No. 19 Kansas vs. Oklahoma picks and best bets for Week 7 Big 12 matchup

The Sooners and Jayhawks meet in Norman on Saturday as Big 12 play continues

By Grace McDermott Oct 15, 2022, 3:25am PDT

Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Jalil Farooq (3) runs for a first down during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns on October 8, 2022 at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas.

The No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks face the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman this Saturday with kickoff set for noon ET. Kansas will be without their star quarterback, Jalon Daniels, who is expected to be out for the season after a shoulder injury against TCU.

Kansas looks to break a 17-game losing streak to Oklahoma, and the teams will enter with Kansas ranked and Oklahoma unranked for the first time since 1992.

Here’s all the data you’ll want, and a pick for the game!

SP+ Rankings

Kansas: 41 overall, 19 offense, 80 defense
Oklahoma: 18 overall, 14 offense, 47 defense

Injury update

Kansas

QB Jalon Daniels - Out (shoulder)
RB Daniel Hishaw - Out (leg)
WR Trevor Wilson - Suspended

Oklahoma

QB Dillon Gabriel - GTD (concussion)
WR Theo Wease - GTD (lower body)

ATS/Total

Against The Spread

Kansas: 5-0-1 ATS
Oklahoma: 2-4 ATS

Total

Kansas: Over 3-3
Oklahoma: Over 2-4

Returning/Overall Talent from 247Sports

Kansas: No. 71 overall, No. 77 offense, No. 68 defense
Oklahoma: No. 13 overall, No. 13 offense, No. 13 defense

Current lines at DraftKings Sportsbook

Spread: Oklahoma -9
Total: 64
Moneyline: Oklahoma -315, Kansas +260

Opening line: Oklahoma -7.5
Opening total: 65

Weather

76 degrees, 11 MPH wind, 0% chance of rain

The Pick

Kansas +9

This Kansas team can do it without Jalon Daniels, especially against an Oklahoma squad that has totally gone off the rails. A 49-0 loss to Texas last week for the Sooners really highlighted how far they’ve fallen, and Jayhawks backup Jason Bean is a solid player with in-game experience. The Jayhawks will cover.

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