Kansas Jayhawks at No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners
Saturday, 10/20/12, 7:00 PM EST, TV: N/A
Opening Point Spread: Oklahoma -35
Current Betting Line: Oklahoma -35
Opening Total: 56.5
Current Total: 57.5
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Kansas is still in search of its first Big 12 Conference win of the 2012 college football season, as it also looks to snap a five-game losing streak. The Jayhawks suffered a 20-14 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys as 26.5-point home underdogs last week, while going UNDER the total for the fourth time in their last five opportunities. The program has lost seven consecutive games in this series, including a 47-17 setback as 37-point home underdogs last year. Kansas is 1-4 ATS as a road underdog of 21.5 or more points, while the OVER is 3-2 in that situation.
The Jayhawks have been a disciplined team under first-year head coach Charlie Weis, ranking sixth nationally in fewest yards penalized at 30.83 yards per game. Kansas has had all kinds of trouble under center, with original starter Dayne Crist throwing just three touchdowns with seven interceptions this year. A double-digit loss in this affair is certainly expected, considering the program has lost the last seven by an average of 22.7 points per game.
Oklahoma tallied a dominating 63-21 win over Texas as three-point neutral-site favorites last week, finishing the game with a 388-yard advantage in terms of total yards. The Sooners currently occupy the No. 9 spot in the BCS standings, which has been made possible by possessing an offense that averages 43.2 points per game. During the Bob Stoops era, the program has outscored Saturday’s opponent by a 259-100 margin, while posting a plus-10 turnover differential in those seven games. Oklahoma is 8-6 ATS as a home favorite, while the UNDER is 4-9-1 in that situation.
The Sooners have won 18 of 19 home games under Stoops in the month of October, while outscoring the Jayhawks by a 120-47 margin in their last three home games in this series. Oklahoma has done a great job in stopping the run in its last two victories, which improved the team’s record to 51-1 in its last 52 games when holding opponents under 100 rushing yards. Quarterback Landry Jones has a tremendous opportunity to improve his career record to 34-9 as a starter.
Sports bettors will likely back the Sooners due to their 11-5 ATS mark at home, while the Jayhawks are 0-5 on the road versus winning home teams.
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