Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · Neutral site · Conference game
Closing spread
TEX -2.5
✓ TEX W
Total
43.5
▼ Under · 29 pts
Model before kickoff
OU 21–24 TEX
✓ TEX (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTEX -2.5
CloseTEX -2.5
Total42.5 → 43.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTEX -2.5
no move
CloseTEX -2.5
No change since the open
Total
Open42.5
▲ 1
Close43.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TEX -2.5 · unchangedmodel TEX -3.5
model TEX -3.5
Opened 42.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 1 upmodel 45
model 45
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Neutral-site favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 45%, covered 42% (44 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTEX -2.5
CloseTEX -2.5
Total42.5 → 43.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
TEX as a 2.5-point neutral-site favorite against OU, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: TEX won 23–6; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 29 points stayed under 43.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.6 against an average line of 3.6; 50.4 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 6 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 45–37 | W | O51.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar rest & season form |
-1.5 | 24–27 | L | O45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 19–22 | L | U51 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar spread & total |
-2 | 27–20 | W | O46 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-5 | 24–27 | L | U53.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Postseason · loose · similar total & spread |
-1.5 | 27–24 | W | O41 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 15 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 31–34 | L | O56.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 21–17 | L | U50.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Postseason · loose · similar spread |
-4 | 3–14 | L | U51 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar season form & rest |
-6.5 | 34–27 | W | O52 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Oklahoma ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Texas ATS struggles (1-4)
Texas have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Texas 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Both teams trending Under (8-2 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 25 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 56% of games with totals 39.5–47.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% | |
| 6-4 60% | 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
OU 52–62 TEX (5 tied)
TEX leads · 119 games since 1902 · OU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 2024 | Texas 34 @ Oklahoma 3 | TEX -16.5 | TEX W |
| Oct 7 2023 | Oklahoma 34 @ Texas 30 | TEX -5 | OU W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
OU+11.4 →+15.4▲ 4.0#17
TEX+23.2 →+18.6▼ 4.6#9
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#44
Offense
◀ OU better#73
#3
Defense
Even#13
−0.8 #119
Turnovers
TEX better ▶+0.6 #42
70 plays #28
Pace
◀ OU faster68 plays #46
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OU off | TEX def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.8 #46 | 12.0 #5 | TEX |
| Yards / play | 5.90 #64 | 4.34 #17 | TEX |
| PPA / play | +0.21 #40 | −0.12 #7 | TEX |
| Success rate | 49% #24 | 36% #21 | Even |
| TEX off | OU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.6 #62 | 7.2 #2 | OU |
| Yards / play | 6.16 #48 | 3.50 #1 | OU |
| PPA / play | +0.07 #103 | −0.11 #9 | OU |
| Success rate | 43% #78 | 26% #1 | OU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
OU scoring against the TEX defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #42 | 11.6 #31 | 19.2 #34 | 9.0 #24 | 5.6 #90 | 14.6 #50 | |
2.0 #15 | 5.2 #34 | 7.2 #15 | 2.0 #9 | 2.8 #12 | 4.8 #5 |
TEX scoring against the OU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #53 | 9.0 #68 | 16.0 #60 | 8.0 #40 | 5.6 #90 | 13.6 #63 | |
0.6 #2 | 2.0 #4 | 2.6 #3 | 3.2 #29 | 1.4 #1 | 4.6 #4 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
90° · 3 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
OU7d
TEX7d
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
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