Oklahoma vs. Texas Prediction, Odds, Spread: Red River Rivalry 2024 picks, expert college football bets

The Red River Rivalry 2024 is scheduled for Saturday. The No. 1 Texas Longhorns (5-0, 1-0) will face the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners (4-1, 1-1) in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Both teams are coming off a bye in Week 6. The Sooners bounced back well from their loss to Tennessee on September 21st, defeating Auburn 27-21 in their last game. The Longhorns were without starting quarterback Quinn Ewers (abdomen) for the last two games, but continued to be dominant and he will return in this game. Texas defeated Mississippi State 35-13 in its last game. Texas leads the all-time series 63-51-5. Texas is 4-1 and Oklahoma is 3-2 this season.

Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET. After opening at -14.5, the Longhorns are now up by 16.5 points in the current Texas vs. Oklahoma odds, according to the SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is at 49 points. Before making your picks between Oklahoma and Texas, check out the Week 7 college football predictions and betting tips from SportsLine’s Jimmie Kaylor.

Kaylor is an NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine and has been covering the NFL and college football for nearly a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and determining his betting tips. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has made a lot of money over the last two years.

Kaylor destroyed the books in college football in 2023, scoring a whopping 57.9 units and compiling a record of 107-45-2. Everyone who followed his tips finished the season well.

Now Kaylor tuned in to the Texas vs. Oklahoma game on Saturday and has just announced his tips and predictions for the Red River Rivalry. You can head over to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are the college football odds and betting lines for spread, money line and over/under for Oklahoma vs. Texas:

• Distribution between Oklahoma and Texas: Texas -16.5
• Oklahoma vs. Texas over/under: 49 points
• Oklahoma vs. Texas money line: Texas -935, Oklahoma +598
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Why Texas Can Cover

The Longhorns have the makings of a team built to win a national championship. Ewers is both talented and experienced and is expected to return to action after missing Texas’ last two games. In 2024, Ewers has thrown for 691 yards, eight touchdowns and two interceptions in three games.

Texas struck gold in the transfer portal this offseason when the team signed former Alabama wide receiver Isaiah Bond. The former four-star high school recruit was rated a five-star transfer by 247Sports and did not disappoint in his first season in Austin. In five games, Bond recorded 20 receptions for 364 yards and three touchdowns, as well as 51 yards and scores on the ground. See which team you should choose here.

Why Oklahoma can cover

Oklahoma has been one of the best defensive teams in college football this season, which will make them difficult to beat. The Sooners are allowing 16 points and 324.2 total yards per game. Junior defensive lineman R Mason Thomas has been a force for Oklahoma, entering Saturday with a team-high 5.5 sacks.

On offense, the Sooners have turned to freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. for a spark. The former four-star recruit has done an admirable job for Jackson Arnold since taking over. Hawkins had a solid performance in his first career start, throwing for 161 yards and running for 69 yards in OU’s 27-21 win over Auburn. See which team you should choose here.

Here’s how to choose between Texas and Oklahoma

Kaylor has analyzed Oklahoma vs. Texas from every angle and is leaning toward the under in terms of overall points. He has also discovered a critical X-factor that causes him to jump over one side of the range. At SportsLine, he just shares what it is and which side he supports.

So who will win Texas vs. Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry on Saturday and what crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-win? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the range you should jump on, all from the expert who won $5,790 on $100 college football bettors in 2023, and find out.