Oklahoma Sooners Odds & Analysis for the Season

It’s a whole new world in college football this season, with some massive changes to the conferences, as well as to the playoffs, which will now be expanded to 12 teams.

It is definitely going to be interesting to see how things play out in terms of the postseason, but we are also curious about how teams might adapt to playing in a new conference.

My Analysis

One of the most interesting moves sees the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners move from the Big 12 to the SEC, which definitely feels like an upward move.

There are going to be a lot of eyes on both teams this season, but for the purposes of this piece, we are going to focus on the Sooners, so let’s take a look at their odds for the season and how things might play out.

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Oklahoma Sooners Regular Season, Conference, and Win Total

This is Year 3 for Sooners head coach, Brent Venables, and it is fair to say that this is likely to be the most challenging of the bunch.

His first season was something of a nightmare, with the Sooners finishing below .500, but he turned things around in 2023, leading his team to a 10-3 season.

Still, this is a fan base that has come to expect conference championships and playoff appearances, so 10 wins is probably still not good enough.

The bookies seem to think that this season might be a struggle, with the Sooners win total set at 7 ½.

Let’s start by talking about the Sooners offense, which has not been much of an issue for quite some time.

They should be fun to watch again this season, but will the wide-open style of offense that they play prove to be a fit for the hard-hitting defenses in the SEC?

Another issues that the Sooners look to have is their front seven, which is basically all new.

If they cannot protect their QB, this could prove to be a very long season indeed.

One of the reasons Brent Venables was hired to replace Lincoln Riley was because of his defense building capabilities.

The defensive unit has improved year-on-year under Venables and should continue to grow this season.

Where they need to improve is in putting pressure on opposing QBs, which they have not been able to do on a consistent basis.

In terms of winning the SEC, the Sooners are sitting in the middle of the pack at odds of +3600.

Oklahoma Sooners Regular Season Wins: Under 7.5 / Over 7.5

Oklahoma Sooners Postseason Odds

Given the win total and the odds of making the playoffs, it seems as though the Sooners would need a lot to go right in order for them to be one of the 12 teams making it into the college football playoffs.

Even if they were to somehow successfully navigate the SEC and find their way in, I just don’t see any way in which the Sooners make a deep run or win a National Championship.

Right now, the Sooners are sitting at +7000 to win the Natty, so not a particularly great bet.

August 30 vs Temple Owls
September 7 vs Houston Cougars
Sept 14 vs Tulane Green Wave
Sept 21 vs Tennessee Volunteers
Sept 28 at Auburn Tigers
October 5 OFF
Oct 12 vs Texas Longhorns
Oct 19 vs South Carolina Gamecocks
Oct 26 at Ole Miss
November 2 vs Maine Black Bears
Nov 9 at Missouri Tigers
Nov 16 OFF
Nov 23 vs Alabama Crimson Tide
Nov 30 at LSU Tigers

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