Auburn is a slight underdog against Arkansas to start the SEC Tournament

The Tigers are looking to start their postseason run with an upset win.

The Auburn Tigers will start their postseason Thursday night when they take on the Arkansas Razorbacks.

While the Tigers handily won their regular-season matchup 72-59, this matchup will be much tougher. Not only was that game in Neville Arena, but the Razorbacks were without five-star freshman guard Nick Smith Jr. In his last five games, he is averaging 19.4 points and looks like a potential lottery pick.

While the Razorbacks have improved since their first matchup, Auburn is also coming into the game with some momentum. They picked up their biggest win of the season Saturday when they beat the Tennessee Volunteers 79-70, to all but clinch their spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Despite this, the Tigers are the underdogs against Razorbacks, with BetMGM favoring them by 1.5 points. Here is everything you need to know about the matchup before you place a bet.

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Oklahoma Sooners vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State Cowboys: Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

Latest lines and betting preview for the Oklahoma Sooners’ in-state matchup with Oklahoma State. From @john9williams

The Oklahoma Sooners play host to the No. 24 Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds, and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at BetMGM.

The game starts at 6:30 p.m. CT and can be seen on ABC.

In their loss last week against West Virginia, Oklahoma failed to cover a spread yet again, falling to 3-7 on the season. In inclement weather,  the two sides played a low-scoring affair that also failed to hit the over and fell to 4-5-1 against the point total.

Despite having a worse record, Oklahoma is more than a touchdown favorite at home against their in-state rivals. While the all-time series record heavily favors the Sooners and Spencer Sanders may be limited, it’s hard to fathom Oklahoma being that big of a favorite with the season they’ve had.

Let’s take a look at the betting lines from BetMGM.

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The lines, courtesy of BetMGM.

  • Point spread: Oklahoma minus-7.5
  • Money line: Oklahoma minus-300 / Oklahoma State plus-230
  • Over-Under: 66

Click here to place your bets at BetMGM.

Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State injury report:

Oklahoma

[autotag]T.D. Roof[/autotag], LB: Out for season (Elbow)

[autotag]Shane Whitter[/autotag], LB: Out for season (Shoulder)

[autotag]Justin Broiles[/autotag], S: Questionable (Knee)

Oklahoma State

[autotag]Spencer Sanders[/autotag], QB: Questionable (Shoulder)

[autotag]Trace Ford[/autotag], DE: Questionable (Undisclosed)

[autotag]Thomas Harper[/autotag], S: Questionable (Undisclosed)

[autotag]Blaine Green[/autotag], WR: Questionable (Wrist)

[autotag]Tyler Lacy[/autotag], DE: Questionable (Undisclosed)

[autotag]Garret Rangel[/autotag], QB: Questionable (Undisclosed)

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Advice and prediction

It’s expected to be 40 degrees at kickoff, and at the moment, there isn’t any moisture or wind in the forecast. Still, by halftime, the temperature will be at or below freezing in Norman. That could play a factor in Oklahoma’s ability to find a rhythm offensively.

As we’ve seen in recent weeks, the best part of the Oklahoma offense is their running game led by [autotag]Eric Gray[/autotag]. Oklahoma State’s run defense is a little bit better than Oklahoma’s, but the Cowboys still allow 163 yards per game and 4.4 yards per carry. Gray is second among Power Five runners with at least 150 carries on the season at 6.7 yard per carry.

On what will be a cold night, Oklahoma should continue to lean on the ground game to take the pressure off of a passing attack that’s been inconsistent in recent weeks.

In this game, the big question comes down to how healthy is [autotag]Spencer Sanders[/autotag]. He’s expected to play and will be a threat, but after missing the Kansas game and being limited against Iowa State, there’s no clear expectation on how much he’ll be able to do. Still, he’s a threat with his legs and that’s caused Oklahoma a lot of trouble in 2022. Expect that to keep the Sooners off balance, even if Sanders isn’t at full strength throwing the ball.

The Sooners have struggled to cover spreads in 2022, and I don’t think they will here. With the chilly temps and Oklahoma State’s excellent third-down defense (ninth in the nation at 28.8%), the Sooners will struggle to score a ton of points in this game. Take the under.

