BCS Bowl Predictions: Oklahoma State Will Outscore Stanford in Fiesta Bowl

The Oklahoma State Cowboys and Stanford Cardinal are each averaging over 40 points per game this season, but there some signs that the Cowboys will outscore the Cardinal if the two teams meet in the Fiesta Bowl.

For one, Stanford has an advantage on defense, but has recently given up 48 points to USC, 53 points to Oregon and 28 points to Cal.

On top of that, the Cardinal have scored 31 points or fewer in the last three weeks, quite the departure from their season average of 43.6 points per game.

You know that Oklahoma State is going to put up points, regardless of the opponent. Brandon Weeden and Justin Blackmon form the best quarterback-receiver tandem in college football and the running game is averaging 5.1 yards per carry this season.

But I do worry if Stanford can keep up based the Cardinal's latest output.

While quarterback Andrew Luck is undeniably the best quarterback in college football, there's no denying that he has been throwing more interceptions than we're used to seeing, throwing six picks in his last five games. And while Oklahoma State gives up a lot of points, the Cowboys also rank second in college football with 21 interceptions.

Stanford deserves to be ahead of Oklahoma State in the BCS rankings, as I outlined here, but in terms of who would win the head-to-head matchup, I have to go with Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma State has too many weapons offensively and Stanford's defense isn't at its strongest.