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The Oklahoma Sooners (4-3, 1-3 SEC) and 18th-ranked Ole Miss Rebels (5-2, 1-2) meet Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET (ESPN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds around the Oklahoma vs. Ole Miss odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Oklahoma has had a tough introduction to SEC play. The Sooners dropped their 2nd straight game, and 3rd in the past 4 outings, getting blown out 35-9 against South Carolina of all teams last weekend in Norman. The Oklahoma offense has cobbled together just 12 points in the past 2 losses to USC and Texas.
After the South Carolina loss, the Sooners fired offensive coordinator Seth Littrell after just 7 games as the play caller. Joe Jon Finley, who was the team’s co-OC, will call plays the rest of the way, while offensive analyst Kevin Johns was promoted to QB coach.
Ole Miss suffered a disappointing 29-26 OT loss at LSU last weekend, its 2nd loss in the past 3 outings, albeit both by exactly 3 points. Oddly enough, the Rebels did pound South Carolina in between those 2 setbacks, winning 27-3, covering as 10.5-point favorites.
The Under has cashed in 6 in a row for Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss side, as the defense has allowed 289.4 total yards per game to rank 13th and just rushing 66.6 rushing yards per game to lead the nation. It is also 2nd in the country with 10.6 points per game allowed.
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Oklahoma at Ole Miss odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college football odds. Lines last updated Friday at 8:21 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Oklahoma +825 (bet $100 to win $825) | Ole Miss -1400 (bet $1,400 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Oklahoma +20.5 (-110) | Ole Miss -20.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 49.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Oklahoma at Ole Miss picks and predictions
Prediction
Ole Miss 29, Oklahoma 18
Moneyline
Ole Miss (-1400) will cost you 14 times your potential return if you were to back the Rebels in their 1st-ever game against Oklahoma (+825) in the Grove. That’s way too much risk for a standalone wager, or as part of a multi-leg parlay. Including the Rebels sucks all of the value out of your ticket.
AVOID.
Against the spread
Backing OKLAHOMA +20.5 (-110) is risky business, as the Sooners have just been awful lately. However, the Rebels have been in some tight games, too, and the changes to the Sooners’ offensive coaching hierarchy should have a positive impact on them.
Ole Miss -20.5 (-110) is a powerhouse offensively, led by QB Jaxson Dart, but lately, it has scored 27 or fewer points in 3 in a row, as something has just been a little off.
Over/Under
UNDER 49.5 (-115) is the play in this SEC battle.
The trends for Ole Miss are driving this Under train, as the total has gone low in 6 straight outings. The Rebels defense is nasty, and that’s not what the Sooners need right now with the offense looking to get untracked.
The Under has a slight 4-3 edge for the Sooners this season, although the Over did cash in their only previous true road game at Auburn, so be careful.
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