The No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) travel to meet the Kansas Jayhawks (1-5, 0-3) Saturday at David Booth-Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kan. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET. Below, we look at the Oklahoma vs. Kansas odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Sooners listed QBs Caleb Williams and Spencer Rattler as co-starters last week against TCU, but it was all Williams. And he completed 18-of-23 passes for 295 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions while running for 66 yards and a score, so it looks like head coach Lincoln Riley made the right choice.
Oklahoma’s offense is on another plane right now, rolling up 107 total points across the past two outings. The defense has been suspect, however, yielding 31 or more points in three consecutive games.
The Jayhawks were thumped 41-14 at home against Texas Tech, and Kansas has been dusted by 19 or more points in five straight losses since a 17-14 opening-game win over FCS South Dakota back on Sept. 3.
Rankings according to the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Oklahoma at Kansas odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Oklahoma -100000 (bet $100,000 to win $100) | Kansas +1700 (bet $100 to win $1,700)
- Against the spread (ATS): Oklahoma -38.5 (-115) | Kansas +38.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 66.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Oklahoma at Kansas odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Oklahoma 59, Kansas 13
Money line
Oklahoma (-100000) is going to bury Kansas (+1700), even though the game is in Lawrence. It wouldn’t matter where these teams played, one is a national championship contender, and the other is a perennial doormat.
AVOID, and look to the spread.
Against the spread
OKLAHOMA -38.5 (-115) is the play, as Williams has the offense running like a well-oiled machine. The only question is whether the defense can finally shut somebody down.
Kansas +38.5 (-105) has shown an ability to move the ball against lesser teams, and OU has yielded 31 or more points in three straight, and four of seven games overall. Still, the Sooners should crush them.
Over/Under
OVER 66.5 (-112) is the play here, and Oklahoma should do most of the heavy lifting. It’s hard to imagine the Sooners not landing at least in the 50’s, if not flirting with a 60-burger. Kansas is terrible, getting dusted 59-7 at Iowa State three weeks ago. Expect a similar result, and then some.
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