The Red Raiders (+10) are set to welcome their conference foe No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners (-10) to Texas Tech. Kickoff for this criticalshowdown is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET and ABC will televise the action.
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders Betting Preview
In this Saturday Big 12 game, Oklahoma is projected as the big favorite and is currently giving up 10 points. In order to take the favorite, moneyline gamblers would currently have to put down $400 to net $100 back on the Sooners (-400). The Red Raiders are getting +300 moneyline odds. Should one squad finds paydirt early on it’ll produce a worthwhile live betting opportunity. Vegas has determined the over/under (O/U) to be 77.5 points.
The line opened at 10.5. The game’s O/U has yet to change after it was initially set at 77.5.
The Sooners are 4-4 against the spread (ATS) and have gained 0.0 units this season. The team has posted an O/U record of 6-2. The surprising Red Raiders have gained 6.6 units this year. The team is 5-3 ATS and also has an O/U record of 6-2.
The Sooners are 7-1 straight up (SU), including 4-1 SU against conference opponents. The Red Raiders are 5-3 SU overall and are also 3-2 SU in conference play.
The Sooners hope to keep things rolling following a 51-14 victory over Kansas State last week where Kyler Murray completed 19-of-24 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns. T.J. Pledger (91 rushing yards on 13 attempts) and Trey Sermon (58 yards on eight carries) led the running attack in the win while Sermon (four receptions, 27 yards) and CeeDee Lamb (four catches, 160 yards, two TDs) handled the receiving duties.
Texas Tech just lost a 40-31 game to Iowa State. The defense allowed the Cyclones to eat up the clock by running for 172 yards on 51 rush attempts, including two rush TDs. Hakeem Butler had a good outing, recording 148 yards and a score on four catches for Iowa State. For Texas Tech, Alan Bowman completed 32-of-56 passes for 323 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. Da’Leon Ward (16 yards on 10 rush attempts) spearheaded the ground attack in the defeat while Antoine Wesley (eight receptions, 119 yards, one TD) led the pass-catching attack.
Oklahoma’s run the ball on 58.1 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Texas Tech has a rush percentage of 46.1 percent. The Sooners have produced 237 rush yards per game (including 243 per game versus Big 12 opponents) and have 22 touchdowns via handoffs this year. The Red Raiders are logging 152 rushing yards per game (137 in conference) and have 23 total rush TDs.
If 2018 results can translate to this game, then it appears the Sooners should have an advantage when it comes to RB effectiveness, as their backfield has generated 6.6 yards per carry while the defense is allowing a YPC of 3.5 to opponents. The Red Raiders have ran for 3.8 yards per carry and allowed 4.0 YPC to opponents.
The Sooners offensive scheme has logged 311 yards/game through the air overall (337 per game against conference opposition) and has 29 passing TDs so far. The Red Raiders have recorded an astonishing 377 pass yards per contest (333.6 in the Big 12) and have 18 total pass scores.
Oklahoma appears to have an edge when it comes to limiting the pass. The team’s let opponents rush for an average of 149 yards and throw for 232 yards per game. The Texas Tech defense has allowed 283.4 yards per game to opposing passers and 139.0 yards per game to opposing runners. Both teams allow similar adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) to opponents, as the Sooners have given up an ANY/A of 6.43 to opposing QBs, while the Red Raiders are yielding an ANY/A of 6.71.
Passing-wise, Murray has amassed 2,116 yards on the year. The signal-caller has completed 115-of-159 attempts with 24 scores through the air and only three interceptions. Murray’s got a pristine 14.48 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 14.29 over the last two games.
Alan Bowman has completed 170-of-255 passes for 2,003 yards, 12 TDs and six INTs for Texas Tech. His ANY/A sits at 7.33 for the year and 5.48 over his past two outings.
These two programs faced off last year with the final outcome being a 49-27 win for Oklahoma.
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Notes
Team Betting Notes
The Oklahoma D has 18 sacks on the year while Texas Tech has 16.
Both teams have lost three fumbles this season.
The Sooners offense has registered 14 pass plays of 40+ yards, while the Red Raiders have put up eight such plays.
The Oklahoma defense has allowed seven pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Texas Tech has given up 10 such plays.
The Oklahoma offense has created 21 rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while Texas Tech has created nine such runs.
The Sooners defense has allowed five rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Red Raiders have given up 11 such runs.
The Over/Under for Texas Tech’s last match was 58. The over cashed in the team’s 40-31 defeat to Iowa State.
In its last three matchups, Texas Tech is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
Over its last three matches, Oklahoma is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
The Over/Under for Oklahoma’s previous game was 66. The under cashed in the team’s 51-14 triumph over Kansas State.
Oklahoma has averaged 7.4 yards per carry across its past three games and 7.5 over its last two.
Texas Tech has averaged 2.9 yards per carry over its last three outings and 2.4 over its past two.
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