The No. 25 UCF Knights (12-1, 1-0 Big 12) will try to continue an 11-game winning streak when they hit the road to play the Oklahoma State Cowboys (12-2, 0-1 Big 12) on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at Gallagher-Iba Arena as only 2.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 174.5 points.

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Oklahoma State vs. UCF betting lines

• Oklahoma State moneyline odds to win: -148
• UCF moneyline odds to win: +124
• Spread: Oklahoma State (-2.5)
• Total: 174.5

Oklahoma State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Oklahoma State had a worse record against the spread at home (7-8-0) than it did in away games (6-6-0) last season.
• The Cowboys eclipsed the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (60%) than games on the road (41.7%) last year.
• As a moneyline favorite last season, Oklahoma State had an identical winning percentage at home compared to when playing away from home (1.000).

Last season stats

• The Cowboys scored 73.0 points per game and gave up 76.3 last season, ranking them 203rd in the nation on offense and 299th on defense.
• Oklahoma State grabbed 30.9 rebounds per game and conceded 31.7 boards last season, ranking 239th and 211th, respectively, in college basketball.
• The Cowboys were 245th in the country in assists (12.7 per game) last season.

Oklahoma State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 6-8-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 0-1-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 3-6-0 (As Favorite: 4-6-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
• O-U-P: 10-4-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 1-0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-0 (Home: 8-0; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-1)

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UCF statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Last year, UCF was 8-10-0 at home against the spread (.444 winning percentage). Away, it was 5-5-0 ATS (.500).
• In terms of the over/under, Knights games finished over five of 18 times at home (27.8%) and eight of 10 on the road (80%) last year.
• The Knights, when moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (1-3) than away (2-8) last year.

Last season stats

• The Knights were ranked 43rd in college basketball offensively last year with 79.8 points per game, while defensively they were 10th-worst (80.4 points allowed per game).
• UCF, who ranked 119th in college basketball with 33.0 boards per game, allowed 34.9 rebounds per contest, which was 12th-worst in the nation.
• The Knights ranked 148th in the country with 13.9 assists per game.

UCF betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 1-0-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
• O-U-P: 7-6-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 0-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-0 (Home: 8-0; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-0)