The TCU Horned Frogs look to halt their six-game losing streak at Oklahoma when they wrap up the regular season by visiting the 14th-ranked Sooners in a Big 12 showdown on Friday. TCU (5-6, 3-5) has not defeated Oklahoma on the road since posting a 17-10 victory in 2005. The Horned Frogs ended their eight-game overall skid in the series last year with a 55-24 rout at home. The Sooners (9-2, 6-2), who never have lost back-to-back meetings with TCU, are looking to finish the regular season with a 6-0 mark at home.
Kickoff at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman is scheduled for noon ET. The Sooners are 9.5-point favorites in the latest Oklahoma vs. TCU odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 63.5. Before making any TCU vs. Oklahoma picks, you need to see the college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.
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Now, the model has set its sights on Oklahoma vs. TCU and just revealed its picks and college football predictions. You can visit SportsLine to see the model's CFB picks. Here are several college football odds and trends for TCU vs. Oklahoma:
- Oklahoma vs. TCU spread: Sooners -9.5
- Oklahoma vs. TCU over/under: 63.5 points
- Oklahoma vs. TCU money line: Sooners -378, Horned Frogs +294
- OKLA: The Sooners are 5-1 against the spread in their last six home games
- TCU: The Under has hit in eight of the Horned Frogs' last 10 contests
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Why Oklahoma can cover
Head coach Brent Venables stated on Monday that he expects quarterback Dillon Gabriel to play against the Horned Frogs after the redshirt senior left last week's 31-24 victory at BYU after one half with what has been reported as a head injury. Gabriel threw for 191 yards and a pair of touchdowns before exiting and ranks ninth in the nation with 3,260 passing yards and is tied for seventh with 27 TD tosses. His two scoring passes against the Cougars increased his career total to 122 and moved him past Ty Detmer and Aaron Murray for ninth place on the NCAA's all-time list.
If Gabriel is unavailable, the Sooners will turn to freshman Jackson Arnold, who was 5-of-9 for 33 yards and ran for 24 yards in the second half against BYU. The club also will rely on a rushing attack that features redshirt freshman Gavin Sawchuk and junior Tawee Walker. Sawchuk leads Oklahoma with 480 rushing yards and has run for five touchdowns, while Walker has gained 467 yards and scored six times on the ground. Seldom-used sophomore Jovantae Barnes also could be in the mix, as he rushed for 100 yards and two TDs against TCU last year. See which team to pick here.
Why TCU can cover
The Horned Frogs did a lot of damage on the ground in last year's 31-point victory against Oklahoma, rushing for 361 yards while recording five touchdown runs. They'll likely lean on their aerial attack in this matchup as they are ninth in the nation in passing with an average of 309.3 yards. A big reason for their high ranking is quarterback Josh Hoover, who has put up impressive numbers while filling in for the injured Chandler Morris.
Hoover has thrown for more than 300 yards in four of his five starts and eclipsed the 400-yard mark for the second time last week as he completed 24-of-29 attempts for 412 yards and a pair of touchdowns in TCU's 42-17 win against Baylor. Both of the redshirt freshman's scoring passes were to senior Jared Wiley, who leads the Horned Frogs with six TD receptions. The senior made a career-high seven catches for 178 yards, a school record for a tight end and most by a Big 12 player at his position since at least 1996. Savion Williams, who caught a touchdown pass against Oklahoma last year, leads TCU with 525 receiving yards and is followed closely by fellow junior wideout JP Richardson, who has gained 502 yards on a team-high 42 receptions. See which team to pick here.
How to make Oklahoma vs. TCU picks
SportsLine's model is going Over on the total, projecting the teams to combine for 67 points. The model also says one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations. You can only see the model's pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Oklahoma vs. TCU, and which side of the spread hits well 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the TCU vs. Oklahoma spread you need to jump on, all from the model that has notched a profit of well over $2,000 on its top-rated college football spread picks, and find out.