Prediction: Oklahoma 27, Oklahoma State 23

Record against the spread and O/U in 2022: 11-8-1.

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Oklahoma Sooners vs. Baylor Bears: Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

The Oklahoma Sooners look to extend their winning streak to three as a slight favorite against Baylor at home.

The Oklahoma Sooners play the Baylor Bears on Saturday, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds, and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at BetMGM.

The game starts at 2 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.

This week’s matchup between Oklahoma and Baylor features two teams that had high preseason expectations. Now in week 10, Baylor is fighting for their Big 12 title game lives, and Oklahoma is fighting for pride. While the Sooners still have a 0.1% chance at winning the Big 12 title, they’d have to win out and have a lot happen over the final four weeks of the season to have even a remote chance of making the Big 12 title game.

The Baylor Bears, on the other hand, have a simpler task. Win out in games against Oklahoma, Kansas State, TCU, and Texas, and they’re in. Kansas State, TCU, and Texas represent three of the top four in the Big 12 standings heading into week 10.

Baylor is 5-3 against the spread in 2022 and the Sooners are just 3-5, or 3-4-1, depending on what number you ended up with against Kansas in the Sooners’ 10-point win. Baylor is 6-2 against the over/under, and Oklahoma is 3-4-1.

It’s going to be a tight contest this weekend in Norman, let’s take a look at the betting lines from BetMGM.

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The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

Updated 6:40 p.m. 10/27/2022.

  • Point spread: Oklahoma minus-3.5
  • Money line: Oklahoma minus-175 /Baylor plus-145
  • Over-Under: 61.5

Click here to place your bets at BetMGM.

Oklahoma vs. Baylor injury report:

Oklahoma

[autotag]T.D. Roof[/autotag], LB: Out for season (Elbow)

[autotag]Shane Whitter[/autotag], LB: Out for season (Shoulder)

[autotag]Jovantae Barnes[/autotag], S: Questionable (Hamstring)

[autotag]Eric Gray[/autotag], RB: Questionable (Leg)

Baylor

Drake Dabney, TE: Out for season (broken leg)

Taye McWilliams, RB: Out indefinitely (Undisclosed)

Craig Williams, RB: Questionable (Head)

Advice and prediction

Both Oklahoma and Baylor are averaging more than 30 points per game in 2022. If you look only at games in which Dillon Gabriel played a full 60 minutes, the Sooners are averaging 40 points per game.

The biggest difference in this matchup is that the Bears rank 50th in the country in points allowed per game at 23.25, while the Oklahoma Sooners are allowing 28.75 points per game, which is tied for 83rd in the nation.

While Baylor’s defense has looked good at times, they haven’t played an offense as good as the Sooners with Dillon Gabriel at the helm. The only win the Bears have against a team averaging more than 30 points per game is their 35-23 win over Kansas, and that was with Jason Bean at the helm. The only other team that they’ve played averaging more than 30 points per game this season is Oklahoma State, who they lost to 36-25.

The Bears’ defense allowed West Virginia to score 43 points just three weeks ago.

This game is destined to hit the over. The Oklahoma Sooners proved last week that they can score on the best defenses in the Big 12. The question comes down to can the Sooners slow down a strong offensive attack from Baylor. They’ll build on their performances against Kansas and Iowa State and find ways to get stops.

Look for a bounceback performance from Dillon Gabriel and Marvin Mims, and at home, the Sooners win and cover the 3.5-point spread.

Prediction: Oklahoma 34, Baylor 30

Record against the spread and O/U in 2022: 10-5-1.

Get more betting analysis and predictions at Sportsbook Wire.

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Sooners open as early favorites vs. Baylor; Big 12 and key national betting lines

The Oklahoma Sooners open as slight favorites for their week 10 battle with Baylor. Other early lines for Big 12, Tennessee at Georgia, Alabama at LSU, Clemson at Notre Dame. Lines Courtesy of @BetMGM.

