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The UCF Knights (3-3, 0-3 Big 12) take on the No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners (6-0, 3-0) in Week 8 of the college football season on Saturday. Kickoff at Memorial Stadium is scheduled for noon ET (ABC). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the UCF vs. Oklahoma odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Knights were blown out 51-22 by Kansas in Week 6 as 1.5-point road favorites. The Over of 64.5 easily cleared and UCF has lost 3 consecutive games to conference opponents.
The Sooners covered as 4-point underdogs in their 34-30 road victory over No. 8 Texas in Week 6. The Over of 61.5 was achieved in that game and Oklahoma is now the No. 7 ranked team in the US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
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UCF at Oklahoma odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 6:59 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): UCF +700 (bet $100 to win $700) | Oklahoma -1100 (bet $1,100 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): UCF +17.5 (-105) | Oklahoma -17.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 67.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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UCF at Oklahoma picks and predictions
Prediction
Oklahoma 45, UCF 24
Moneyline
The Sooners are massive favorites in this Big 12 showdown, but just AVOID the moneyline in this game. Taking any team straight up at -1100 odds is not worth the risk in any circumstance.
Against the spread
OKLAHOMA -17.5 (-115) is the play in this contest as coach Brent Venables has the Sooners looking like one of the best teams in the nation. The Sooners are coming off a bye week and QB Dillon Gabriel has been playing lights out with 1,878 passing yards, 16 passing TD, and only 2 INTs. QB John Rhys Plumlee is expected back for UCF after missing most of the past 4 games with a leg injury..
Oklahoma is 6-0 ATS this season. Meanwhile, the Knights have failed to cover the spread in any of their 1st 3 matchups against Big 12 opponents.
Over/Under
The Sooners are going to do plenty of the heavy lifting themselves in this one, making the OVER 67.5 (-115) an intriguing wager. Oklahoma is averaging 45.2 points per game (4th in the nation) and UCF is producing a solid 34.7 points per game (28th in the nation).
The Knights have given up an average of 43.7 points per game in their 3 conference games thus far. These teams are also a combined 9-3 to the Over this season.
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