The Sooners are very familiar with the Bears after meeting them twice in 2019, including the Big 12 Championship Game. Not only were both game were decided by less than one score, one went to overtime while the other included a 25-point comeback in Waco.
Oklahoma closes as a 21.5-point favorite over Baylor. The total points is set at 60.5 points, per BetMGM.
Odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.
The 60.5 total is slightly high for the Sooners this year considering the blowout nature of this line. It seems that the books are anticipating a breakout game for the offense, especially amidst a handful of COVID-related absences from Oklahoma’s defense.
While the Sooners will certainly be looking to air it out early and often, don’t sleep on the run-game rearing its head in this one as Oklahoma prepares for a difficult potential stretch of West Virginia and Iowa State to lead into the bowl game. Run-blocking has been an area of concern for the Sooners this season, especially early in the year.
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