With the 14-point win, the Oklahoma Sooners covered the spread against the Iowa State Cyclones to move to 3-5 or 3-4-1 against the spread, depending on the lines you looked at. The final number against Kansas was Oklahoma minus-10, and that game ended as a push in the Sooners’ 10-point win.

In week 10, the Oklahoma Sooners host a Baylor Bears team that’s 5-3 against the spread in 2022 and has come on strong of late. It should be a really good game in Norman this weekend.

Elsewhere in the Big 12, TCU has a chance to stay undefeated against the up-and-down Red Raiders, and Oklahoma State has bounce-back potential as they travel to Lawrence to take on Kansas.

The games of the weekend, however, occur in the SEC. Arguably the top two teams in the country will go to battle in Athens when Tennessee travels to take on defending national champion Georgia. In the SEC West, Alabama and LSU will have an important matchup as well. If LSU wins, it will effectively knock the Crimson Tide out of the national title discussion. If Bama wins, they’ll have one more shot to make it to the playoff if they can get to the SEC title game and beat either Georgia or Tennessee.

Clemson puts their College Football Playoff hopes on the line with a trip to South Bend. Notre Dame has played well of late after struggling early in the season. Will they dash the Tigers’ hopes of returning to the playoff in 2022?

It’s going to be a fun weekend of college football, and here are the betting lines for Oklahoma vs. Baylor, around the Big 12 and key national games.

The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

Click here to place your bets at BetMGM.

Record against the spread: 10-5-1

Auburn opens as double-digit underdogs against Mississippi State

For the fifth straight game, Auburn is an underdog.

Auburn is once again an underdog. This time they are a double-digit underdog against Mississippi State for their matchup in Starkville, Mississippi this Saturday.

The game is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. CT and will be on ESPN2.

This is the fifth straight game the Tigers have been underdogs, the last time was when they played Missouri at home. That was also the last time the Tigers picked up a win, dropping a close one to LSU before getting blown out by Georgia and letting Ole Miss and Arkansas run all over them.

Overall the Tigers are 3-5 and 1-4 in SEC play but will have a chance to snap their losing streak against a Bulldog team that is 5-3 overall and 2-3 in SEC play. They are also on a losing streak, they lost to Kentucky and Alabama but were on a bye last week.

Here are the early betting lines for the game.

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Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones: Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

The Oklahoma Sooners look to extend their winning streak to two against Iowa State as slight road favorites.

The Oklahoma Sooners play the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames on Saturday, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds, and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at BetMGM.

The game starts at 11 a.m. and can be seen on Fox Sports 1.

Making their third true road trip of the season, the Oklahoma Sooners are hoping to avoid last place in the Big 12 when they face off with Iowa State on Saturday.

Oklahoma features one of the best offenses in the country, when their quarterback is healthy. If you take away the Texas game from Oklahoma’s ledger, the Sooners are averaging 39 points per game. Without Dillon Gabriel, the Sooners are averaging just 33 points per game.

Iowa State, on the other hand boasts one of the best defenses in the country. That unit is allowing just 15.1 points per game, good for sixth in the nation.

It’s going to be a tight contest this weekend in Ames, let’s take a look at the betting lines from BetMGM.

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The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

Updated 6:40 p.m. 10/7/2022.

  • Point spread: Oklahoma minus-1.5
  • Money line: Oklahoma minus-120 / Kansas plus-100
  • Over-Under: 55.5

Click here to place your bets at BetMGM.

Oklahoma vs. Kansas injury report:

Oklahoma

[autotag]T.D. Roof[/autotag], LB: Out for season (Elbow)

[autotag]Shane Whitter[/autotag], LB: Out for season (Shoulder)

[autotag]Billy Bowman[/autotag], S: Doubtful (Knee)

[autotag]Marcus Major[/autotag], RB: Questionable (Ankle)

Iowa State

No injuries reported

Advice and prediction

This should be a relatively low-scoring game. The Sooners offense hasn’t scored fewer than 30 points a game with Dillon Gabriel at the helm for a full 60 minutes. Iowa State looks to be the toughest test Jeff Lebby’s offense has faced to this point.

