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Instead of cramming the rest of the bowl games into one article, I figured I'd split them up, with the Thursday and Friday games in this article, and predictions for the games on Saturday and Monday in one last MC&J picks piece that will drop in the near future. (All lines courtesy of Draftkings Sportsbook.) Both of these teams had their eyes on…

After almost a month of waiting, the Cheez-It Bowl is finally here. Florida State (9-3) will square off against Oklahoma (6-6) in the 5:30 p.m. game at Camping World Stadium in Orlando (TV: ESPN). Not since 2019 have the Seminoles played in a bowl game. They are looking to capture their first 10-win season since finishing 10-3 in 2016. FSU enters…

This article is part of our College Football Picks series. If you're in Ohio, sign up at BetMGM using the BetMGM Ohio Bonus Code for a welcome bonus as the Buckeye State gets set to launch this weekend. Two teams seemingly moving in different directions are set to square off in Orlando. Florida State comes in having won five straight with all but…

We have an interesting bowl schedule Thursday, with three games featuring Power Five teams. Here's a look at the matchups, including any players and coaches who have departed via the transfer portal or are opting out. Spreads and totals were taken Wednesday from the consensus odds at VegasInsider.com. Minnesota (-10.5) vs. Syracuse Syracuse (7-5)…

As we head into the Cheez-It Bowl on December 29, we have the Oklahoma Sooners and Florida State Seminoles set to battle. In terms of opt-outs, both teams will be without several players, but the Sooners will have fewer high-impact players, as the following are opting out: RB Eric Gray OT Wanya Morris OT Anton Harrison DT Jalen Redmond Let's see…

The Oklahoma Sooners take on the Florida State Seminoles at the Cheez-It Bowl Thursday evening. Dating back to 2001, the Sooners won each of three previous head-to-head meetings against the Seminoles both SU and ATS. Can they do it a fourth time? Read on for our top Sooners-Seminoles picks. It was a trying first year at Oklahoma (4-8 ATS, 5-6-1…

The Oklahoma Sooners will square off with the Florida State Seminoles on Thursday evening in the Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando. It's time to continue our college football odds series with an Oklahoma-Florida State prediction and pick. Oklahoma has struggled in their first season under Brent Venables, going an even 6-6 including a disappointing 3-6…

Oklahoma and Florida State are two traditional powers in college football at different phases of rebuilds. In the third year under Mike Norvell, Florida State has already secured its first winning season since Jimbo Fisher left in 2017. Oklahoma just finished its worst season in more than 20 years in the first year under Brent Venables. The…

The Florida State Seminoles and the Oklahoma Sooners will play in the Cheez-It Bowl. The bowl matchup is December 29, 2022, starting at 5:30 PM ET, airing on ESPN. In their last outing, the Seminoles won 45-38 over the Florida Gators. Last time out, the Sooners lost 51-48 to the Texas Tech Red Raiders. In that matchup with the Gators, Jordan Travis…

The last time Florida State and Oklahoma faced off in a bowl game, it was to decide a national championship. There's still plenty in play for this one. Here's what you need to know about the matchup. Thursday, Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m. ET at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. ESPN is airing the game. With the momentum the Seminoles have built, and…

Want to know if there are opt outs in a bowl game? Look no further than the line movement or lines that look to be deliberately lower than where you think they would be. We have not gotten official announcements from players like Bryce Young and Will Anderson (Alabama), Jordan Addison (USC), Bijan Robinson (Texas) or Jalin Hyatt (Tennessee), but…

Oklahoma State vs Oklahoma prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 12, Saturday, November 19 Date: Saturday, November 19 Game Time: 7:30 ET Venue: Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK How To Watch: ABC Record: Oklahoma State (7-3), Oklahoma (5-5) - Did the Cowboys really stop the slide? They couldn't get the offense scoring against Kansas State and…

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Florida State Seminoles Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022 Location: Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FL TV: ESPN Odds/Point Spread: Seminoles (-7) Total/Over-Under: 58.5 The Florida State Seminoles (9-3) are welcoming the Oklahoma Sooners (6-6) at Camping World Stadium on Thursday, December 29, 2022 in the Cheez-It Bowl.…

The list of players who skip bowl games ahead of the NFL Draft seems to get longer each year. Players know the risks of participating in the extra game. It continues to present injury risks that could jeopardize their futures in the sport. But the decisions do have benefits for the teams that lose such players. When the NFL-bound starters decide to…

The Oklahoma Sooners (6-5) have a Big 12 matchup against the Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-5). The Red Raiders (+106 on the moneyline to win) take to their home field on November 26, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET on FS1 against the Sooners (-2.5). Bookmakers have set a total of 64 points for the contest. The betting facts in the following article reference odds…

Amid a 2022 season stacked with surprising surges and atypical falls, the college football landscape is calm. For a moment, all is quiet on the College Football Playoff front. The most recent rankings included zero changes to the Top Five of Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, TCU and Tennessee. But will that remain true after Week 12? If anything does,…

