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College Football Betting Preview: Oklahoma Sooners vs. Kansas Jayhawks

October 28, 2023



Two of the best teams in the Big 12 this season will face each other on Saturday afternoon in week 9 of the college football season when the 6th ranked Oklahoma Sooners travel to Lawrence, Kansas to face the Kansas Jayhawks at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium with the game airing nationally at 12:00 PM ET on Fox.

The Oklahoma Sooners enter this game ranked 6th in the AP Poll and 6th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 7-0 following a 31-29 win at home against the UCF Knights while failing to cover the 17-point spread as a home favorite in week 8 of the college football season. Oklahoma scored 31 points while compiling a total of 443 yards offensively which included 253 passing yards and 190 rushing yards while allowing 29 points and 398 total yards defensively which included 248 passing yards and 150 rushing yards. 

Dillon Gabriel led the team in passing, completing 25 of 38 attempts for 253 yards with three touchdowns and an interception while rushing for 22 yards on ten attempts. Marcus Major led the team in rushing with 18 carries for 82 yards while adding two receptions for nine yards. Nic Anderson led the team in receiving, catching five of ten targets for 105 yards and two touchdowns.

Kansas enters this game with a record of 5-2 following a 32-39 loss on the road against the Oklahoma State Cowboys while failing to cover the 3-point spread as a road favorite in week 7 of the college football season. The Jayhawks scored 32 points while compiling a total of 503 yards offensively which included 410 passing yards and 93 rushing yards while allowing 39 points and 554 total yards defensively which included 336 passing yards and 218 rushing yards. 

Jason Bean led the team in passing, completing 23 of 34 attempts for 410 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions while adding two rushing yards. Devin Neal led the team in rushing with 13 carries for 66 yards while adding three receptions for 15 yards. Mason Fairchild led the team in receiving, catching five of ten targets for 95 yards and two touchdowns.

BookMaker has the Oklahoma Sooners listed as 10-point favorites on the road against the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday afternoon in week 9 of the college football season. Oklahoma has won the last ten games in a row while winning by an average margin of 31.3 points per game over the last ten and 25 points per game over the last three matchups. The Jayhawks are 6-4 ATS in the last ten and 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Oklahoma Sooners are 6-1 ATS overall, 2-0 ATS on the road, 5-1 ATS as a favorite, and 3-1 ATS in conference games this season while the Kansas Jayhawks are 3-4 ATS overall, 3-1 ATS at home, 1-1 ATS as an underdog, and 2-2 ATS in conference games on the year.

Oklahoma is the top team in the Big 12 while Kansas has one of the better records, however, the Sooners have dominated the series winning the last ten games in a row against the Jayhawks, and have been the better team at covering the spread this season going 6-1 ATS overall while the Jayhawks are 3-4 ATS overall. Lay the points with the Oklahoma Sooners when they face the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday afternoon. 

Spooky Express Pick: Oklahoma Sooners -10