Oklahoma-Baylor Preview

The Oklahoma Sooners and the Baylor Bears will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Floyd Casey Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Sooners listed as 25-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game’s total is sitting at 62.
Sam Bradford threw four touchdowns in lifting Oklahoma to a 35-10 win over TCU in Week 5. Oklahoma covered the 19-point spread, while the combined 45 points fell UNDER the posted total of 54.
Bradford completed 19-of-34 pass attempts for 408 yards for the Sooners. Manuel Johnson caught five passes for 203 yards with three touchdowns in the win.
Baylor lost a tough 31-28 game to Connecticut in Week 4, as 13-point road underdogs. The 59 points made it OVER the posted total of 52.
Robert Griffin threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for another in a losing effort.
Current streak:
Oklahoma has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Oklahoma: 4-0 SU, 3-0 ATS
Baylor: 2-2 SU, 2-1 ATS
Oklahoma most recently:
When playing in October are 9-1
When playing on grass are 9-1
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 8-2

Baylor most recently:
When playing in October are 2-8
When playing on grass are 2-8
After outgaining opponent are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 0-10

A few trends to consider:
Oklahoma is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baylor
Oklahoma is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baylor
Oklahoma is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma’s last 6 games on the road
Baylor is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma
Baylor is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Baylor is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
Baylor is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oklahoma
Next up:
Oklahoma at Texas, Saturday, October 11
Baylor home to Iowa State, Saturday, October 11

 

Leave a Reply