On Saturday night, the 13th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners will travel to Boone Pickens Stadium to take on the ninth-ranked Oklahoma State Sooners in a Big 12 Conference matchup. So far, the Sooners are 10-1 (7-1) and are coming off a 28-21 home win over the Iowa State Cyclones. Freshman quarterback Caleb Williams went 8-of-18 for 87 yards with a touchdown and an interception. This season, the Cowboys are also an identical 10-1 (7-1) and are riding a four-game winning streak after defeating the Texas Tech Red Raiders 23-0 on the road. Junior quarterback Spencer Sanders finished going 19-of-37 for 239 yards with a touchdown.
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State Betting Preview
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The Oklahoma Sooners have been playing well, with junior running back Kennedy Brooks being dominant this season. He has 162 rushing attempts for 972 yards (six yards per carry), ten rushing touchdowns, and five receptions for 24 yards (4.8 yards per catch). In his last game against the Cyclones, Brooks finished with 17 rushes for 115 yards (6.8 yards per attempt) and a nine-yard catch.
This season, the Oklahoma Sooners have been a decent defensive program as they are giving up 24.2 points per game. In their previous game against the Iowa State Cyclones, the Sooners allowed 21 points on 361 total yards of offense (310 passing, 51 rushings). The Cyclones have been solid at converting first downs as they went 4-of-18 on third down and 5-of-7 on fourth down attempts. Oklahoma forced turnovers to force Iowa State to commit three turnovers (one fumble recovery, two interceptions).
Experience in the Backfield
This year, the Oklahoma State Cowboys have been playing extremely well, with senior running back Jaylen Warren having 220 rushes for 1,078 yards (4.9 yards per carry) with ten rushing touchdowns and 16 catches for 164 yards (10.3 yards per reception). In his last game against the Red Raiders, Warren finished with 12 attempts for 37 yards (3.1 yards per rush).
The defensive side of the Oklahoma State Cowboys has been one of the greatest in the entire country as they are allowing 14.9 points per game. In their previous game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Oklahoma State did not allow any points on 108 total yards of offense (83 passing, 25 rushings). Texas Tech struggled to move the ball as they had ten total first downs throughout the game, including going 3-of-15 on third down and 0-of-3 on fourth down attempts. The biggest thing was that the Cowboys did not allow any rushing yards as the Red Raiders had 26 rushing yards on 25 attempts.
Who to Bet
The Oklahoma State Cowboys are listed as a home favorite by a little over a field goal throughout the top sportsbooks in the entire nation, and it makes sense. The Cowboys are 9-2 against the spread this season, while the Sooners are a measly 5-6 against the spread. The defense will be the difference in this game as Oklahoma State is giving up just 5.8 points in their previous four games while Oklahoma is allowing 24.6 points in their last five games. Caleb Williams has one touchdown and three interceptions in his previous two games, so the Sooners are not good offensively. All in all, go with the Oklahoma State Sooners to cover the spread at home here to end the regular season in arguably their biggest game of the season.