Iowa State has played every team they’ve faced close this season, but when Oklahoma’s on, they have arguably the best offense not named TCU. Matt Campbell described OU’s offense “as explosive as anyone.”

The key for the Sooners is getting stops on defense. If they can keep an underwhelming Iowa State offense from putting together some drives, then Oklahoma should come away with the win.

Take Oklahoma minus-1.5 and the under this week as the Cyclones defense puts up enough of a resistance to keep the Sooners from running away with the game.

Prediction: Oklahoma 30, Iowa State 24

Record against the spread and O/U in 2022: 8-6.

Get more betting analysis and predictions at Sportsbook Wire.

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Big 12 week 9 predictions: Kansas State and Oklahoma State battle in Manhattan

The Horned Frogs look to stay undefeated in Morgantown while the Wildcats and Cowboys fight for second place in the Big 12. Here are our Week 9 Big 12 picks.

The undefeated TCU Horned Frogs hold sole possession of first place in the Big 12. Kansas State and Oklahoma State right behind them with one loss each.

After back-to-back wins against both the Cowboys and Wildcats, the Frogs travel to Morgantown to face the Mountaineers. Meanwhile, a battle for second place will take place in Manhatten.

Le’s take a look at what we have on tap this week in the Big 12.

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Oklahoma a slight favorite over Iowa State ahead of road trip Ames

With both teams coming off a bye week, the Oklahoma Sooners are an early favorite over the Iowa State Cyclones ahead of their game in Ames.

The Oklahoma Sooners and the Iowa State Cyclones will meet in Ames this weekend in a game that will decide last place in the Big 12.

Iowa State’s got the best defense in the Big 12 but hasn’t been able to put together enough offense to come away with a Big 12 win. Oklahoma’s offense has been great at times, but the defense hasn’t been able to stop anyone with any semblance of consistency since the Nebraska game. It’s a game that will be decided by which team’s weakness is able to do the most, Oklahoma’s defense vs. Iowa State’s offense.

The early betting line favors the Oklahoma Sooners by 2.5 points and with how good they played against Kansas, that seems like an easy bet. However, Iowa State’s last three losses have come by three points or fewer. In their four conference losses, the average margin is 3.5 points per game.

This one has the makings of another close ball game between the Sooners and the Cyclones, but as things stand now, Oklahoma minus the points and the two teams under 55.5 seem like the best bets to make.

The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

  • Point spread: Oklahoma minus-2.5
  • Over-under: 55.5

Click here to place your bets at BetMGM.

Record against the spread: 8-5-1

Get more betting analysis and predictions at Sportsbook Wire.

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Final betting lines for Auburn vs. Ole Miss

Here is a final look at the betting lines ahead of Auburn vs. Ole Miss.

Auburn is looking to avoid their fourth-ever loss in Oxford, Mississippi Saturday morning.

The Tigers are 13-3 all-time at Ole Miss but they will have a tough time avoiding a loss. Not only does Auburn have a dreadful offense but the Rebels are explosive and can score quickly when they have the ball.

The Tigers will need a strong performance from their offense to keep them in the games and to help put the defense, which is thin and poorly equipped to handle the Rebel’s high-tempo offense.

The game is set to start at 11 a.m. CT and will be on ESPN. Here are the final betting lines for the game.

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Auburn is a two-touchdown underdog against Ole Miss

Auburn has now been an underdog in three of their four SEC games.

For the second consecutive week, the Auburn Tigers are multi-touchdown underdogs ahead of an SEC road game.

Last week it was against the reigning national champion Georgia Bulldogs in Samford Stadium. This time it is against the 6-0 Ole Miss Rebels who are fresh off a 52-28 smackdown of Vanderbilt.

Auburn (3-3, 1-2 SEC) is looking to rebound from a disappointing 42-10 loss to the Bulldogs. The Tigers kept it close in the first half but were worn down in the second half by Georgia.

The game between Auburn and Ole Miss is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. CT Saturday and will be on ESPN. Auburn has had great success against the Rebels recently, they are on a six-game winning streak and have not lost at the Grove since 2012.

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