Oklahoma Sooners vs. UTEP Miners Betting Lines & Preview | NCAAFB Week 1

Tyrin Smith will lead the UTEP Miners (0-1) into their battle against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 PM ET.

The Sooners are expected to win by at least two touchdowns (currently -30.5) against the Miners. The over/under for this game is 56.5 points.

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Game Info and Betting Lines for Oklahoma vs. UTEP

• Game Day: Saturday, September 3, 2022
• Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
• TV Channel: FOX
• Location: Norman, Oklahoma
• Stadium: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

Oklahoma Betting Insights

• Oklahoma put together a 7-5-0 record against the spread last season.
• Oklahoma covered the spread once last season (1-1 ATS) when playing as at least 30.5-point favorites.
• Last season, seven Oklahoma games hit the over.

Oklahoma Stats & Insights

• Oklahoma scored 39.1 points per game last season, 13.9 more than UTEP gave up per contest (25.2).
• When Oklahoma put up over 25.2 points last season, it went 6-2 against the spread and 8-1 overall.
• UTEP had a 7-2 record against the spread and a 7-2 record overall in games when it allowed less than 39.1 points last year.
• Oklahoma racked up 101.9 more yards per game (450.7) than UTEP allowed per contest (348.8) last year.
• Oklahoma was 5-3 against the spread and 8-1 overall when the team churned out more than 348.8 yards last season.
• In games UTEP limited its opponents to less than 450.7 yards last season, it had a 7-3 record ATS and a 7-3 record overall.
• Oklahoma rushed for 186.9 yards per game last season, 47.8 more than the 139.1 UTEP allowed per contest.
• Last year Oklahoma had a 5-2 ATS record and a 6-1 overall record in games the team ran for more than 139.1 yards.
• Last year, UTEP was 8-3 against the spread and 7-4 overall when holding opponents to fewer than 186.9 rushing yards.
• Last season Oklahoma had 13 turnovers, one fewer than UTEP had takeaways (14).

Oklahoma’s Best Players

• Last season Caleb Williams put together 1,915 passing yards (147.3 per game), a 64.5% completion percentage (136-for-211), 21 touchdowns, and only four interceptions. He also added 438 rushing yards on 78 carries with six rushing TDs (averaging 33.7 yards per game).
• Last year Kennedy Brooks took 197 rushing attempts for 1,249 yards (96.1 per game) and scored 13 touchdowns.
• In the previous season, Marvin Mims grabbed 32 passes (on 40 targets) for 705 yards (54.2 per game). He also found the end zone five times.
• Mike Woods tacked on 400 yards on 35 grabs with two touchdowns. He was targeted 53 times, and averaged 30.8 receiving yards per game.
• Mario Williams’ stat line last year: 380 receiving yards, 35 catches, four touchdowns, on 48 targets.
• Nik Bonitto’s hard work last season put together a stat line of 7.0 sacks, 11.0 TFL and 40 tackles.
• Last season Pat Fields tallied 75 tackles, 4.0 TFL, and two interceptions.
• Delarrin Turner-Yell collected three interceptions while adding 48 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and three passes defended last year.

UTEP Betting Insights

• UTEP compiled an 8-5-0 record against the spread last season.
• A total of eight of UTEP games last year went over the point total.

UTEP Stats & Insights

• Last season UTEP put up just 0.7 fewer points per game (25.1) than Oklahoma gave up (25.8).
• UTEP was 4-1 against the spread and 5-0 overall last season when the team scored more than 25.8 points.
• Oklahoma had a 3-3 record against the spread and a 6-0 record overall in games when it gave up fewer than 25.1 points last season.
• UTEP averaged only 3.0 more yards per game (392.2) than Oklahoma gave up per contest (389.2) last year.
• UTEP was 4-1 against the spread and 4-1 overall when the team amassed over 389.2 yards last year.
• Oklahoma had a 4-2 record ATS and a 5-1 record overall when holding its opponents to fewer than 392.2 yards last season.
• Last season UTEP piled up 140.1 yards per game on the ground, 12.7 more than Oklahoma allowed per contest (127.4).
• UTEP had a 3-1 ATS record and a 4-0 overall record when the team rushed for more than 127.4 yards last year.
• When Oklahoma held its opponents to fewer than 140.1 yards on the ground last year, it was 5-3 against the spread and 7-1 overall.
• UTEP had 24 turnovers last year, equal to the number of takeaways for Oklahoma.

UTEP’s Best Players

• Gavin Hardison connected on 55.2% of his passes to throw for 3,218 yards and 18 touchdowns last season.
• Ronald Awatt averaged 64.9 rushing yards per game and scored six rushing touchdowns.
• Deion Hankins rushed for 453 yards and six touchdowns last season.
• Jacob Cowing averaged 104.2 yards on 5.3 receptions per game and racked up seven receiving touchdowns in 2021.
• Justin Garrett caught 50 passes last season on his way to 685 yards and four receiving touchdowns.
• Smith averaged 43.8 receiving yards per game on 4.1 targets per game a season ago.
• Last year Jadrian Taylor racked up 6.5 sacks, 6.0 TFL and 24 tackles.
• Breon Hayward put together a strong stat line last year, collecting 77 tackles, 3.0 TFL, and 1.5 sacks.
• A year ago Dy’Vonne Inyang recorded 39 tackles, 2.0 TFL, one sack, and three passes defended as well as three interceptions.