible pieces of it conflict on the total.

Oklahoma State has gone over the total in 6 straight games overall, and it has also gone over in 3 straight non-division, in-conference games at home. Arizona State has gone under the total in 3 straight games overall. Those two runs cannot both continue on Saturday, but they are short, and each describes a different team's recent games rather than how this matchup will play out.

The spread streaks need the same care. Oklahoma State has covered 6 straight at home and 5 straight in non-division, in-conference home games, but this is a road game for the Cowboys, so those runs describe a different setting. Arizona State's 4 straight road losses likewise sit in a setting it will not be in on Saturday. The one spread run that applies without a venue qualifier is Arizona State's 3 straight covers overall, a short run and weak evidence.

The usage patterns give a clearer view of how each offense has been operating. Drew Mestemaker has led Oklahoma State in pass attempts in each of its last 3 games, including 28 attempts against Kansas State Wildcats on November 7. Caleb Hawkins has 64 carries over those 3 games, the most among the team's running backs. The receiving work is spread out: Justin Bowick has 15 receptions over the 3 games, Wyatt Young 14 and Miles Coleman 12.

Arizona State looks more ground-centered. Cardae Mack has 73 carries over the last 3 games, more than Hawkins has in the same window, though the opponents differ. Jake Fette led the Sun Devils in pass attempts in 2 of their last 3 games, with 19 attempts against Colorado Buffaloes on November 7, a lighter passing load than Mestemaker's 28 in his most recent game. Omarion Miller and Reed Harris each have 11 receptions over the 3 games, and Derek Eusebio has 9.

Neither team reports an injury, so both offenses should look as they have recently. Everything above rests on three-game windows and a handful of streaks, which is thin evidence. The contrast in passing volume and the opposing total streaks are the main talking points, and nothing here separates the two teams decisively.