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Oklahoma

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Saturday, Oct. 314:15 PM ETGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium · NormanSEC NetworkOklahoma −3.5Total 44.5Overcast · 64°F · Wind 4 mph

The call

Both teams are 4–3 and coming off Week 8 wins — South Carolina 27–24 over No. 11 Tennessee, Oklahoma 23–15 at Mississippi State. The Gamecocks have the hotter quarterback run and the far better kicker. Oklahoma has the better defense, the home field, and a quarterback who just played his cleanest game of the season.

Projected final · Oklahoma first
27—23

Oklahoma by four

John Mateer's turnover-free 283-yard day at Mississippi State, a defense that held the Bulldogs to 1-of-11 on third down, and Michael Fasusi's return at left tackle outweigh South Carolina's momentum — but Malik Orsan's leg keeps the Gamecocks inside one score to the end.

Why it lands there

  1. 01Mateer, cleaned up. After three interceptions at Kentucky, Mateer went 22-of-29 for 283 yards and two touchdowns with no turnovers in Week 8 — his best game of the season.
  2. 02The Sooner defense travels home. Four sacks, six tackles for loss and a 1-of-11 third-down line at Mississippi State; Oklahoma has allowed 124 points in seven games (17.7 per game).
  3. 03Protection, repaired. Oklahoma allowed one sack in Week 8 with Fasusi back, after Kentucky sacked Mateer five times the week before.
  4. 04South Carolina's counter is real. Back-to-back ranked wins, LaNorris Sellers accounting for three touchdowns against Tennessee, and a 10-of-12 kicker facing a 10-of-16 kicker — that is why this is four points, not ten.
64.0%FPI: Oklahoma
OU by 1.8SP+ margin (Oct. 26)
OU by 5.6Sagarin margin
27–20SEC Scouts: Oklahoma
Sources: FPI via Sooners Wire (Oct. 26), SP+ (Oct. 27) via CLEATZ, Sagarin via The Sports Wire, SEC Scouts, VSiN: Oklahoma −5.5, total 44.5

Position by position

Each offense is matched against the defense it will actually see. Filter by position group, or scan all eight. Season figures are through Week 8 unless a game is named; several team tables below were last published through six games and are labeled as such.

South Carolina QB vs Sooners pass D

Oklahoma · moderate
LaNorris Sellers
Comp.60.7%
Yards / att.7.1
TD–INT13–5
Vs Tennessee210 pass · 96 rush · 3 TD
Oklahoma coverage
Pass yds allowed at MSU186
Third downs at MSU1 of 11
BowenINT at MSU

Read: Sellers is the most dangerous player in this game — 507 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go with 1,548 passing yards — but he threw a pick against Tennessee and now faces a secondary led by Peyton Bowen, whose end-zone interception sealed the Mississippi State win. Bowen did not finish that game after a hit on the return, but he called it “just like a little stinger” afterward — “I'm chilling” — and Brent Venables said, “I think he'll be fine.” His status was the single biggest variable in this matchup all week, and the Friday availability report (Oct. 30) resolves most of it in Oklahoma's favor: Bowen is upgraded from questionable to probable, while his brother Eli Bowen is downgraded from questionable to doubtful.

Sellers season totals · Bowen vs Mississippi State · Bowen injury update · Bowen: stinger, per 247Sports

Oklahoma QB vs Gamecocks pass D

Oklahoma · slight
John Mateer
Through Week 765.1% · 1,308 yds · 9–7
At Mississippi State22/29 · 283 · 2–0
Long pass at MSU54 yards
South Carolina coverage
Pass yds allowed*237.2/g
Comp. allowed*67.6%
Team INT*4

Read: Two different Mateers exist this season: the one who threw three interceptions at Kentucky and the one who was near-flawless in Starkville. South Carolina's coverage numbers (*through six games) are the softest part of its defense — opponents complete two of every three throws — so the Week 8 version of Mateer gets the edge, narrowly.

Mateer through Week 7 · Mateer at Mississippi State · South Carolina team stats

South Carolina RBs vs Sooners front

Oklahoma · slight
Gamecocks rushing*
Yards / game232.3
Yards / carry6.0
Fuller485 yds · 6.0 · 5 TD
Coleman212 yds · 7.9 · 4 TD
Oklahoma front
Rush yds allowed at MSU166
Team TFL at MSU6
Points allowed17.7/g

Read: South Carolina's raw rushing line (*through six games) is inflated by 102 points against Kent State and Towson, and Tennessee held the Gamecocks to 134 rushing yards once Sellers' 96 are separated from the backs — Fuller managed 28 yards on nine carries. Mississippi State's Fluff Bothwell did get 111 on Oklahoma, so the edge is only slight.

