Saturday, October 22, 2016

Jones AT&T Stadium

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The Oklahoma Sooners take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Jones AT&T Stadium. The opening line for this game has Oklahoma as 13 point favorites. This season the Sooners are 2-4-0 against the spread and their over/under record is 4-2-0. The Red Raiders have an over/under record of 3-3-0 and they are 4-2-0 against the spread.

Baker Mayfield finished with 346 yards through the air for Oklahoma last week. He completed 25 passes out of 31 attempts for a 81% completion percentage. The Sooners were led in rushing by Joe Mixon, who finished with 88 yards on 19 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Dede Westbrook was the team leader in receiving with a total of 184 yards and 9 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 20 yards per reception. As a team in that game Oklahoma got a total of 24 first downs. Of those first downs, 9 came on the ground while 15 came through the air. They ran 65 total plays for 510 yards for the game. The Sooners ran for 138 yards on 33 attempts.

Patrick Mahomes finished with 305 yards passing for Texas Tech last week. He went 28 for 44, resulting in a 64% completion percentage. The Red Raiders were led on the ground by Da'Leon Ward, who finished with 27 yards on 6 carries. He ended the game with an average of 5 yards per rush. Jonathan Giles led the team in receiving with 136 yards and 8 catches. He finished the game with an average of 17 yards per reception. Texas Tech had 21 first downs total. 6 came from running the ball and 12 came from a pass. They ran 77 total plays for 379 yards for the contest. The Red Raiders ran for 34 yards on 27 carries as a team.

Oklahoma scores 40.2 points per game on offense this season, which ranks 17th in Division 1. In the passing department, they average 23 passes on 32.3 attempts for a 71.1 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 322.8 yards per game through the air as well, which ranks them 12th in college football. The Sooners run for an average of 202.7 yards per game on 40.5 attempts for an average of 5 yards per carry. That ranks them 38th in the nation. They also run 72.8 plays per contest and average 7.2 yards per play for an average of 525.5 yards per game, ranking their offense 11th overall this season. The Sooners average 23.5 first downs per game which ranks them 33rd in the country. They accumulate 44.7 penalty yards per game via 4.3 penalties, which ranks 108th in the nation.

Oklahoma allows 277.3 passing yards per game, ranking 107th in D-1, and they allow 33 points per contest on defense, which ranks 101st. They give up 20.8 completions on 35.8 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 58.1. The Sooners allow 135.5 rushing yards per game on 37.3 carries for an average of 3.6 yards per carry, which ranks their rush defense 36th in the country. Oklahoma allows 412.8 total yards per game including 5.6 yards per play, which ranks their overall defense 74th in terms of yards per game. They force 0.8 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.7 penalties for 49.2 yards per game, ranking them 41st among D-1 teams.

Texas Tech averages 48.8 points per game this season on offense, which ranks them 5th in the country. In the passing department, they complete 38.7 passes per game on 54.7 attempts for a 70.7 percent completion percentage. They throw for 510.8 yards through the air per game, ranking them 1st in Division 1. The Red Raiders run for an average of 93.8 yards per game on 28.7 attempts for an average of 3.3 yards per carry this season, which ranks them 124th on the ground. They also run 83.3 plays per game and average 7.3 yards per play for a total of 604.7 yards per game, ranking them 2nd in the country on offense. The Red Raiders get an average of 31.3 first downs per game, which ranks 1st in the nation. They average 84 penalty yards per game via 9.7 penalties, ranking them 3rd in college football.

Texas Tech allows an average of 274.3 passing yards per game, which ranks 104th in Division 1. Their defense overall allows 40.2 points per contest, which has them ranked 124th in the nation. They give up 22.5 completions on 37.2 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.5 per game. The Red Raiders allow 204.8 rushing yards per contest on 39.5 carries for a 5.2 average per rush, ranking their overall rush defense 98th in the country. Texas Tech allows 479.2 total yards per game for an average of 6.3 yards per play, which ranks 117th in D-1. They force 0.8 turnovers per contest and 6.5 penalties for 62.3 yards in each contest, ranking 96th in the nation.

Oklahoma Betting Trends

Oklahoma is 4-2-0 against the over/under this season

Oklahoma has an ATS record of 2-4-0 this season

Texas Tech Betting Trends

Texas Tech is 3-3-0 against the over/under this season

Texas Tech has an ATS record of 4-2-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Oklahoma

10/16/16 DL Charles Walker Concussion "?" Saturday vs. Texas Tech
10/16/16 CB Parrish Cobb Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Texas Tech
10/16/16 RB Samaje Perine Leg injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Texas Tech
10/16/16 S Kahlil Haughton Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Texas Tech
10/16/16 DE Matt Dimon Achilles "?" Saturday vs. Texas Tech
10/12/16 DB Michiah Quick Knee out indefinitely
10/07/16 RB Daniel Brooks Concussion out for season
10/03/16 LB Tay Evans Head out for season
09/21/16 OL Cody Ford Leg out for season
09/15/16 DT Du'Vonta Lampkin Suspension out indefinitely
09/15/16 OL Dwayne Orso-Bacchus Suspension out indefinitely
09/14/16 DT Marquise Overton Foot out for season
08/20/16 RB Rodney Anderson Neck out for season

Texas Tech

10/16/16 WR Derrick Willies Knee "?" Saturday vs. Oklahoma
10/16/16 WR Dylan Cantrell Hand "?" Saturday vs. Oklahoma
10/16/16 WR T.J. Vasher Knee "?" Saturday vs. Oklahoma
10/15/16 OL Justin Murphy Suspension expected to miss 1st half Saturday vs. Oklahoma
10/14/16 WR Ja'Deion High Foot out indefinitely
10/04/16 DB Paul Banks III Academics out indefinitely
09/27/16 C Conner Dyer Knee out for season
09/25/16 DB Tevin Madison Personal has left team

Guy's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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