Oklahoma Sooners vs Temple Owls Point Spread Picks

This is a "sandwich" game for Oklahoma as it comes between two big matchups - Michigan last week and Auburn next week. That would signal a letdown situation as the Sooners go on the road, laying three touchdowns against Temple, which is 2-0 against some weak competition. The Owls came into the season with some optimism as they have a new head coach in K.C. Keeler, who had a 98-39 record at Sam Houston. The results have been good so far as the Owls have won their first two games by a combined score of 97-17, easily covering the number in both. Temple totaled 457 yards and held Howard to just 121 yards in its 55-7 rout on Saturday. Evan Simon threw for 174 yards and three TDs with no picks. Oklahoma has gone UNDER in its first two games, including a 24-13 victory over Michigan. John Mateer completed 21 of 34 for 270 yards and a TD with one interception for the Sooners. Oklahoma is 2-5 ATS in its past seven road games. Temple is 6-1 ATS in its past seven home games and 8-2 ATS in its past 10 Saturday games. The Owls have covered five straight non-conference games, and the Sooners are 1-8 ATS following an ATS win. Oklahoma is 12-3 UNDER after allowing fewer than 170 yards passing in its previous game. Take the points with Temple and bet this game UNDER. 

Oklahoma will once again have an electric offense, and the very weak Temple defense is going to turn this one ugly very quickly. The Owls allowed 35.7 PPG a year ago, and none of those teams were as explosive as Oklahoma. The Owls allowed 8.9 yards per pass attempt last year, and the Sooners have speedy receivers who are athletic, and big plays by the Oklahoma offense is going to rule the day. I think Oklahoma is going to score on every first half possession, and Temple will see second- and third-team players for perhaps the entirety of the second-half, allowing them opportunities to push across a couple scores. Make the play OVER the total.