The No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys came the closest to spoiling the party for the SEC in the BCS Championship game, finishing with an identical record to the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide at 11-1, but missing out on the biggest sports betting game because of the lack of strength in the Big 12 this season. The No. 4 Stanford Cardinal also finished with 11 wins in 12 contests, and will turn to their Heisman trophy candidate at quarterback in Andrew Luck as they clash with the Cowboys in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

The majority of the focus for this game will be on the quarterbacks, as Brandon Weeden leads Oklahoma State against Luck, as perhaps one of the most underrated NCAA football signal-callers in the nation. While Luck threw for 3,170 yards and 35 touchdowns in the PAC-12, Weeden threw for 4,328 yards and 34 touchdowns in the Big 12, which is part of the reason why the pay head bookies will set the total so high. While Luck has gotten the job done with relatively mediocre wide receivers, Weeden has had the luxury of throwing to one of the best receivers in college football in tight end Coby Fleener. Considering the way that the Cardinal defense let them down in a 53-30 loss to the Oregon Ducks, which was their only defeat of the season, and the statement that the Cowboys’ defense made in a 44-10 win over Oklahoma, the difference could very well come down to the job that the Oklahoma State defense does.