Oklahoma Sooners vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/23/2023

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 23, 2023

Venue:  Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH 

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Oklahoma -14.5, Cincinnati +14.5; Over/Under:  57.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Oklahoma -14.5, Cincinnati +14.5; Over/Under:  57.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Oklahoma -14.5, Cincinnati +14.5; Over/Under:  57.5 points

Oklahoma Sooners:  3-0 (0-0) (2nd place, Big 12)

Cincinnati Bearcats:  2-1 (0-0) (7th place, Big 12)

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Oklahoma Sooners:  won their last game on the road against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 66-17.

Cincinnati Bearcats:  lost their last game at home against the Miami-Ohio RedHawks in overtime 31-24.

Oklahoma is entering this game with a 3-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Tulsa 66-17. Dillon Gabriel was the starting QB and he completed 28/31 passes for 421 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Jovantae Barnes led the team in rushing yards with 68 and 1 TD. Jalil Farooq led the receivers with 126 receiving yards on 6 receptions and 1 TD. Gentry Williams led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Adepoju Adebawore, Jaren Kanak, and Marcus Stripling each led the defense in sacks with 1. Gentry Williams, Danny Stutsman, Trace Ford, and Key Lawrence each came away with 1 interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Cincinnati is entering this game with a 2-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 1-1 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against Miami-OH in OT 31-24. Emory Jones was the starting QB and he completed 18/34 passes for 265 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Ryan Montgomery led the team in rushing yards with 104. Xzavier Henderson led the receivers with 140 receiving yards on 12 receptions. Bryon Threats and Dorian Jones each led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Bryon Threats and Malik Vann each led the defense in sacks with 1. Bryon Threats came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Oklahoma listed as a 14.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Oklahoma is 3-0 this season and even though they haven't really played anyone, they have still looked really good in all of their games. They have put up a ton of points against the bad teams they have faced as they have a really good offense this year and even their defense is much improved as they held a good SMU offense to 11 points when they played. Cincinnati has also looked good in 2 of their 3 games this season but they were terrible against Miami-OH last week. They may have been looking ahead to this game but even in look-ahead spots good teams find a way to win and that is something they didn't do as they lost in a "little brother" rivalry to a much lesser team in Miami-OH, and they were also at home in that game. They are going to be at home for this game to start conference play but it won't matter since Oklahoma is looking like one of the best teams in the country on both sides of the ball and they are going to be sending a message to Cincinnati in this 1st Big 12 conference game for them. The best way to place a bet here is on Oklahoma to cover the spread in this game. 

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Oklahoma Sooners: 27-18 ATS after playing a game where 80 total points or more were scored. 40-27 ATS off a double digit road win. 6-1 UNDER after a win by 21 or more points. 5-1 UNDER after scoring 50 points or more last game.

Cincinnati Bearcats: 5-10 ATS off an upset loss as a home favorite. 1-5 ATS as an underdog. 39-18 UNDER when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 11-6 UNDER against conference opponents. 22-8 UNDER off a home loss.

Oklahoma Sooners:  K. Helms (TE) Ques Sat - Knee. J. Hester (WR) Ques Sat - Foot. D. Beville (QB) Ques Sat - Knee. J. Rowe (DB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. J. Harrington (DB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. K. McIntyre (TE) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. D. Graham II (WR) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

Cincinnati Bearcats:  None.

“Dillon put a lot of really good balls out there today. The receivers did a great job of attacking leverage and being in a position of dominance and we went up and made some competitive catches, several competitive catches today.” - Brent Venables after his team’s win against Tulsa in their last game. 

"They stress you defensively, horizontally and vertically. Keep the pressure on the defense and they go extremely fast. There's zero hesitation in them snapping a football and you have to get lined up quickly. You have to be ready to go with what formations they're gonna show you. They're very good at what they do." - Scott Satterfield on his team’s upcoming game against OU this week.

WR Anthony, Andrel

WR Farooq, Jalil 

WR Stoops, Drake 

TE Stogner, Austin 

QB Gabriel, Dillon 

RB Walker, Tawee

WR Wiggins, Dee 

WR Henderson, Xzavier 

WR Smith, Braden 

TE Singletary, Payten 

QB Jones, Emory 

RB Kiner, Corey 

Passing: D. Gabriel (905)

Rushing: T. Walker (161)

Receiving: A. Anthony (254)

Touchdowns: N. Anderson (3)

Passing: E. Jones (735)

Rushing: C. Kiner (289)

Receiving: X. Henderson (299)

Touchdowns: E. Jones (3)

Coaches:

Oklahoma Sooners: Brent Venables (2nd season)

Cincinnati Bearcats: Scott Satterfield (1st season)