There is major line movement in the sports betting world, but not typically this much in a big game.
Oklahoma has won four-straight games and is taking steps to its best football of the year. Oklahoma State dropped its first game of the year against Texas and then scraped out a win over Kansas State last Saturday.
The Sooners and Cowboys have a lop-sided rivalry, with Oklahoma leading the all-time series 89-18-7. That typically hasn’t stopped the wackiness of Bedlam before.
And I guess it won’t this year.
The opening line for the game opened up as Oklahoma as 9.5-point favorites. In less than 24 hours, that line is down to 6.5-points for Oklahoma. Even as low as 5.5-points for the Sooners earlier on Monday, per BetMGM.
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Oklahoma is 4-1 against the spread in its last five against Oklahoma State and 12-5 in its last 17 games.
There hasn’t been any major news announced as to why the line dropped so much, and that typically opens up the idea that something has happened or there is more confidence on Oklahoma State to keep this game tight.
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State kickoff on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CT.
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