Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · Neutral site · Conference game
Weather at kickoff90°F3 mphgusts 13DryWeather watch ›
5-0 · Power #16
6
final
Final
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3-2 · Power #14
23
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TEX -2.5 · unchangedmodel TEX -3.5
Opened 42.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 1 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.545–37 W O51.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar rest & season form
-1.524–27 L O45.5
Close
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar spread & rest
-319–22 L U51
Close
2023 · Postseason · close · similar spread & total
-227–20 W O46
Loose
2023 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest & spread
-524–27 L U53.5
Loose
2024 · Postseason · loose · similar total & spread
-1.527–24 W O41
Loose
2024 · Week 15 · loose · similar spread & rest
-2.531–34 L O56.5
Loose
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation
-6.521–17 L U50.5
Loose
2023 · Postseason · loose · similar spread
-43–14 L U51
Loose
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar season form & rest
-6.534–27 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%)
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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

OU
Longer bar = better
TEX
#44
Offense
◀ OU better
#73
#3
Defense
Even
#13
−0.8 #119
Turnovers
TEX better ▶
+0.6 #42
70 plays #28
Pace
◀ OU faster
68 plays #46
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When OU has the ball
Advantage: TEX defense
OU offTEX defEdge
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
When TEX has the ball
Advantage: OU defense
TEX offOU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OU scored
7.6
#42
11.6
#31
19.2
#34
9.0
#24
5.6
#90
14.6
#50
TEX allowed
2.0
#15
5.2
#34
7.2
#15
2.0
#9
2.8
#12
4.8
#5
TEX scoring against the OU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEX scored
7.0
#53
9.0
#68
16.0
#60
8.0
#40
5.6
#90
13.6
#63
OU allowed
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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