A rare River River Showdown takes place on Saturday when the rival Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners collide at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The 2022 River River Showdown is the first since 1998 featuring two unranked teams. This year the Longhorns (3-2, 1-1 in Big 12) enter the game off one of their best performances of the season, a never-in-doubt 38-20 victory over West Virginia. Meanwhile the Sooners (3-2, 0-2), who have lost to Kansas State and TCU the last two weeks, are looking to avoid their first three-game losing streak since the 1998 season.
Kickoff is noon ET. The Longhorns are 8.5-point favorites in the latest Texas vs. Oklahoma odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 64.5. Before making any Oklahoma vs. Texas picks, you need to see the college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's advanced computer model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past six-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of more than $3,100 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Oklahoma vs. Texas and just locked in its picks and CFB predictions. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Now, here are several college football odds and betting lines for Texas vs. Oklahoma:
- Texas vs. Oklahoma spread: Longhorns -8.5
- Texas vs. Oklahoma over/under: 64.5 points
- Texas vs. Oklahoma money line: Longhorns -320, Sooners +250
- TEX: Bijan Robinson ranks second in the country in touchdowns (nine).
- OKLA: Marvin Mims Jr. ranks fourth in the FBS in yards per punt return (19.7).
- Texas vs. Oklahoma picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Texas can cover
Texas has a favorable matchup with its running game facing Oklahoma's run defense. Junior Bijan Robinson, a leading candidate for the Doak Walker Award that goes to the nation's best running back, is averaging 103.0 rushing yards per game, which ranks second in the Big 12. He and his fellow backs face a Sooners defense that ranks last in the Big 12 and 119th in the country in rushing yards allowed per game (198.2).
In addition, sophomore quarterback Hudson Card is coming off his best career game at Texas. In last week's victory against West Virginia, Card set career highs in both passing yards (303) and passing touchdowns (three). Though there are reports out of Austin that there is growing optimism around the program that five-star quarterback Quinn Ewers (clavicle) will be available to return on Saturday, Card has shown he is capable of moving the offense, so Texas is in a far better spot at quarterback than Oklahoma. The Sooners could be without starter Dillon Gabriel (head) and don't have a proven option behind him.
Why Oklahoma can cover
Oklahoma has owned the series against Texas recently. The Sooners have won four straight against the Longhorns, 10 of the last 13 and 16 of the last 23. The average score over the last four games has been 45-37.
In addition, Oklahoma faces a Texas team that has not proven it can close out wins against good teams in the second half of games. Since Steve Sarkisian took over as coach prior to the 2021 season, the Longhorns have lost six games in which they led in the fourth quarter or overtime. One of those losses came in last season's game against the Sooners in which Texas led 28-7 at the end of the first quarter and 38-20 at halftime.
How to make Oklahoma vs. Texas picks
SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the total, with the teams projected to combine for 71 points. The model also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations. You can only see the model's CFB picks at SportsLine.
So who wins Oklahoma vs. Texas? And which side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Texas vs. Oklahoma spread you need to jump on, all from the model that has crushed its college football picks, and find out.
