Even in a world where the Sooners are below .500 and without a conference win, Vegas is picking Oklahoma to knock off Texas in this year’s Red River Showdown.
The books have liked Oklahoma all week, and it’s looking like the Sooners will hold steady as a 2.5-point favorite according to BetMGM. The total is set at 74.5, the highest total of any game this week.
Odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.
After a pair of stinging losses to start the season—one at home to Kansas State and one on the road to Iowa State—things are looking unusually bleak in Norman.
Oklahoma hasn’t lost two regular season games since 2016, though that season saw a similar 1-2 start before the Sooners rattled off ten straight to end the season.
Whether Lincoln Riley and this team have that kind of resurgence in them this time around or not has yet to be seen, but their outing in Dallas today can go a long way in reversing a lot of the concerns thus far.
Oklahoma and Texas are set to kick off at 11 a.m. CT from the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
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