The venue
Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA
50°F
at kickoff
4 mph
wind
9%
chance of rain
Forecast for the hour of kickoff, via Open-Meteo.
What the models make it
SP+2026
Oklahoma State9.8
FPI2026
Oklahoma State1.5
Elo2026
Iowa State12
SRS2026
Oklahoma State3.9
Big12ology2026
Oklahoma State1.6
Predicted margin in points, each system carrying its own home-field bump. The year under a name is the season those ratings come from. The market row is the spread as it stands, via collegefootballdata.com.
The series
Iowa State 5–8 Oklahoma State as conference opponents since 2011.
If these two finish level in the standings, step (a) of the tiebreaker is head-to-head — which is this game. It is the first thing that separates them, before any of the six steps below it are read.