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College Football Betting Preview: Oklahoma Sooners vs. Oklahoma St Cowboys

November 4, 2023



The 2023 edition of Bedlam will take place on Saturday afternoon when the 10th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma to face the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium with the game airing nationally on ABC at 3:30 PM ET in week 10 of the college football season.

The Oklahoma Sooners enter this game ranked 10th in the AP Poll and 11th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 7-1 following a 33-38 loss on the road against the Kansas Jayhawks while failing to cover the 7-point spread as a road favorite in week 9 of the college football season. Oklahoma scored 33 points while compiling a total of 436 yards offensively which included 167 passing yards and 269 rushing yards while allowing 38 points and 443 total yards defensively which included 218 passing yards and 225 rushing yards. Dillon Gabriel led the team in passing, completing 14 of 19 attempts for 167 yards and an interception while rushing for 64 yards and three touchdowns on 14 attempts. Tawee Walker led the team in rushing with 23 carries for 146 yards and a touchdown. Drake Stoops led the team in receiving, catching four of five targets for 76 yards.

Oklahoma State enters this game with a record of 6-2 and is on a four-game winning streak following a 45-13 win at home against the Cincinnati Bearcats while covering the 7-point spread as a home favorite in week 9 of the college football season. The Cowboys scored 45 points while compiling a total of 601 yards offensively which included 286 passing yards and 315 rushing yards while allowing 13 points and 442 total yards defensively which included 165 passing yards and 277 rushing yards. Alan Bowman led the team in passing, completing 17 of 34 attempts for 286 yards with two touchdowns and an interception while rushing for nine yards on two attempts. Ollie Gordon II led the team in rushing with 25 carries for 271 yards and two touchdowns while adding four receptions for 21 yards. Leon Johnson III led the team in receiving, catching five of 11 targets for 149 yards.

BookMaker has the Oklahoma Sooners listed as 6-point favorites on the road against the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday afternoon in week 10 of the college football season. Oklahoma has won eight of the last ten and two of the last three meetings while going 7-2-1 ATS in the last ten and 2-0-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Oklahoma Sooners are 6-2 ATS overall, 2-1 ATS on the road, 5-2 ATS as a favorite, and 3-2 ATS in conference games this season while the Oklahoma State Cowboys are 5-3 ATS overall, 3-2 ATS at home, 3-1 ATS as an underdog, and 4-1 ATS in conference games on the year.

Oklahoma has been the dominant team in the series, winning eight of the last ten and two of the last three contests while going 7-2-1 ATS in the last ten and 2-0-1 ATS in the last three matchups. The Sooners have been the slightly better team at covering the spread this season as well going 6-2 ATS overall while the Cowboys are 5-3 ATS overall. Lay the points with the Oklahoma Sooners in a bounce-back game following last week’s loss when they travel to face their rivals on Saturday afternoon. 

Spooky Express Pick: Oklahoma Sooners -6