Oklahoma vs. Texas prediction, odds, spread: 2024 Red River Rivalry picks, expert college football prop bets

The 2024 Red River Rivalry is on tap for Saturday with the No. 1 Texas Longhorns (5-0, 1-0) set to take on the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners (4-1, 1-1) at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Both teams are coming off a bye in Week 6. The Sooners bounced back nicely from their loss to Tennessee on Sept. 21, and beat Auburn 27-21 in their last outing. The Longhorns have been without starting quarterback Quinn Ewers (abdomen) for their last two games, but have continued to be dominant, and he’s set to return for this one. Texas blew out Mississippi State 35-13 in its last outing. Texas leads the all-time series 63-51-5. Texas is 4-1 and Oklahoma is 3-2 against the spread this season.

Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET. After opening at -14.5, the Longhorns are now favored by 16.5 points in the latest Texas vs. Oklahoma odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 49 points. Before making any Oklahoma vs. Texas picks, you need to see the Week 7 college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s Jimmie Kaylor. 

Kaylor is an NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big for the last two years. 

Kaylor destroyed the books in college football in 2023, netting a whopping 57.9 units while posting a 107-45-2 record. Anyone who followed his picks finished the season way up.

Now, Kaylor has dialed in on Texas vs. Oklahoma on Saturday and just revealed his Red River Rivalry picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are the college football odds and betting lines on the spread, money line and over/under for Oklahoma vs. Texas:

• Oklahoma vs. Texas spread: Texas -16.5
• Oklahoma vs. Texas over/under: 49 points 
• Oklahoma vs. Texas money line: Texas -935, Oklahoma +598
• Oklahoma vs. Texas picks: See picks at SportsLine
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Why Texas can cover

The Longhorns have the makings of a team that is built to win a national championship. Ewers is both talented and experienced, and is set to return to action after missing Texas’ last two games. In 2024, Ewers has thrown for 691 yards, eight touchdowns and two interceptions in three games.

Texas struck transfer portal gold during the offseason when the team landed former Alabama wide receiver Isaiah Bond. The former four-star high school recruit was rated as a five-star transfer by 247Sports, and he hasn’t disappointed in his first season in Austin. In five games, Bond has 20 receptions for 364 yards and three touchdowns, and 51 yards and score on the ground. See which team to pick here. 

Why Oklahoma can cover

Oklahoma has been one of the best defensive teams in college football this season, which will make them tough to blow out. The Sooners allow 16 points and 324.2 total yards per game. Junior defensive lineman R Mason Thomas has been a force for Oklahoma and enters Saturday with a team-high 5.5 sacks.

Offensively, the Sooners have turned to freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. for a spark. The former four-star recruit has done an admirable job since taking over for Jackson Arnold. Hawkins was solid in his first career start, throwing for 161 yards and rushing for 69 yards and touchdown in OU’s 27-21 win over Auburn. See which team to pick here. 

How to make Texas vs. Oklahoma picks

Kaylor has analyzed Oklahoma vs. Texas from every angle and he’s leaning Under on the point total. He has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He’s only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine.

So who wins Texas vs. Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry on Saturday, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the expert who profited $5,790 for $100 college football bettors in 2023, and find out.