An inflated total with lots of public backing on the over sounds likely, after last year's shootout.
I'm not 100% sure of what to think about Oklahoma, but from what I have seen, the Texas offense is a shell of its former self this year. McCoy really misses Shipley, and i don't know if they really have any playmakers to make the big plays when it counts. It's one thing to put up numbers vs UTEP, LAMONROE and whatever other fields of tulips they've tiptoed thru so far, but OKLA should be a bit of a different story, i'd think.
I personally think the fact that they're #2 is hilarious, but I guess it's no funnier than Boise St being #5 or whatever they are at now.
I would have to lean towards Oklahoma +3, and probably the under, depending on the line, since it's not even out yet. Even if they lost (without Bradford), at least they played some teams in the top 100, and that should help them in this big game.
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