South Carolina rushing · Tennessee box score · Mississippi State box score

Oklahoma RBs vs Gamecocks front

South Carolina · slight
Oklahoma rushing
At Mississippi State184 yds · 4.5/carry
Blaylock at MSU12 for 71
Avant at MSU13 for 55
South Carolina front*
Rush yds allowed103.7/g
Allowed / carry3.2
Rush TD allowed0.7/g

Read: Oklahoma's 184 yards in Starkville was its best rushing day in SEC play, but South Carolina's run defense (*through six games) is its best unit — 3.2 yards per carry allowed. Tennessee's 184 rushing yards in Week 8, 120 of them from DeSean Bishop, is the caution: the Gamecocks can be leaned on for four quarters.

Oklahoma rushing at MSU · South Carolina run defense · Tennessee rushing vs SC

South Carolina WR/TE vs Sooners DBs

Oklahoma · slight
Primary targets*
Harbor278 · 16.4 · 2 TD
Bennett Jr.236 · 9.4 · 2 TD
Murph191 · 21.2 · 3 TD
Bennett vs Tennessee6 for 88 · TD
Sooners DBs
BowenTeam leader · INT at MSU
GuilloryTop-graded CB vs Texas
Pass yds allowed at MSU186

Read: Donovan Murph's 21.2 yards per catch and Nyck Harbor's size make South Carolina (*receiving through six games, plus Bennett's Week 8 line) a genuine vertical threat. But Oklahoma's corners — Courtland Guillory intercepted Texas and played every snap in that upset — have held up against better passing attacks.

South Carolina receiving · Oklahoma DB grades vs Texas

Oklahoma WR/TE vs Gamecocks DBs

Oklahoma · moderate
Primary targets
Sategna at MSU8 for 164 · TD
Beers at MSU4 for 66 · TD
Sategna long at MSU54 yards
Gamecocks DBs*
Williams31 tackles · INT
SwainINT · 3 PD · 2 PR TD
Team PD17

Read: Isaiah Sategna III just produced Oklahoma's biggest receiving day of the season — 164 yards, including Mateer's longest completion of the year — against a comparable secondary. South Carolina's Vicari Swain is a playmaker in coverage and on punt returns, but the Gamecocks give up completions at a 67.6% rate (*through six games).

Sategna at Mississippi State · South Carolina secondary

South Carolina OL vs Sooners DL

Oklahoma · moderate
Gamecocks protection
Sacks allowed vs Tennessee5
Sellers sack rate6.0% of attempts
Oklahoma pressure
Sacks at MSU4
TFL at MSU6
Sacks, first five games15

Read: Tennessee sacked Sellers five times in Week 8, and Oklahoma's four sacks and six tackles for loss at Mississippi State were its best marks in conference play. Sellers escapes plenty — his legs are the counter — but the Sooners can force the long-yardage downs where his interception risk rises. South Carolina also played the Tennessee game without starting tackle Josiah Thompson, and the Week 9 availability report (Oct. 28) confirms he remains out.

Tennessee box score · Oklahoma pressure at MSU · SC availability report

Oklahoma OL vs Gamecocks DL

South Carolina · slight
Oklahoma protection
Sacks allowed vs Kentucky5
Sacks allowed at MSU1
FasusiReturned at MSU
South Carolina pressure*
Team sacks16 in 6 games
Addison3.0 sacks
Durojaiye4.5 TFL · 2.0 sacks
Stewart vs TennesseeStrip-sack, 0:33 left

Read: This is South Carolina's best path to an upset. Dylan Stewart — back since Oct. 10 after a one-game suspension, following a back injury that cost him the season's first two games — strip-sacked George MacIntyre with 33 seconds left to set up the winning kick against Tennessee; it was the ninth forced fumble of his career, tying Jadeveon Clowney's program record. Oklahoma's line is healthier with five-star left tackle Michael Fasusi back after missing every game since the opener, but center Jake Maikkula — listed as questionable on the Oct. 28 availability report — and defensive back Reggie Powers both went down at Mississippi State, and replacement tackle Ryan Fodje and Eddy Pierre-Louis remain out; Powers, encouragingly, was not listed on the report at all.

