Head Coach Lincoln Riley and the No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners are preparing to meet Coach Lane Kiffin and the Florida Atlantic Owls at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. This daytime game is scheduled to kick off at 12:00 p.m. ET and fans can catch it live by tuning in to FOX.
Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Oklahoma Sooners Betting Preview
Oklahoma has been tabbed as the heavy favorite and is currently giving up 22 points to Florida Atlantic. Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 69 points. There could be some decent live betting opportunities during this showdown.
This game’s O/U was placed initially at 65.5, but the early action has swayed to the over.
The Owls went 11-3 straight-up (SU) last season while the Sooners posted a nearly unblemished 12-2 SU record in 2017. When playing against conference opponents, the Owls finished 8-0 SU and the Sooners were 8-1 SU versus Big 12 programs. The Owls were 1-3 SU against teams out of conference while the Sooners were 3-0 SU against such schools.
The Owls averaged 200 passing yards per game and 319 rushing yards per game versus their eight CUSA opponents last year. They managed to put up 46.0 points per game against those opponents while giving up 23.9 per contest. When playing out-of-conference schools, they averaged 27.3 points-for and 26.8 points-against, in addition to 190 pass yards per game and 212 rush yards per game.
Against out-of-conference competition, the Sooners passed for 439 yards per game and rushed for 160 per game on their way to 47.7 points per outing. When facing just Big 12 opponents, the offensive unit registered 44.4 points per game by averaging 357 passing yards and 234 rushing yards. The Sooners defense allowed 12.3 PPG to non-conference foes and 30.1 to teams in conference in 2017
Both of these teams were highly productive in the ground game last year. The Sooners rushed for 5.6 yards per carry while the Owls offensive schemeput up a YPC of 6.0.
Free Pick: Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Oklahoma Sooners
SU Winner – Oklahoma, ATS Winner – Florida Atlantic, O/U – Over
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Notes
Betting Notes
The Florida Atlantic offensive line allowed 16 sacks last season. Their defense created 38 sacks.
Oklahoma offense allowed 26 sacks last season. Their defense created 26 sacks
Florida Atlantic created a whopping 52 rushing touchdowns last season.
Oklahoma put up 33 rushing touchdowns last season.
Florida Atlantic produced 21 passing touchdowns last season.
Oklahoma recorded 47 passing touchdowns last season.
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