The college football season is nearing Bowl Games and the playoffs. In these final couple of weeks we are set with plenty of rivalries and conference championships. The final battle for seeding will make the difference between which Bowl Games teams compete in and the four teams to make the playoff system. Here we will break down the best college…

In the rivalry known simply as Bedlam, it's the #22 Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-3, 6-4 ATS) who are currently holding bragging rights over the Oklahoma Sooners (5-5, 3-7 ATS). Oklahoma State won last year's game 37-33. Draw the scope back somewhat longer, or just narrow the focus to Oklahoma home games played in Norman, and the trends do a 180. The…

One of the top running backs in college football will be on display when Eric Gray and the Oklahoma Sooners (5-5) host the Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-3) on Saturday, November 19, 2022. The Sooners enter the matchup after losing 23-20 to the West Virginia Mountaineers in their last outing on November 12. The Cowboys' last game was a 20-14 win over…

Oklahoma and West Virginia have both had disappointing seasons to this point, but each side has the chance to pick up a momentum-boosting win when they face off on Saturday. The Sooners can secure bowl eligibility with a win, while the Mountaineers can keep their fleeting bowl hopes alive with a victory. The Sooners have played better football of…

Oklahoma vs West Virginia prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 11, Saturday, November 12 Date: Saturday, November 12 Game Time: 12:00 ET Venue: Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV How To Watch: FS1 Record: Oklahoma (5-4), West Virginia (3-6) - Just when it seemed like the Sooners were back on track and going to make a big statement in the…

The Oklahoma Sooners (5-4, 2-4 Big 12) need a win to guarantee they'll be going bowling this season. If it's going to happen in Week 11, it will likely be in a shootout against the West Virginia Mountaineers (3-6, 1-5 Big 12), a team with nothing much but pride to play for this campaign. It all gets underway Saturday (November 12) at 12pm ET from…

Oklahoma Sooners (5-4) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-6) November 12, 2022 12:00 pm EDT The Line: West Virginia Mountaineers+7.5 / Oklahoma Sooners -7.5; Over/Under: 65.5 (Click here for latest betting odds) The Oklahoma Sooners and the West Virginia Mountaineers meet Saturday in college football action from Milan Puskar Stadium. Oklahoma is…

Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming matchup between the Oklahoma Sooners and the West Virginia Mountaineers. Saturday, November 12, 2022; 11:00 a.m.

When/where: 11 a.m., Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth TV: FOX Tech update: Texas Tech has options at quarterback, but not much went right against Baylor as the Red Raiders played Behren Morton, Donovan Smith and Tyler Shough, each throwing at least one of the team's five interceptions. Lineman Tyree Wilson has 11.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks.…

Big 12 rivals will clash when the Oklahoma Sooners (5-4) meet the West Virginia Mountaineers (3-6). The Sooners (-8) kick things off on November 12, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET on FS1 against the Mountaineers (+242 on the moneyline to win). A total of 65.5 has been set for the matchup. The betting trends in what follows reflect odds as of November 8, 2022…

Oklahoma may be favored by 3.5 points in Norman against the visiting Baylor Bears, but our college football picks and predictions don't trust the Sooners' defense enough to lay the number. Back the Bears to keep things tight Saturday afternoon. The Big 12 heads into Week 10 with a strong Saturday matchup when the Baylor Bears meet the Oklahoma…

The Oklahoma Sooners will try to build on their win over then-No. 19 Kansas when they face the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday afternoon. Oklahoma snapped its three-game losing streak with its 52-42 win over then-No. 19 Kansas before having the week off last week. Iowa State is on a four-game losing skid and is also coming off its bye week. Kickoff…

The Oklahoma Sooners and Iowa State Cyclones are looking to climb their way up from the bottom of the Big 12 standings when they meet this weekend in Ames. The Cyclones (3-4, 0-4 Big 12) have had a particularly tough start to conference play. ISU has lost all four of its conference games this year by a total margin of 14 points. For their part, the…

Iowa State's offense is far from advanced but Oklahoma's defense has made a habit of making even the most mediocre offenses look like the best in the Big 12. With a great defense to boot, there's no reason ISU shouldn't win this game outright. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports Week 9's Saturday action kicks off with a Big 12 matchup between the Oklahoma…

Two teams sitting at the bottom of the Big 12 will clash on Saturday, October 29th as the Oklahoma Sooners head to Ames to face the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium. The kick-off is scheduled for 12 PM ET. Continue reading for the Oklahoma vs Iowa State prediction. The 4-3 Sooners had a bye last weekend but ended a three-game losing skid…

In a week featuring five showdowns between AP Top 25 teams, of course it was No. 1 Georgia at unranked Missouri that had the college football world on the edge of its collective seat for three hours Saturday night. UGA's defense was mostly fine. The Dawgs held the Tigers under 300 total yards and made Harrison "Thiccer Kicker" Mevis make a lot of…