Stewart strip-sack · Stewart record context · Fasusi return / OU line injuries · Maikkula / Powers injuries

Possession pressure

Neither quarterback has protected the ball well across the full season — Mateer's seven interceptions through Week 7 are the worst mark in this matchup — but both were at their cleanest in Week 8's decisive moments: Mateer threw none, and Stewart's strip-sack, not a Sellers mistake, decided South Carolina's game.

Mateer interceptions7

Through Week 7 · none in Week 8

Sellers interceptions5

13 TD against them · 1 vs Tennessee

Stewart forced fumbles9

Career · ties Clowney's school record

Week 8 takeaways1 each

Bowen INT · Stewart strip-sack

Availability update — SEC report, Fri. Oct. 30: Oklahoma now lists ten players out — linebacker Cole Sullivan (who left the Mississippi State game after six snaps), Taylor Heim, Dakoda Fields, Trell Harris, Trynae Washington, Jacobe Johnson, Eddy Pierre-Louis and Ryan Fodje, plus receiver Elijah Thomas and offensive lineman Fred Hinton, both downgraded to out on Friday. The Sooners' biggest news is positive: safety Peyton Bowen, a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist who called his Mississippi State injury a stinger, is upgraded from questionable to probable. Cornerback Eli Bowen is downgraded from questionable to doubtful, and center Jake Maikkula remains questionable — if he cannot go, Caleb Nitta, who graded well in relief at Mississippi State, starts at center. Guard Heath Ozaeta is off the report and available, running back Xavier Robinson came off the report on Friday and is available, and Reggie Powers, who missed much of the second half at Mississippi State, is not listed at all. South Carolina's report is unchanged on Friday: defensive back Quay'sheed Scott and running back Jawarn Howell remain out after Thursday's downgrade, joining tackle Josiah Thompson, receiver Jayden Sellers, edge Kobby Sakyi-Prah, Seth Smith and Dayne Arnett as out. Neither starting quarterback — LaNorris Sellers or John Mateer — appears on the report. Complete season turnover margins for both teams were not published in the sources reviewed, so no exact margin is presented here.
Mateer interceptions · Sellers totals · Orsan postgame

Field goals & field position

The clearest single edge in the game belongs to South Carolina: Orsan is 10-of-12 with a walk-off 48-yarder fresh in memory, while the reigning Lou Groza Award winner, Tate Sandell, is 10-of-16 and just missed three kicks in one afternoon. A forecast 4 mph kickoff wind and overcast skies in Norman is less of an excuse for every shaky kick.

Ball placement & rushing upside

Where premium tracking metrics were unavailable, the analysis uses clearly labeled proxies rather than pretending the missing numbers exist.

22 / 29

Mateer's Week 8 line at Mississippi State

75.9% completions, 283 yards, 9.8 yards per attempt and completions of 54 and 49 yards to Sategna — the best available single-game proxy for the placement Oklahoma needs from him, after a 60.0%, three-interception day at Kentucky.

Oklahoman, Mateer at MSU · Mateer at Kentucky
  • No public adjusted-completion or on-target rates were found for either starter. PFF's Sellers file through six games is the best proxy available: 70.7 overall grade, 8.8-yard average depth of target, 2.99-second average time to throw, six big-time throws against nine turnover-worthy plays, and 353 scramble yards.
  • Sellers' rushing upside is the game's explosive proxy: 6.1 yards per carry through six games, 96 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against Tennessee alone.
  • South Carolina's backfield explosiveness: Jabree Coleman at 7.9 yards per carry and Matt Fuller at 6.0 (*through six games); Oklahoma countered with a 4.5-yard team average at Mississippi State, Blaylock 5.9 per carry in that game.
  • Line-play proxy: sacks allowed and generated — South Carolina allowed five sacks in Week 8; Oklahoma allowed one, with Fasusi back, after allowing five the week before.
PFF Sellers profile · Sports-Reference South Carolina

