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Final spread, game total, other betting details for Oklahoma-Baylor

OU and Baylor are set for a nationally televised matchup with all the postseason implications. Here are the final betting details.

No. 10 Oklahoma (8-1, 5-1 Big 12) and No. 13 Baylor (9-0, 6-0) are set for a primetime, nationally televised matchup with all the postseason implications.

The Sooners opened up as their smallest betting favorites of the year earlier in the week as 8.5-point favorites. As the game gets closer to kickoff, Oklahoma is settling in as 10.5-point favorites over the Bears, according to BetMGM.

Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Nov. 16  at 6:30 p.m. ET. 

The game total is set at 67.5, which BetMGM has with -134 juice—meaning they do not want to move that line up to 68.

BetMGM also has the first-half spread as the Sooners as 5.5-point favorites. On the other side, Baylor is +280 underdogs on the money line for the game.

Want to get in on the action? Place your bet now at BetMGM.

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Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb questionable against Baylor, per report

Unfortunate news has hit prior to Oklahoma’s game against Baylor as the Sooners’ best player is questionable to play tonight.

The Sooners offense may be jeopardy tonight.

No. 10 Oklahoma (8-1, 5-1) star receiver—maybe the best receiver in college football—CeeDee Lamb is questionable for the primetime, nationally televised matchup against No. 13 Baylor (9-0, 6-0), according to a report from George Stoia of the OU Daily.

Lamb has been Lincoln Riley’s big play and go-to receiver all of the season. The junior has 983 receiving yards on 44 receptions, good for 22.3 yards a catch, and has hauled in 13 touchdowns.

Many of those touchdowns were short hitch routes that Lamb housed by breaking tackles and then evading an entire defense.

This is his first game to miss since his freshman season.

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

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7 candidates to replace Giants coach Pat Shurmur

The New York Giants are unlikely to fire head coach Pat Shurmur, but if they do, here are seven candidates to replace him.

The New York Giants have no plans to fire coach Pat Shurmur this year or at any point during the offseason, meaning that his job could be safe through 2020.

Of course, Giants ownership let similar information leak when it came to former coach Ben McAdoo, and we all know how that ended up playing out.

So while it’s unlikely the Giants move on from Shurmur over the next calendar year, there’s no denying he’s put himself firmly on the hot seat. Accordingly, we’re here to examine seven candidates who could eventually replace him.

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Tom Coughlin

Yep. We’re starting out in controversial fashion, but let’s not pretend that forcing Coughlin to step down wasn’t the first in a long string of poor decisions that led these Giants to where they are today. The real question would be whether or not Coughlin would want to come back to New York. Or, at this point, whether he even desires a return to the sideline at all.

Bottom line: The Giants need an old-school disciplinarian leading the way because the whole player-friendly thing is clearly not working.

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When, where, how to watch, how to stream Oklahoma-Baylor

No. 10 Oklahoma (8-1, 5-1) is in a primetime matchup with No. 13 Baylor (9-0, 6-0) with all the postseason implications on the line. 

No. 10 Oklahoma (8-1, 5-1) is in a primetime matchup with No. 13 Baylor (9-0, 6-0) with all the postseason implications on the line.

The Sooners suffered a heartbreak at Kansas State three weeks ago and survived an Iowa State comeback for the ages a week ago. Baylor is heading into this game winning an overtime thriller over TCU.

The winner of this game is well on their way to a Big 12 Championship bid and maybe a College Football Playoff berth.

Here is everything you need to know about Oklahoma’s game against Baylor.

WHERE: Waco, Texas

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. CT

HOW TO WATCH: ABC

HOW TO LISTEN: Sooner Sports Radio Network—KOKC AM 1520 and KRXO 107.7 FM in OKC, KMOD FM 97.5 and KTBZ AM 1430 in Tulsa (click here for more options if not in either of those markets)

HOW TO STREAM: FOX Sports Go, FOX Sports App

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How Oklahoma wins, loses against Baylor

No. 10 Oklahoma versus No. 13 Baylor. Playoff aspirations are on the line in Waco, Texas this weekend. 

No. 10 Oklahoma versus No. 13 Baylor.

Playoff aspirations are on the line in Waco, Texas this weekend.

OKLAHOMA WINS IF…

… Jalen Hurts does Jalen Hurts things. Last week, Hurts did not look like himself, throwing a, interception on a throw that even a freshman high school quarterback probably would not have forced. This week should be different. An atmosphere as similar to an SEC game as a Big 12 game can get and with implications that Hurts is familiar with, Hurts should be comfortable in the spotlight. Against Iowa State, Hurts was caught off guard with the pressure. If Hurts knows the stakes coming into a game, history favors him playing well.

… they run the ball. It sounds simple but it has been such a problem for the Sooners recently. Establishing the run with an offensive line that has been somewhat subpar so far this season will have to be a necessity Saturday night. With Trey Sermon out for the season and Rhamondre Stevenson limping around the field last week, Oklahoma’s running backs room is wounded but not all the way out. Running the ball with players other than Jalen Hurts will have to happen if the Sooners want to walk away with the win.

… the defense steps up. I know, I know I’m beating a dead horse. But the Oklahoma defense has to show some signs of life following two straight games of nearly flatlining. It will be a tall task but the defense has an opportunity to show the nation that the Sooners should still have a shot at making the playoff.

OKLAHOMA LOSES IF…

… Jalen Hurts lays an egg. Although Hurts has played in regular season games with similar postseason implications, Waco at night is different. Baylor will play with nothing to lose unlike teams Hurts faced while at Alabama. With the Bears lined up across from him, the chances Hurts folds are just as high as him deciding to run on a pass play.

… Lincoln Riley fails to establish the run. Bad things can happen and happen quickly if the offense cannot gain decent yardage on the ground.

… Alex Grinch’s defense fails to make the trip to Waco. If the Sooners look anything like they did the past two games on the defensive side of the ball, Oklahoma may be in trouble.

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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.

“Want to get in on the action? Place your bet now at BetMGM.”

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

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