Expectations are a funny thing. After the offseason war of words between Jimbo Fisher and Nick Saban, the college football world had circled the clash between Texas A&M and Alabama on the calendar. Despite the early struggles from A&M, the matchup provided some fireworks. On the other hand, Week 6 offered a memorable moment for undefeated UCLA and…

The Red River Rivalry is set to take center stage for the 118th time in the history of the matchup. While neither Oklahoma nor Texas come into this game ranked in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, this game still has the attention of many across the nation. Sure ESPN's College Gameday will be in Lawrence, Kansas, for the Jayhawks tilt with TCU and…

For the first time since 1998, both Texas and Oklahoma will meet in the Red River Shootout as unranked teams in college football's Week 6 action on Saturday. That year marked the first for Mack Brown as Texas head coach. Now another first-year coach steps into the rivalry as Brent Venables leads Oklahoma into the Cotton Bowl against the…

The Texas Longhorns (3-2) travel to take on the Oklahoma Sooners (3-2) in this year's Red River Rivalry. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 pm ET. Below we continue our College Football odds series with a Texas-Oklahoma prediction and pick. Texas comes into this rivalry game after a decisive 38-20 victory over West Virginia. With the win, the Longhorns…

The Red River Showdown at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas is annually billed as the marquee event on the Big 12 football schedule. This year's edition has lost some of its luster as both the Texas Longhorns (3-2 overall, 1-1 Big 12) and Oklahoma Sooners (3-2 overall, 0-2 Big 12) enter the game unranked. The Sooners, in particular, are reeling after…

For the first time since 1998, the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners will enter the Cotton Bowl for the Red River Showdown at 11 a.m. Central on Saturday with neither team ranked and the biggest matchup in the Big 12 happening in Lawrence as the No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks face off against the No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs. Strange times. But with the…

The game that Texas football fans wait all year for has almost arrived. Texas will face the Oklahoma Sooners and new head coach Brent Venables in the annual Red River Rivalry game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas this coming weekend. Head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns look to be in a good spot heading into Red River this season. Texas has…

The Oklahoma Sooners will look to rebound with a Saturday afternoon college football matchup against the TCU Horned Frogs in Forth Worth. With that said, it's a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes an Oklahoma-TCU prediction and pick, laid out below. Oklahoma was upset at home in their conference opener against…

The No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners will be looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season when they face the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday afternoon. Oklahoma won three consecutive games before losing to Kansas State as a heavy favorite last week. TCU is trying to remain unbeaten following its 42-34 win at SMU last Saturday. Kickoff is set for…

Big 12 rivals will battle when the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) meet the TCU Horned Frogs (3-0). The Horned Frogs (on the moneyline to win) and the Sooners () match up on October 1, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET. The matchup's over/under is currently listed at. The betting facts in this article use the latest odds as of September 29, 2022 at 7:29 AM ET.…

The Kansas State Wildcats and the No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners will face off in a Big 12 clash at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Oklahoma is 3-0 overall and 2-0 at home, while the Wildcats are 2-1 overall and 0-0 on the road. Chris Klieman's squad nearly pulled off a miraculous come-from-behind win as 12.5-point…

Two teams with stout defenses that won't turn the ball over easily face off Saturday, and our college football picks like an Under as a result. See why Kansas State and Oklahoma will make life tough on each other as a storied rivalry draws to a close. A rivalry that dates all the way back to 1914 will be renewed for the 102nd and possibly final…

At 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, the Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) are at home against the Kansas State Wildcats (2-1). In their most recent outing, the Sooners knocked off the Nebraska Cornhuskers 49-14. The Wildcats are coming off of a 17-10 loss to the Tulane Green Wave. Against the Cornhuskers, Dillon Gabriel led the Sooners with 230 yards on 16-of-27…

The Oklahoma Sooners will travel to Lincoln to take on the struggling Nebraska Cornhuskers in a college football matchup on Saturday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our College football odds series, which includes an Oklahoma-Nebraska prediction and pick, laid out below. Oklahoma has emerged from a tumultuous offseason to…

Once upon a time, Oklahoma vs. Nebraska was must-see TV on the college football schedule. Not so much anymore since the Huskers left for the Big Ten, but it's always fun to see these old rivals play on the same field. Now these programs seem to be on wildly divergent paths. Oklahoma is at the start of the Brent Venables experience, perfect through…

The No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners (2-0) will battle the Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-2) at Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Sooners () and the Cornhuskers (on the moneyline to win) match up on September 17, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET on Fox. Sportsbooks have set a total of points for the game. This article makes reference to betting data…

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022 Location: Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE TV: FOX Odds/Point Spread: Cornhuskers (+17) Total/Over-Under: 64 Memorial Stadium is where the Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-2) will try to defeat the Oklahoma Sooners (2-0) on Saturday. Nebraska is 17-point underdogs. The betting…

We're just a few days away from kickoff and the Oklahoma Sooners are about to embark on their quest to return to the Big 12 title game and the College Football Playoff. A two-year absence from the playoff hit harder in 2021 when Oklahoma missed the Big 12 title game. Armed with a new vision and new life under first-year head coach Brent Venables,…