Sources & caveats

Statistics are a dated snapshot through Week 8, compiled October 25, 2026, and updated October 31 for the betting line, weather and the SEC availability report. The Friday update (Oct. 30) to that report: Oklahoma now lists ten players out, with Elijah Thomas and Fred Hinton both downgraded to out on Friday, Peyton Bowen upgraded from questionable to probable, Eli Bowen downgraded from questionable to doubtful, Jake Maikkula still questionable, and Xavier Robinson off the report and available; South Carolina's report is unchanged on Friday, with Quay'sheed Scott, Jawarn Howell and Josiah Thompson among seven players out (full lists in the Possession pressure section). Neither team entered the Week 9 AP Top 25 released October 25 — South Carolina received 8 votes, Oklahoma none in the AP others list — so both are shown as unranked, and standings.json likewise carries both at ap: null, coaches: null. Kickoff weather is the Open-Meteo forecast for Norman at 3:15 PM CT on Oct. 31, updated Oct. 31 to overcast, 64°F and wind 4 mph. Expert and model consensus, cited here only: FPI gives Oklahoma 64.0% (Oct. 26), ticking to 63.8% in On3's Oct. 30 reading (South Carolina 36.2%), SP+ has Oklahoma by 1.8 (54% win probability; On3's reading of the model projects Oklahoma 25, South Carolina 23, with the Gamecocks at 46%), and The Sports Wire's comparison (updated Oct. 30) still has all 10 of its models favoring Oklahoma, its own call Oklahoma by 4.5; SEC Scouts, SportsJaw (Oklahoma 24–20) and Nolan Analytics (Oklahoma 26–20) all pick Oklahoma straight up, joined on game day by Athlon's Steven Lassan (Oklahoma 24–20) and Kyle Wood (Oklahoma 23–20), The Oklahoman (Oklahoma 22–19) and Sooners Wire (Oklahoma 24–20, odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Saturday, Oct. 31). The market held on game day: BetMGM, the Action Network odds table and Pick Dawgz all show Oklahoma −3.5 with the total 44.5 on Oct. 31 — the gamebar's −3.5 and 44.5 are unchanged — though College Football News' multi-book consensus reads Oklahoma −2.5. The against-the-spread lean to South Carolina has hardened (SI took the Gamecocks +5.5; On3's Andy Staples took South Carolina +5.5; Saturday Down South's Friday Forecast staff went four-for-four for South Carolina +4.5, two of them picking the outright win). Straight-up picks still lean Oklahoma — Sooners Wire's staff (Oct. 30) went four-for-four for the Sooners and SI's Oklahoma staff went 4–1 — but dissent has grown further since Oct. 30: On3's national roundup (Oct. 30) adds ESPN's Aaron Murray, Blake Ruffino and Joe DeLeone, and Southeastern 16's Jay Greeson picking South Carolina outright, with Ari Wasserman leaning that way and ESPN's Greg McElroy taking Oklahoma 23–21 with a South Carolina cover; College Football News picks South Carolina 23–21, College Sports Wire picks South Carolina 21–20 with South Carolina +3.5 as its best bet, and the Greenville News' game-day pick (Tia Reid) is South Carolina 24–21 — on top of the earlier dissent from SEC Country (South Carolina 24–23), Saturday Down South's Week 9 upset column, FanDuel's numberFire model (Gamecocks 53.7% win probability, up from 52.4%) and Bleacher Nation's model on the South Carolina moneyline.

