College Football Week 5 Odds Pick & Prediction: Oklahoma vs. TCU (2022)
Let’s take a look at the College Football Week 5 odds, picks, and predictions for this week’s game: Oklahoma vs. TCU.
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- San Diego State vs. Boise State
- Washington vs. UCLA
- Alabama vs. Arkansas
- Michigan vs. Iowa
- Kentucky vs. Ole Miss
- LSU vs. Auburn
- Arizona State vs. USC
- NC State vs. Clemson
- Oklahoma State vs. Baylor
- UTSA vs. Middle Tennessee State
- Michigan State vs. Maryland
- Northwestern vs. Penn State
- Colorado vs. Arizona
- Georgia Southern vs. Coastal Carolina
- UL Monroe vs. Arkansas State
- Florida State vs. Wake Forest
- East Carolina vs. South Florida
- Texas State vs. James Madison
- Texas vs. West Virginia
- Rutgers vs. Ohio State
- Old Dominion vs. Liberty
- New Mexico State vs. FIU
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College Football Week 5 Early Odds, Picks & Prediction: Oklahoma vs. TCU
In what was their first loss of the Brett Venables era, the Sooners let Kansas State's QB Adrian Martinez get the best of them last week as he rushed for 148 yards and four touchdowns in their 34-41 loss. Now, they turn their attention to a quarterback in Max Duggan at TCU who has just 33 rushing yards on the season, but that doesn't mean he doesn’t have wheels. With multiple games of over 100 rushing yards, I think we see TCU come out with a similar game plan.
Coming into this week ranked #9 in the country in total offense, TCU is averaging 510 yards per game with 215+ of those coming on the ground.
For the Sooners, the offense has also been the name of the game despite having a defensive mastermind in Venables at the helm. To this point, the Sooners rank #7 in the country in total yards per game, averaging 513 to this point. While we've missed the best number, I think some value still remains at over 68.5 points per game.
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What is an Over/Under Bet?
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