Oklahoma Sooners vs Stanford Cardinal Point Spread Picks

Sun Bowl - Sun Bowl Stadium - El Paso, TX. Sam Bradford's early exit to the season crushed bigger hopes for Oklahoma this season. Instead of playing in a big Bowl game, they are relegated to the Sun Bowl. The Sooners face the Heisman runner up in Toby Gerhart here and he has been spectacular this season (1736 yards, 26 TDs - both tops in the nation). The Sooners defense is ranked 7th overall but the stats are padded thanks to shutouts pitched vs. lowly Idaho State and Tulsa and a 7 point performance vs. Baylor. Miami was able to put up 21 vs. the Sooners, Kansas State 30 and Texas Tech 41. The Cardinal scored 36.2 per game this season, so don't expect Oklahoma to automatically hold them down. The Cardinal posted impressive wins this season vs. Arizona State (won by 19), Oregon (won by 9 and USC (won by 24). They can certainly hang here, especially against a Bradford-less Sooners team that went 1-5 on the road this season, averaging 16.2 points per game. The last two seasons Stanford is a perfect 7-0 ATS vs. teamst hat outscored their opponents by 10+ points per game. I like Stanford plus the generous points.