  1. Vols Wire (USA Today): South Carolina 27, Tennessee 24Records, Orsan's walk-off 48-yarder, Sellers' three touchdowns.
  2. Sooners Wire (USA Today): Oklahoma 23, Mississippi State 15Oklahoma 4–3 (2–2 SEC), Sandell's three misses, Mateer's clean game.
  3. Sports-Reference: 2026 South Carolina statisticsTeam offense/defense, Sellers, Fuller, Coleman, receiving, defense and kicking through six games.
  4. RotoWire: LaNorris Sellers season totals1,548 passing yards, 13 TD, 5 INT; 507 rushing yards, 4 TD through Week 8.
  5. PFF: LaNorris Sellers profileGrades, depth of target, time to throw, big-time throws, turnover-worthy plays, scramble yards.
  6. ClutchPoints: Mateer totals and Fasusi's returnMateer 65.1%, 1,308 yards, 9–7 through Week 7; Fasusi back; Fodje and Pierre-Louis out.
  7. The Oklahoman: Mateer and Sategna at Mississippi State22-of-29, 283 yards, Sategna 8 for 164, Blaylock 71 rushing yards.
  8. 247Sports: Oklahoma stands by Tate SandellSandell 10-of-16 on the season after going 3-of-6 at Mississippi State.
  9. 247Sports: Sellers and Orsan beat TennesseeOrsan 10-of-12 on the season, two makes from 50+, both kicks against Tennessee.
  10. A to Z Sports: Oklahoma injury updateBowen expected to be fine per Venables; Maikkula and Powers also injured at Mississippi State.
  11. USA Today: Stewart's strip-sack sets up the winStewart's forced fumble with 33 seconds left; back-to-back ranked wins for South Carolina.
  12. Sooners Wire: ESPN FPI matchup predictor (Oct. 26)FPI gives Oklahoma a 64% win probability against South Carolina, up from 63.8% the prior week; South Carolina's side of the same predictor is 36%.
  13. The Sports Wire: Oklahoma model comparisonRechecked Oct. 27: all 10 models favor Oklahoma and the site's own call is Oklahoma by 4.5; earlier snapshot had Sagarin by 6.0 and Sonny Moore as the lone model favoring South Carolina, by 0.9.
  14. SEC Scouts: South Carolina at Oklahoma previewPrediction: Oklahoma 27, South Carolina 20.
  15. Greenville News: South Carolina season predictionsPrediction: Oklahoma 28, South Carolina 17; Mateer at home and Oklahoma's defense cited.
  16. The Oklahoman: Oklahoma season predictionsPrediction: Oklahoma 30, South Carolina 21.
  17. Sports Illustrated: Week 9 AP poll previewWeek 8 AP Top 25 and projected Week 9 poll — neither South Carolina nor Oklahoma ranked in either.
  18. On3 / GamecockCentral: postgame reactionConfirms the Oct. 31 kickoff at Oklahoma, 4:15 PM ET on SEC Network.
  19. Open-Meteo forecast for Norman, OKKickoff hour (3 PM CT, Oct. 31), updated Oct. 31: overcast (code 3), 64°F, wind 4 mph, 13% precipitation probability. The Oct. 30 forecast had overcast (code 3), 66°F, wind 5 mph; Oct. 29 had light drizzle (code 51), 60°F, wind 6 mph; Oct. 28 had overcast (code 3), 61°F, wind 8 mph; Oct. 27 had clear sky, 72°F, wind 16 mph.
  20. VSiN: Week 9 betting reportSouth Carolina at Oklahoma (−5.5, 44.5); opened −4 at Circa, bumped to 5.5.
  21. CLEATZ: SP+ projections (retrieved Oct. 27)SP+ Oklahoma −1.8, 54% win probability, unchanged; DraftKings market Oklahoma −5.5, retrieved Oct. 27.
  22. The Oklahoman: OU vs South Carolina scouting report3:15 PM CT Saturday, Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, SEC Network; line Sooners by 4.5, over/under 44.5 at publication.
  23. The Tennessean: Week 9 AP Top 25AP poll released Oct. 25: neither South Carolina nor Oklahoma in Top 25; South Carolina received 8 votes.
  24. The Oklahoman: Fasusi anchors line in return (Oct. 26)Fasusi team-high 88.3 PFF pass-blocking grade at Mississippi State; Mateer turnover-free 22-of-29 for 283 yards.
  25. Greenville News: Beamer on Swain ejectionSwain targeting ejection at 1:42 of the second quarter vs Tennessee; Beamer expects him to play for South Carolina.
  26. 247Sports: Beamer on OL / Carter MillerMiller rested vs Tennessee to get healthier for Oklahoma week.
  27. 247Sports: Bowen on his Mississippi State exitBowen called it “just like a little stinger” — “I'm chilling” — and Venables expected him to be fine.
  28. On3: Staples' Week 9 Polymarket positionsPosition: South Carolina (+5.5) at 52 percent against Oklahoma, with the total at 44.5.
