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Oklahoma to wear alternate uniforms against Baylor

The Sooners are donning their alternate uniforms, the Rough Riders, in their top-ranked matchup with Baylor this week. It will be the first time this year we’ve seen the white version of the uniforms. 

Oklahoma is ready to ride.

The Sooners are donning their alternate uniforms, the Rough Riders, in their top-ranked matchup with Baylor this week. It will be the first time this year we’ve seen the white version of the uniforms.

Oklahoma has worn their alternates only one other time this year, against West Virginia in Week 9, when the Sooners won 52-14. This will be the third consecutive year Oklahoma has brought out their alternates for Baylor.

Since then, Oklahoma has lost by one touchdown to Kansas State, and won by just a point against Iowa State.

Many analysts think the Sooners are in “win and get-in” mode from here on out, and on Saturday they’ll be in it in their Rough Riders.

Baylor is currently ranked No. 13 in the College Football Playoff rankings, with Oklahoma coming in at No. 10. With a win over the Bears, the Sooners could vault ahead.

A statistical look at Oklahoma’s opponent (Baylor)

A statistical deep-dive into Oklahoma’s opponent, the twelfth ranked Baylor Bears.

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Win in Waco.

This is one of the final boxes the Sooners will need to check if they have any chance of making the College Football Playoff.

No. 9 Oklahoma (8-1) and No. 12 Baylor (9-0) are set to play one of the top-ranked matchups in their series history this week, and the game will certainly have playoff implications for the victor.

Here is a statistical deep-dive into Baylor and Oklahoma’s best stats to attack on Saturday.

Hot Lamb

It’s no secret the Sooners will need Lamb to be good the rest of the year to have a shot at winning out, but this week he’ll need to be great. The Bears currently have the second-ranked defense in the Big 12 behind Iowa State, as they allowed just 9 points in regulation last week. But they’ve have a big-play problem all season long, and that’s where Lamb comes in. The Sooners No. 1 receiver has made it a habit to rip off long, explosive plays this season, and they’ll need exactly that this Saturday in Waco. He currently averages 22.3 yards per catch.

Good luck, Charlie

Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer hasn’t exactly been on his A-game lately, but neither has Alex Grinch’s defense. Brewer on his worst day is still one of the top quarterbacks in the Big 12, as he’s already thrown for 2,338 yard this season, with 16 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. The Oklahoma defense will have to find ways to limit Brewer, or they’ll be in another shootout, and they might not leave with the win this time. 

Run Lincoln, run

Despite Kennedy Brooks having over 100 yards rushing last week, it still felt sporadic, and the Sooners couldn’t establish a thing offensively in the second half. Baylor’s defense is going to make stops, they have the talent and speed to do it. The Sooners will need to wear them out with consistent run game, and control the time of possession with the ground game. BU has given up 127.1 rushing yards per game so far this season.

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This decade has been different for the Oklahoma-Baylor series

This week, No. 9 Oklahoma takes on undefeated No. 10 Baylor in one of the top-ranked matchups in the series history.

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It’s going to be wild in Waco.

This week, No. 8 Oklahoma (8-1, 5-1 Big 12) takes on undefeated and No. 10 ranked Baylor (9-0, 6-0) in one of the top-ranked matchups in the series history. For both teams, the game could has major College Football Playoff implications. It’s not going to be the first time an Oklahoma-Baylor matchup will send ripples through college football.

Oklahoma holds a dominant 25-3 record over the Bears, with their largest win coming in 2000, when the Sooners won 56-7. 

Before Baylor’s first series win in 2011, the Sooners had won 20-straight matchups dating as far back as 1901. In 2011, Heisman winner Robert Griffin III led the Bears to a narrow 45-38 victory over Oklahoma.

In 2013 and 2014, two of the best years in Baylor’s history, the Bears blew out Oklahoma, once in Waco and the other in Norman. In 2013, the Bears won 41-12, and in 2013 48-14, their largest win in the series. They finished ranked No. 13 and No. 7 in the end of the season polls. 

The Sooners have since won four straight games, and will be looking to get their fifth in Waco on Saturday.

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Oklahoma opens as smallest betting favorite of season against Baylor

After Iowa State about upended No. 8 Oklahoma, the Sooners opened up as its smallest betting favorite of the year against Baylor.

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Iowa State about handed No. 8 Oklahoma (8-1, 5-1 Big 12) a surprising, unexpected comeback win as the Sooners pulled out a 42-41 win over the Cyclones on Saturday

Now, Oklahoma heads to Waco, Texas, to take on No. 10 Baylor (9-0, 6-0) in a primtime matchup that has brought the presence of College GameDay to the Bears’ campus.

The Sooners have been huge favorites for most of the season, but oddsmakers think this will be their closest game of the season as Oklahoma opened up as an 8.5-point favorite over Baylor according to BetMGM.

Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Nov. 11 at 5:05 p.m. ET. 

Oklahoma was last this low of a favorite in the Red River Rivalry as 11-point favorites over Texas. The Sooners are 4-5 against the spread this year, including a 1-3 record away from Norman, Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma will kickoff against Baylor at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC.

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