{"id":3126,"date":"2016-08-29T23:28:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T04:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2016-09-19T23:36:02","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T04:36:02","slug":"big-twelve-picks-ouhouston-hornsirish-wildcatscardinal-mountaineerstigers-highlight-week-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=3126","title":{"rendered":"Big Twelve Picks:  OU\/Houston, Horns\/Irish, Wildcats\/Cardinal, Mountaineers\/Tigers highlight week one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #184b6e;\">Big 12 Week 1 Game Predictions<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #184b6e;\">Week one has OU and Houston and Notre Dame and Texas highlighting the schedule. Both games can be competitive. That is can. OU and Notre Dame will have their way with their opponents.\u00a0 Kansas State visits the West Coast and that game might be the best of the weekend.\u00a0 <\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?attachment_id=3129\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3129\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3129 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mccaffrey-heisman-stanford.jpg\" alt=\"mccaffrey-heisman-stanford\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mccaffrey-heisman-stanford.jpg 640w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mccaffrey-heisman-stanford-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mccaffrey-heisman-stanford-504x315.jpg 504w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mccaffrey-heisman-stanford-96x60.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by USATSI<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Friday, September 2<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><u>Kansas State at Stanford\u00a0<\/u><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> 9:00 PM ET, FS1, Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Kansas State will give Stanford enough but the great Christian\u00a0McCaffrey (above picture)\u00a0will pull it out with another great performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Stanford 26\u00a0 Kansas State 20<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?attachment_id=3136\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3136\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3136 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14054909_276061229446711_2913193871010370482_n.jpg\" alt=\"14054909_276061229446711_2913193871010370482_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14054909_276061229446711_2913193871010370482_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14054909_276061229446711_2913193871010370482_n-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14054909_276061229446711_2913193871010370482_n-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14054909_276061229446711_2913193871010370482_n-630x233.jpg 630w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/14054909_276061229446711_2913193871010370482_n-120x44.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #b81616;\"><strong>Saturday, September 3<br \/>\n<\/strong><u>Houston vs. Oklahoma<\/u><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #b81616;\"> 12:00 PM, ET, ABC, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b81616;\">Oklahoma should have their way with superior line play and the Sooner secondary has a big day.\u00a0 Mayfield lead OU to a rather easy win.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #b81616;\">Oklahoma 41 Houston 20<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3138\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?attachment_id=3138\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3138\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3138 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/xSkylerHoward_2015_2.jpgqitokY-7ve7Pg.pagespeed.ic_.8OWwKUaTpb.jpg\" alt=\"xSkylerHoward_2015_2.jpg,qitok=Y-7ve7Pg.pagespeed.ic.8OWwKUaTpb\" width=\"790\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/xSkylerHoward_2015_2.jpgqitokY-7ve7Pg.pagespeed.ic_.8OWwKUaTpb.jpg 790w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/xSkylerHoward_2015_2.jpgqitokY-7ve7Pg.pagespeed.ic_.8OWwKUaTpb-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/xSkylerHoward_2015_2.jpgqitokY-7ve7Pg.pagespeed.ic_.8OWwKUaTpb-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/xSkylerHoward_2015_2.jpgqitokY-7ve7Pg.pagespeed.ic_.8OWwKUaTpb-566x315.jpg 566w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/xSkylerHoward_2015_2.jpgqitokY-7ve7Pg.pagespeed.ic_.8OWwKUaTpb-108x60.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">http:\/\/athlonsports.com\/college-football\/west-virginia-mountaineers-2016-football-schedule-and-analysis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/collegefootballnews.com\/2016\/missouri-vs-west-virginia-game-preview-prediction-line-tv\"><u>Missouri at West Virginia\u00a0<\/u><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 12:00 PM, FS1, Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">West Virginia will pull this one out in home game where it should beat a rather weak SEC team. Skyler Howard (above) will have a his way with the Missouri defense.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">West Virginia 42\u00a0 Missouri 26<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?attachment_id=3137\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3137\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3137 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/400869619.png\" alt=\"400869619\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/400869619.png 400w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/400869619-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/400869619-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/400869619-315x315.png 315w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/400869619-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Saturday, September 3\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> <strong>Southeastern Louisiana at Oklahoma State<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">2:30 PM, Fox Sports Net, Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Not much of a contest as the Pokes run rough shot over the visitors from Louisiana<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Oklahoma State 59\u00a0 Southeastern Louisiana 10<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Saturday, September 3<strong>\u00a0<\/strong> <strong>Rhode Island at Kansas<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">7:00 PM, ESPN3, Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kansas should take this one.\u00a0 Could be the only win of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kansas 31\u00a0 Rhode Island 21<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5>Sat<span style=\"color: #000000;\">urday, September 3\u00a0 Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7:00 PM, Fox Sports Net Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No contest as Pat Mahomes throws for many scores.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Texas Tech 71\u00a0 SF Austin 14<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Friday, September\u00a02\u00a0 Northwestern State at Baylor<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #008000;\">7:30 PM, Fox Sports Net McLane Stadium, Waco, TX<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Baylor romps to a win in Waco.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Baylor 77\u00a0 Northwestern State 7<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Saturday, September 3,\u00a0 Texas Christian vs South Dakota State<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #800080;\">7:00 PM, FSN, Ft. Worth, TX<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">TCU will destroy the visitor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #800080;\">TCU 60\u00a0\u00a0 SDSU 9<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #d9ce0b;\">Saturday, September 3,\u00a0 Northern Iowa at Iowa State<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #d9ce0b;\">7:00 PM, Cyclone Network, Ames, Iowa<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">In a close one, the home team takes the win late.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #d9ce0b;\">Iowa State 28\u00a0 Northern Iowa 24<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table id=\"schedule-table\" class=\"table \" style=\"width: 5px; height: 24px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; line-height: 20px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; 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