Oklahoma vs. Texas odds, picks: Can Trae Young and the Sooners stay within the spread?
It's a crucial Big 12 Saturday showdown as the Texas Longhorns play host to the high-scoring Oklahoma Sooners at 6:15 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Longhorns opened as 3-point home favorites. The Over-Under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, has held steady at 151.5.
Before picking either side, you need to see what SportsLine college hoops expert Josh Nagel -- who has put together an impressive 4-1 run picking Sooners games -- has to say.
On Tuesday, Nagel made a strong pick involving Baylor at Oklahoma, confidently selecting Baylor at +7.5. He wisely recognized that the Bears had played hard but were coming up on the losing end of recent games. Plus, he knew the road team was 4-0 ATS in the previous four head-to-head matchups. The result: Baylor nearly pulled off the upset in a 98-96 loss, and Nagel easily cashed.
Now Nagel, a longtime handicapper with a strong analytical background, has examined every matchup, every player and every trend for Sooners-Longhorns and locked in a confident against-the-spread pick.
We can tell you he's expecting a high-scoring affair and is leaning towards the Over, but what about the spread, which he's excelled picking?
Nagel knows Texas is 3-7 against the spread in its previous 10 Saturday games and the Under has cashed in six of Oklahoma's last eight contests.
The Longhorns' best shot at covering the spread will be to slow down the pace and execute in a half-court offense. The Sooners score a mammoth 90.7 points per game and it's crucial Texas takes Oklahoma and superstar guard Trae Young out of rhythm.
But Oklahoma can stay within the spread -- or win outright -- by stymieing Texas big men Dylan Osetkowski and Mohamed Bamba on the boards. The Longhorns' solid post defense will face one of its harshest tests of the season defending the Sooners.
Nagel knows there's a huge X-factor that ultimately determines which side of the Texas-Oklahoma spread prevails. You can see it over at SportsLine.
So what side of Oklahoma-Texas do you need to be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see the which side of the Oklahoma vs. Texas spread you need to be all over, and which x-factor determines the outcome, all from the expert who's 4-1 on Sooners' games.