Oklahoma Sooners vs Kansas Jayhawks Game Preview and Prediction - 10/23/2021

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, October 23, 2021

Venue:  David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Oklahoma -39, Kansas +39; Over/Under:  66.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Oklahoma -38.5, Kansas +38.5; Over/Under:  66.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Oklahoma -38.5, Kansas +38.5; Over/Under:  66 points

 

Oklahoma Sooners:  7-0 (1st place, Big 12)

Kansas Jayhawks:  1-5 (10th place, Big 12)

 

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Oklahoma Sooners:  won at home on Oct. 16 against the TCU Horned Frogs 52-31.

Kansas Jayhawks:  lost at home on Oct. 16 against the Texas Tech Red Raiders 41-14.

 

 

 

Oklahoma is coming into this game with a 7-0 record overall and they are 1-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 5th conference matchup of the year and they are leading the way with a 4-0 record in their conference games this season. Their 4 wins came against the West Virginia Mountaineers, the Kansas State Wildcats, the Texas Longhorns, and against TCU in their last game. They pretty much dominated that entire game against TCU with a lead right from the start. Caleb Williams played a great game as he completed 18/23 passes for 295 yards and 4 touchdowns. Kennedy Brooks led the team in rushing with 153 yards and 1 touchdown on 20 carries while Williams and Eric Gray both had 1 TD each on the ground as well. Michael Woods led the receivers with 75 yards on 3 receptions while Jadon Haselwood was right behind him with 56 yards and 3 touchdowns on 6 receptions. Marvin Mims also had 2 catches for 56 yards receiving while Jeremiah Hall caught the other touchdown pass. Patrick Fields led the defense with 4 solo tackles and 4 assisted ones while Brian Asamoah II was right behind him with 4 solo tackles and 3 assisted ones. No one on the defense recorded a sack or came away with an interception for them in that game. They have scored 299 points in their 7 games this season averaging 42.7 PPG and they have allowed their opponents to score 174 points against them allowing 24.9 PPG. Their offense is averaging 480 YPG while their defense is allowing 381.4 YPG.

 

 

Kansas is coming into this game with a 1-5 record overall and they are 1-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 4th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are in an awful position already with a 0-3 record in their conference games this season. Their 3 losses came against the Baylor Bears, the Iowa State Cyclones, and against Texas Tech in their last game. They did not have a chance in that game as they were trailing from the start and were shutout in the first half of that game against TTU. Jason Bean had a very bad game as he completed 11/21 passes for 80 yards and 1 interception while Miles Kendrick threw 4/7 passes for 48 yards and 1 touchdown having a better day at the quarterback position but neither of them really played well in the passing game. Devin Neal led the team in rushing with 54 yards on 15 carries. Luke Grimm led the receivers with 33 yards and 1 touchdown on 3 receptions in what was a very quiet day for the receivers. Rich Miller led the defense with 7 solo tackles while Kenny Logan Jr. was right behind him with 6 solo tackles. He also had the only interception in that game for their defense and no one recorded a sack in that one. They have scored 100 points in their first 6 games this season averaging 16.7 PPG and they have allowed their opponents to score 260 points against them allowing 43.3 PPG. Their offense is averaging 325.5 YPG while their defense is allowing 484.8 YPG.

 

Oklahoma is coming into this one as a 39 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. They are currently ranked 3rd in the nation and they will be looking to keep that rank in search of making the college football playoffs this season. They have started to look much better with Williams as their quarterback. Kansas is ver bad and they already have 1 conference loss by about 40 points and it was against ISU who does not have a very good offense. The best bet to place in this game is on Oklahoma to cover the spread here as they are going to score a lot and blow this Kansas team out while KU will be lucky if they even score at all in this game.

 

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Oklahoma Sooners: 151-135 O/U in all games. 50-43 O/U when the total is greater than or equal to 63. 128-114 O/U as a favorite. 48-34 O/U as a road favorite. 60-43 O/U in road games. 108-87 O/U against conference opponents.

Kansas Jayhawks: 138-185 ATS in all games. 89-132 ATS as an underdog. 41-55 ATS as a home underdog. 76-92 ATS in home games. 99-137 ATS against conference opponents.

 

 

Oklahoma Sooners:  M. Williams (WR) Ques Sat - Hamstring injury. C. Jackson (WR) Ques Sat - Personal. J. Criddell (DB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed injury.

Kansas Jayhawks:  K. Terry (WR) Out Indefinitely - Undisclosed injury. D. Hishaw Jr. (RB) out for season - Undisclosed injury.

 

 

Oklahoma Sooners: Kennedy Brooks is one player to watch in this contest. He leads his team in rushing yards and in touchdowns scored this season. He is coming off of a game where he had over 150 rushing yards and he will have a lot of work in this game. They will likely have a big lead here and just run the ball a lot in this game with no real need to throw a lot so look for him to get a lot of touches in this one.

 

Kansas Jayhawks: Lawrence Arnold is one player to watch in this game. He leads his team in touchdowns scored this season. His team does not score a lot of points in their games and will likely not score a lot here but when they do he is usually heavily involved. They will need him to make some plays in this game and find the end zone to help his team score here.

 

 

"Caleb got the opportunity tonight, and obviously did a great job with it. I'm confident that had Spencer gotten the opportunity tonight with the way he practiced, he would've played very well also. Thought the room handled it great. Proud of those guys for a winning effort and being team-first guys." - Lincoln Riley on giving Caleb Williams the start in their win over TCU.

 

 

"That was disappointing. We missed a field goal in the second quarter, and we turned the ball over. We show flashes, but our third down situations are not good. I thought we would've played better today." - Lance Leipold on their loss to Texas Tech in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Haselwood, Jadon 

WR Woods II, Michael 

WR Mims, Marvin 

HB Hall, Jeremiah  

QB Williams, Caleb 

RB Brooks, Kennedy 

 

WR Wilson, Trevor 

WR Arnold, Lawrence  

WR Lassiter II, Kwamie 

TE Fairchild, Mason 

QB Bean, Jason 

RB Neal, Devin 

 

 

Passing: S. Rattler (1371)

Rushing: K. Brooks (688)

Receiving: M. Mims (456)

Touchdowns: K. Brooks (7)

Sacks: P. Winfrey (4.5)

Tackles: P. Fields (29)

 

Passing: J. Bean (932)

Rushing: D. Neal (318)

Receiving: T. Wilson (287)

Touchdowns: L. Arnold (3)

Sacks: K. Johnson (2.5)

Tackles: K. Logan Jr. (29)

 

Coaches:

Oklahoma Sooners: Lincoln Riley (5th season)

Kansas Jayhawks: Lance Leipold (1st season)

 

61 degrees F cloudy, 78% humidity, 20% chance of rain, up to 9 mph wind speeds W.