EDITORIAL BY GRAYDON FOX

Overview:

On Saturday, December 1^st, the (9-3) Texas Longhorns will take on the (11-1) Oklahoma Sooners in the Big-12 Championship Game.

The Crowd:

The Crowd projects a final score of Oklahoma 40.9 – Texas 33.6 with an over/under of 74.5.

Lou Holtz and Mark May:

Lou is predicting a final score of Oklahoma 48 – Texas 40.

Mark is predicting a final score of Oklahoma 40 – Texas 29.

2018-19 Statistics (130 total teams):

Passing offense: Oklahoma 319.4 YPG (8^th) > Texas 257.4 YPG (38^th)

Rushing offense: Oklahoma 264.3 YPG (8^th) > Texas 157.4 YPG (85^th)

Scoring offense: Oklahoma 50.3 PPG (1^st) > Texas 31.7 PPG (46^th)

Scoring defense: Texas 25.2 PPG (51^st) > Oklahoma 32.8 PPG (100^th)

Passing defense: Texas 255.8 YPG (104^th) > Oklahoma 286.6 YPG (127^th)

Rushing defense: Texas 136.5 YPG (36^th) > Oklahoma 162.4 YPG (63^rd)

Turnover Margin Per Game: Texas +0.6 (24^th) > Oklahoma -0.2 (82^nd)

Strength of Schedule:

Texas is (9-3) with victories over Tulsa, #22 USC, #17 TCU, Kansas State, #7 Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas Tech, #16 Iowa State, and Kansas.  They were defeated by Maryland, Oklahoma State, and #13 West Virginia.

Oklahoma is (11-1) with wins over #13 West Virginia, Florida Atlantic, UCLA, Iowa State, Army, Baylor, TCU, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, and Kansas.  Their lone defeat was a 48-45 loss to rival #19 Texas in week six.

Betting Trends: 

-Texas is 5-6-1 against the spread this season while Oklahoma is 4-7-1.

-Texas is 6-6 against the over/under this season whereas Oklahoma is 11-1.

Bottom Line

Texas forced three turnovers and beat Oklahoma 48-45 in Norman earlier this season.  Kyler Murray and the Sooners offense has been unstoppable of late having scored over 50 points in each of their last six games.  Oklahoma’s defense has been abysmal this year and especially the last four games where they have allowed the opposition to score 47.3 PPG.  Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is playing through several injuries and the Longhorns’ offense has dipped as a result.  Oklahoma gets their revenge and makes their case for the playoff.

Oklahoma wins 45-34

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