Iowa State vs. Oklahoma: TV Info, Spread, Injury Updates, Game Time and More

Things are bad for the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners, a team that welcomes the Iowa State Cyclones to town for a Big 12 matchup Saturday.

The Sooners were obliterated 41-12 at the hands of then-No. 6 Baylor and were knocked out of the Big 12 title race as a result. Oklahoma now sits with a 7-2 record with three games to go.

Bob Stoops' team would be wise to know it could always be worse.

Take the Cyclones, for example. The team sits at 1-8, is in the midst of a six-game skid and ranks No. 100 or worse in both points scored and allowed.

With both teams in desperate need of a win, here is a look at the details surrounding this Big 12 showdown.

When: Saturday, Nov. 16 at 12 p.m. ET

Where: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Okla.

Television: FS1

Live Stream: ESPN3

Betting Lines (via Vegas Insider)

• Over/Under: 50
• Spread: Oklahoma (-24.5)

Cyclones Injury Report (via USA Today)

Player	Pos.	Date	Details	Status	Injury
Kamari Cotton-Moya	CB	08/28/2013	will miss the entire season	out	Achilles
Luke Knott	LB	11/04/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	out	concussion
Kyle Lichtenberg	T	11/10/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Oklahoma	questionable	undisclosed
Pierce Richardson	TE	08/28/2013	will miss the entire season	out	thigh
Jarvis West	WR	10/28/2013	is out indefinitely	out	knee

Sooners Injury Report (via USA Today)

Player	Pos.	Date	Details	Status	Injury
Trey Metoyer	WR	10/16/2013	is suspended indefinitely	suspended	legal/disciplinary
Trey Millard	FB	10/28/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	out	knee
Corey Nelson	DE	10/07/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	out	pectoral
Jordan Phillips	DT	10/28/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	out	back
Jake Reed	T	08/26/2013	is suspended indefinitely	suspended	legal/disciplinary
Sterling Shepard	WR	11/11/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Iowa State	questionable	head
Jordan Smallwood	WR	08/17/2013	is out indefinitely	out	foot
Kendal Thompson	QB	11/11/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Iowa State	questionable	foot
D.J. Ward	DE	08/13/2013	is out indefinitely	out	splenectomy

Can Oklahoma Get Production from Blake Bell?

Junior quarterback Blake Bell has come under fire in recent weeks, and rightfully so. But Stoops says Bell will remain the starter, per Jason Kersey of The Oklahoman:

Bell has been a mixed bag in recent weeks:

OPP	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	TD	INT
TCU	20	31	152	64.5	0	0
@Texas	12	26	133	46.2	0	2
@Kansas	15	25	131	60.0	2	1
Texas Tech	14	22	249	63.6	2	0
@Baylor	15	35	150	42.9	1	2

On the year, Bell has thrown as many touchdowns as interceptions, but his 15-of-35 performance against the Bears was perhaps worst of all.

If Bell is to keep his job, a great performance against a Cyclones defense that allows 37.8 points per game is a must. Not only that, but matchups against Kansas State and No. 12 Oklahoma State loom on the horizon, and the Sooners don't stand a chance with their current offense.

Prediction

Despite Oklahoma's recent struggles, this will be a rather simple affair.

The Sooners hold a 69-5-2 all-time advantage against the Cyclones and have won the last 14.

As bad as the performance against Baylor truly was, the Sooners are still a borderline top-20 team on the ground and allow just over 21 points per game. Bell has a major opportunity to right his wrongs, and it's hard to imagine he won't against a porous defense.

At home, the Sooners get back on track in a big way.

Final Score 

Sooners win 35-17