UTEP Miners vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 9/3/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTEP Miners vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: Memorial Stadium in Norman, OK

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Sooners (-39)

Total/Over-Under: 56.5

The Oklahoma Sooners (11-2 last year) will try to beat the UTEP Miners (7-6 last season) at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. UTEP opens as 39-point dogs. The total is 56.5.

The UTEP Miners ended the season with a 7-6 mark. In their last matchup, the Miners took the field against the Fresno State Bulldogs and took a loss by a final of 31-24. Gavin Hardison went 12/25 with 252 yards through the air and 1 TD. He had a quarterback rate of 137.9 and finished the contest with 1 pick. Ronald Awatt was the leader on the ground for the Miners with 14 carries for 40 yards (2.9 yds per attempt). In the game, they ran 56 plays which totaled 401 yards. The UTEP Miners ended up running the ball 29 different times and totaled 98 yds, which came out to an average of 3.4 yards per attempt. Against the run, the Miners conceded 183 yards on 35 attempts, which averages out to 5.2 yds per rush allowed. UTEP allowed 26 pass completions on 41 tries for 286 yds, and a completion percentage of 63.4%.

In terms of scoring, the UTEP Miners had an average of 25.1 PPG. Offensively they averaged 141.2 yards rushing, which was 88th in college football. The Miners racked up 5,118 total yards last year. UTEP totaled 18 passing touchdowns and 18 rushing touchdowns. UTEP accrued 237 1st downs, and they committed 111 infractions for 967 yards. They gave the ball to the opposition 23 times.

The Miners ranked 53rd in D-1 concerning their opponents scoring, allowing 25.2 points per game. They allowed an average of 4.0 yards per tote and 139.6 yards on the ground per contest last season. Over the course of last season, they allowed 1,815 yards via the running game in 13 contests. When talking about passing yards, the Miners allowed 2,727 yards which had them ranked 50th in Division 1. In their 13 games played, they conceded 209.8 yards per game through the air in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 55.1%. They surrendered 349.4 yards/contest ranking them 36th in Division 1. They allowed 16 touchdowns through the air and 22 running touchdowns.

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The Sooners wrapped up their year having earned a 11-2 record. When they last stepped on the field, the Sooners walked away with a victory by a final of 47-32 when they faced the Oregon Ducks. Kennedy Brooks ran the football 14 times for 142 yards, ending the contest with 10.1 yds per attempt for Oklahoma. Caleb Williams (3 TDs) ended the contest with 242 yards on 21/27 through the air while his QB rating was 189.7. He kept the ball away from the defense with no picks and his average yards per attempt was 9.0. Oklahoma gave up 33 rushing attempts for 191 yards (5.8 yards per rush). The Sooners passing defense gave up a completion rate of 67.5%, surrendering 306 yds on 27 for 40 passing. The Sooners finished the game with a total of 564 yds while running 70 plays (8.1 yds per play). Oklahoma rushed the ball for 7.5 yds per carry, finishing with 322 yds on 43 attempts.

The Oklahoma Sooners averaged 451.5 yards/outing, which had them ranked 18th in D-1. The Oklahoma offense racked up 729 penalty yards on 87 violations, which was good for 36th in the country in terms of helping out the other team. Last year, the Sooners compiled 3,429 passing yards as well as an average of 263.8 throwing yards per contest, which had them ranked 32nd in the nation. When it comes to this team's ability to score points, the Sooners ranked 8th in the country with 39.1 points per game.

The Sooners gave up 25.8 points per game, which had them in 60th in D-1. Oklahoma gave up a total of 1,678 yards via the ground game (129.1 yards per outing) and 16 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. Last season, they relinquished 335 points in total. They gave up 26 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 261.8 yards per contest, which put them in 111th in the country. The Sooners defense took the field for 881 plays, which ranked them 83rd in college football.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Sooners -39

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