  29. SEC Country: Three reasons South Carolina can upset Oklahoma (Oct. 27)Prediction: South Carolina 24, Oklahoma 23 — a straight-up dissent from the Oklahoma consensus.
  30. The Oklahoman: OU offensive staff / Nitta depth role (Oct. 27)Maikkula's status up in the air for South Carolina week; Caleb Nitta praised after replacing him at Mississippi State.
  31. Greenville News: Week 9 injury report vs Oklahoma (Oct. 28)Initial SEC availability report: South Carolina no new names — Thompson, Jayden Sellers, Sakyi-Prah and Seth Smith out, Scott and Howell doubtful; Oklahoma eight out including Cole Sullivan, Peyton Bowen, Eli Bowen and Maikkula questionable.
  32. Sooners Wire: Oklahoma initial injury report for Week 9 (Oct. 28)Sullivan out; Peyton and Eli Bowen questionable; Reggie Powers not listed after leaving the Mississippi State game.
  33. FanDuel Research: Oklahoma vs South Carolina odds (Oct. 29)Updated Oct. 30: FanDuel line Oklahoma −2.5, total 44.5, moneyline Oklahoma −160 / South Carolina +132; numberFire prediction: Gamecocks win, 53.7% (was 52.4% on Oct. 29, when the line was Oklahoma −4.5).
  34. Saturday Down South: Predicting 5 upsets for Week 9Pick: South Carolina over Oklahoma outright — fading Oklahoma as an SEC favorite, Gamecocks the fresher team.
  35. 247Sports: Latest ESPN FPI projections after Tennessee winFPI: South Carolina 36% at Oklahoma; notes the book split — FanDuel Oklahoma −4.5, DraftKings Oklahoma −5.5.
  36. SI: Oklahoma starters still questionable on Thursday reportThursday SEC availability report: Peyton Bowen, Eli Bowen and Maikkula still questionable; Hinton downgraded to doubtful; Ozaeta off the report; South Carolina's Scott and Howell listed as out.
  37. Sooners Wire: Ozaeta upgraded to available (Oct. 30)Thursday evening report: guard Heath Ozaeta upgraded from probable to available; both Bowens still questionable.
  38. On3: ESPN SP+ prediction for South Carolina–Oklahoma (Oct. 29)SP+ unchanged: Oklahoma by 1.8, projected score Oklahoma 25, South Carolina 23; Gamecocks 46% to win.
  39. Saturday Down South: Friday Forecast staff picks (Oct. 30)All four SDS staffers take South Carolina +4.5 at Oklahoma (DraftKings, finalized Thu. Oct. 29); Spencer and Stone pick the Gamecocks to win outright.
  40. Sooners Wire: Staff predictions vs South Carolina (Oct. 30)All four staff picks take Oklahoma straight up: 14–13, 17–10, 27–10 and 24–20.
  41. Action Network: South Carolina at Oklahoma odds (Oct. 30)Consensus spread Oklahoma −3.5, total 44.5 — the number now shown in the gamebar.
  42. The Oklahoman: Friday availability report (Oct. 30)Peyton Bowen upgraded to probable; Eli Bowen doubtful; Maikkula questionable; Oklahoma out list reaches ten, including Fred Hinton and Elijah Thomas; South Carolina's seven out unchanged.
  43. SI: Oklahoma gets great news on Friday's reportPeyton Bowen probable, Eli Bowen doubtful, Maikkula questionable, Hinton and Thomas out, Xavier Robinson removed from the report and available.
  44. On3: National predictions ahead of South Carolina–Oklahoma (Oct. 30)Polymarket 5.5 to 3.5 toward Oklahoma, total 44.5, Gamecocks 40%; FPI South Carolina 36.2%; SP+ Oklahoma by 1.8, projected 25–23; Staples, Wasserman, PicKell, McElroy, Murray, Ruffino/DeLeone and Greeson picks.
  45. College Football News: South Carolina vs Oklahoma predictionPrediction: South Carolina 23, Oklahoma 21; latest consensus line listed as Oklahoma −2.5, total 44.5.
  46. College Sports Wire: Week 9 betting odds, prediction (Oct. 31)BetMGM: Oklahoma −3.5, total 44.5; prediction South Carolina 21, Oklahoma 20, best bet South Carolina +3.5.
  47. Greenville News: Game-day TV, time and pick (Oct. 31)4:15 PM ET, SEC Network, Memorial Stadium, Norman; BetMGM (Oct. 30) Oklahoma −3.5, total 44.5; Tia Reid's pick: South Carolina 24, Oklahoma 21.
  48. The Oklahoman: Game-day channel and pick (Oct. 31)3:15 PM CT, Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, SEC Network; BetMGM (Oct. 30) Oklahoma −3.5, total 44.5; prediction Oklahoma 22, South Carolina 19.
  49. Sooners Wire: Game-day channel and pick (Oct. 31)Both teams 4–3; BetMGM as of Saturday, Oct. 31: Oklahoma −3.5, total 44.5; prediction Oklahoma 24, South Carolina 20.
  50. Athlon Sports: Week 9 predictionsSteven Lassan: Oklahoma 24, South Carolina 20; Kyle Wood: Oklahoma 23, South Carolina 20.