Kent State Golden Flashes vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 9/10/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: Memorial Stadium in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Sooners (-33.5)

Total/Over-Under: 70

The Oklahoma Sooners (1-0) will try to defeat the Kent State Golden Flashes (0-1) at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Oklahoma is 33.5-point favorites. The total is set at 70.

The Kent State Golden Flashes head into this game 0-1 for this season. In their last contest, the Golden Flashes stepped onto the field against the Washington Huskies and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 45-20. Collin Schlee was the rushing leader for the Golden Flashes with 8 totes for 47 yds (5.9 yards per carry). Collin Schlee connected on 12/24 with 178 yds passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 109.4 and walked away from the game with 2 interceptions. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Golden Flashes conceded 132 yds on 34 tries, which is an average of 3.9 yds per run allowed. Kent State conceded 29 completions on 44 attempts for 393 yards, and a completion percentage of 65.9%. In the game, they had 68 plays for 340 yds. The Kent State Golden Flashes ended up running the ball 39 times and accrued 147 yards, which had them averaging 3.8 yds per carry.

The Golden Flashes earned 6,924 total yards for the previous season. Kent State amassed 21 touchdowns through the air and 36 rushing touchdowns. They gave the ball to the opposition 13 times. Kent State compiled 363 1st downs, and they were hurt by 109 infractions for 993 yds. As a team they maintained an average of 248.6 yards in the run game, which was 3rd in the nation. When it comes to getting in the endzone, the Kent State Golden Flashes had an average of 33.0 points per outing.

The Golden Flashes ranked 121st in D-1 when it comes to team defense, giving up 36.3 PPG. The opposition ran for 5.0 yards per rush on the ground and 205.9 rushing yards per game last season. In total, they gave up 2,883 rushing yards through 14 contests. When talking about yards through the air, the Golden Flashes gave up 3,724 yards which ranked them 126th in the nation. During their 14 games, they relinquished 266.0 yards per game via the pass in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 63.2%. They gave up 471.9 yards per outing which had them sitting 123rd in D-1. They allowed 22 touchdowns through the air as well as 41 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Sooners come into this game with a record of 1-0 for this season. When they last played, the Sooners got the win with a final of 45-13 when they faced the UTEP Miners. Dillon Gabriel (2 TDs) ended the game with 233 yards on 15/23 passing while his quarterback rate was 179. He didn't throw any interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 10.1. Eric Gray carried the football 16 times for 102 yards, finishing the contest with 6.4 yards per carry for Oklahoma. The Sooners ended up finishing with 492 yds while they ran 61 plays (8.1 yards per play). Oklahoma ran for 6.8 yards per attempt, finishing with 259 yards on 38 carries. Oklahoma gave up 31 rush attempts for 28 yds (0.9 yards per rush). The Sooners pass defense gave up a completion rate of 60.8%, surrendering 288 yards on 31 for 51 through the air.

The Oklahoma Sooners averaged 451.5 yards per contest, which ranked them 18th in the nation. The Oklahoma offense accrued 729 yds of penalties on 87 infractions, which was good for 36th in Division 1 in terms of helping out the opposition. Last year, the Sooners racked up 3,426 yards through the air as well as averaging 263.5 passing yards per contest, which had them sitting 33rd in the nation. When discussing the points being put on the board, the Sooners ranked 8th in the nation maintaining an average of 39.1 points per contest.

The Sooners conceded 25.8 PPG, which had them in 59th in Division 1. Oklahoma conceded a total of 1,687 rushing yards (129.8 yards per contest) and 16 touchdowns via the rush over the course of last season. Over the course of the season, they surrendered 335 total points. They surrendered 26 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 261.8 yards per contest, which had them sitting 111th in the nation. The Sooners defense participated in 881 plays, which ranked 80th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's Golden Flashes/Sooners college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Sooners -33.5

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