UTEP Miners vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/03/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 3, 2022

Venue:  Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

Where to Watch:  Fox

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UTEP +30.5, OU -30.5; Over/Under:  56.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UTEP +31, OU -31; Over/Under:  57 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UTEP +30.5, OU -30.5; Over/Under:  56.5 points

 

UTEP Miners:  0-1 (6th place, C-USA West)

Oklahoma Sooners:  0-0 (Big 12)

 

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UTEP Miners:  lost their last game at home against the North Texas Mean Green 31-13.

Oklahoma Sooners:  N/A

 

UTEP is entering this game with a 0-1 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. They lost against the North Texas Mean Green in their last game at home 31-13 in Week 0. Gavin Hardison started that game at QB and he completed 21/48 passes for 293 yards and 1 TD. Ronald Awatt led the team in rushing with 36 yards on 10 rushing attempts while Tyrin Smith led the team in receiving with 127 yards and 1 touchdown on 7 receptions. Tyrice Knight led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while no one on the defense recorded a sack or an interception.

 

 

 

Oklahoma is playing their season opener here on Saturday and this will also be their first home game on the college football schedule this season. They finished last season with a 11-2 record overall and were 7-0 in their home games. They were also 7-2 against conference opponents and finished in 3rd place in the Big 12. They ended their season with a 47-32 win against the Oregon Ducks in the Alamo Bowl. Their offense was averaging 451.5 YPG and 39.1 PPG while their defense was allowing 391.5 YPG and 25.8 PPG against them. Caleb Williams led the team in passing with 1,912 passing yards, Kennedy Brooks led the team in rushing with 1,253 rushing yards, and Marvin Mims led the team in receiving with 705 receiving yards.

The current betting odds have Oklahoma listed as a 30.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Oklahoma has a lot of change going on in their program from the players all the way to the coaches. Venables will be in his first season coaching Oklahoma here, also his first season as a head coach in college. He is coming from Clemson where he always had a great defense and there is no doubt that he will be working on fixing up this defense and making it one of the best in the country. They have a lot of changes in their offense as well as Dillon Gabriel will be the new starting QB but he has put up some big numbers at UCF over the years and he will be bringing that talent to a much better offense here. UTEP has already played in a game this season which they lost at home to North Texas who is not that great, but now they are on the road against a much bigger program with a lot more talent. Their offense was not that good in that game either as they started out strong but quickly fell apart with no run game and for a coach like Venables and his defensive mindset, he will make the play calls to stunt this UTEP offense and make it so they cannot move the ball on this Oklahoma defense. They will want to come out with a bang here in their first game with all of these changes and try to make a statement for this season. The best way to place a bet here is on Oklahoma to cover the spread in this game.

 

UTEP Oklahoma Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 3, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Oklahoma 56 UTEP 17.

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UTEP Miners: 23-40 ATS when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 4-13 ATS against Big 12 conference opponents. 24-16 OVER in games played on a grass field. 

Oklahoma Sooners: 15-9 ATS in all games. 21-16 ATS as a favorite of 31 or more points. 12-5 OVER as a home favorite of 28.5 to 35 points. 

 

 

UTEP Miners:  B. Hayward (LB) Out indefinitely - Eligibility.

Oklahoma Sooners:  None.

 

 

"Just get more physical with what we're doing, more than anything. I think we have an offensive line that is equipped to run the football, I really do. I think we just stay to what we do and work with better pad level and physicality.” - Dana Dimel on improving the run game after their loss against UNT.

 

 

“I believe in promoting older guys who have been here. They’ve paid a price. It means a little more something to them. Being a senior should be a big deal. Needs to be a big deal. We’re going to honor that and recognize that.” - Brent Venables on having different game captains throughout the season.

 

 

 

WR Flores, Reynaldo 

WR Akharaiyi, Kelly 

WR Smith, Tyrin 

TE Thompson, Trent

QB Hardison, Gavin

RB Hankins, Deion 

FB Tupou, James 

 

WR Wease, Theo

WR Stoops, Drake

WR Mims, Marvin 

TE Willis, Brayden

QB Gabriel, Dillon

RB Gray, Eric 

 

 

Passing: G. Hardison (293)

Rushing: R. Awatt (36)

Receiving: T. Smith (127)

Touchdowns: T. Smith (1)

 

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

 

Coaches:

UTEP Miners: Dana Dimel (5th season)

Oklahoma Sooners: Brent Venables (1st season)