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Oklahoma is averaging 530+ totals yards per game. The Sooners are also averaging 55.7 points per game as compared to Cincinnati’s 25.5. The Bearcat’s defense is not what is used to be and will have a tough time keeping this Oklahoma offense off the field as they average 7.3 yards per play.
Cincinnati got caught looking ahead last week versus in state Miami Ohio. HC Scott Satterfield is a spread option-power running game guy, ranking 16th in run% (62%) in his first three games at Cincinnati. The Bearcats are still extremely solid on defense. Oklahoma's HC Brent Venable's is a defensive coordinator by trade. The Sooners were 5-2 under on the road last year. I really like this game under.
The Sooners offense simply is a different animal with quarterback Dillon Gabriel at the helm. In games that he has started and finished over the last two seasons, Oklahoma averages 40.7 points per game. On the other side of the ball, the Sooners look comfortable in coach Brent Venables' defense, after really struggling in their first year in the scheme last season. Oklahoma ranks fifth in the country in scoring defense (9.3 points per game) versus 98th last year (30.0). The Sooners welcome the Bearcats to the Big 12 with a big L.