Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 10/7/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023

Location: Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Longhorns (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 68.5

The Oklahoma Sooners (5-0) are traveling to Cotton Bowl on Saturday, October 7, 2023 where they will compete against the Texas Longhorns (5-0). Texas is 3-point favorites. The over/under is set at 68.5.

The Oklahoma Sooners come into this matchup with a record of 5-0 this year. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Sooners played against the Iowa State Cyclones and went home with a win by a final score of 50-20. Dillon Gabriel finished 26/39 with 366 yds through the air and 3 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 165.8 and finished the game with 1 pick. Marcus Major was the best rusher for the Sooners with 19 carries for 66 yards (3.5 yds per carry). The Oklahoma Sooners rushed the ball a total of 41 times and totaled 157 yards, which came out to an average of 3.8 yds per carry. Once the final whistle blew, they tallied 80 plays which gave them a total of 523 yds. Oklahoma allowed 19 pass completions on 37 tries for 202 yds, and a completion percentage of 51.4%. When it came to stopping the run, the Sooners gave up 150 yards on 27 attempts, which is an average of 5.6 yds per rush allowed.

Regarding putting points on the board, the Oklahoma Sooners are sitting at 47.4 PPG. As a team they hold an average of 157.6 yards in the run game which is 66th in D-1. The Sooners have earned 2,550 total yards over the course of this year. When it comes to notching touchdowns, Oklahoma has totaled 17 touchdowns via the pass and 11 touchdowns on the ground. Oklahoma has tallied 136 first downs as a team, and they have committed 35 infractions for 311 yds. They have surrendered the ball 4 different times.

The Sooners are ranked 5th in Division 1 in terms of their opponents scoring, conceding 10.8 PPG. They are allowing an average of 3.1 yards per attempt on the ground and 105.2 yards on the ground per game this season. Over the course of this season, they have conceded 526 yards on the ground through 5 games. In terms of yards via the pass, the Sooners have conceded 1,064 yards which ranks them 62nd in the country. They have conceded 212.8 yards per outing through the air as well as conceding a completion percentage of 54.5%. In total, they are allowing 318.0 yards/game putting them 31st in D-1. They have yielded 5 touchdowns by air as well as 0 touchdown via the ground game.

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The Longhorns come into this game with a record of 5-0 for this season. The last time they took the gridiron, the Longhorns took home the win by a final score of 40-14 against the Kansas Jayhawks. Quinn Ewers (1 TD) finished the contest with 325 yds on 25/35 passing while his quarterback rating was 153.1. He had 1 pick and his average yards per attempt was 9.3. Jonathon Brooks ran the ball 20 times for 217 yards, ending the contest with 10.9 yds per carry for Texas. Texas rushed the ball for 6.6 yds per attempt, finishing with 336 yds on 51 attempts. The Longhorns ended up finishing with 661 yards while they ran 86 plays (7.7 yds per play). The Longhorns passing defense gave up a completion rate of 42.9%, surrendering 136 yards on 9 out of 21 passing. Texas surrendered 25 run attempts for 124 yards (5.0 yds per carry).

In relation to the points being put on the board, the Longhorns rank 30th in the country maintaining an average of 36.0 points per contest. The Texas Longhorns have an average of 478.4 yards per contest, which has them ranked 17th in the country. The Texas offense has racked up 174 penalty yds on 21 violations, ranking them 116th in college football in terms of helping out the other team. They have given away 1 pick while letting opponents recover 3 fumbles and they have obtained 117 1st downs. For the year so far, the Longhorns currently have a total of 1,433 yards via the pass in addition to holding an average of 286.6 passing yards per contest, which has them sitting 25th in the country. They maintain an average of 191.8 run yards per game and have run for 959 yards for the season.

The Longhorns are allowing 12.8 PPG, which has them 13th in college football. Texas has allowed a total of 473 yards on the ground (94.6 yards per game) as well as 2 touchdowns rushing so far this year. Overall, they have conceded 64 total points. They have yielded 4 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 196.2 yards per game, which has them in 37th in college football. The Longhorns defense has been on the field for 309 plays, which is good for 38th in the country. They have 2 fumbles and 6 interceptions on the campaign.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Sooners +3

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