Kent State Golden Flashes (1-3) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (4-0)
October 4, 2025 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: Oklahoma Sooners -45.5 / Kent State Golden Flashes +45.5; Over/Under: 53.5
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The Kent State Golden Flashes and the Oklahoma Sooners meet in week 6 college football action from Memorial Stadium on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Oklahoma Sooners prediction.
Kent State Golden Flashes Recap
The Kent State Golden Flashes come into this game looking to rebound from their 66-10 blowout loss at the hands of Florida State prior to their bye week, sitting at 1-3 coming into this game. After this game, Kent State will head home for a matchup against UMass.
Golden Flashes Drop Three In A Row
Dru DeShields has thrown for 642 yards, 5 touchdowns and an interception on 58.7% passing while Gavin Garcia has a team-high 175 rushing yards this season. Cade Wolford has a team-high 9 receptions for 238 yards and 4 touchdowns while Dashawn Martin has a team-high 117 rushing yards as well this season. On defense, Mason Woods has a team-high 28 total tackles while Kent State’s defense as a whole has combined for 4 sacks and a pair of interceptions.
Why the Kent State Golden Flashes will win
- Oklahoma has lost each of its last four games in October.
- Oklahoma has failed to cover the spread in five of its last six October games against non-AP-ranked teams.
Oklahoma Sooners Recap
The Oklahoma Sooners come into this game looking to add on to their 24-17 win over Auburn last time out prior to last week’s bye week, coming into this game 4-0 on the year as a result. After this game, Oklahoma will head on the road for a game against the Texas Longhorns.
Sooners Looking To Remain Unbeaten Ahead Of Red River Rivalry
John Mateer has thrown for 1,215 yards, 6 ouchdowns and 3 interceptions on 67.4% passing while also rushing for a team-high 190 yards and 5 touchdowns and Tory Blaylock also has 179 rushing yards and 3 TDs as well this season. Jaren Kanak has a team-high 307 receiving yards while Isaiah Sategna III, Deion Burks and Keontez Lewis each have 200+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Kip Lewis has a team-high 23 total tackles while Jayden Jackson has a team-high 3 sacks and Taylor Wein has 2.5 sacks this season. As a unit, Oklahoma has combined for 16 sacks this season.Â
Why the Oklahoma Sooners will win
- Oklahoma has won each of its last 21 games against non-conference opponents at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
- Kent State has lost each of its last 19 games against AP-ranked teams.
- Kent State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last eight games against non-conference opponents.
- Oklahoma has covered the spread in four of its last five home games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Oklahoma’s last five games have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Five of Kent State’s last six road games against non-conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.
Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Oklahoma Sooners Prediction
I’m on Oklahoma here. I thinkt here could be concern of a lookahead spot for Oklahoma with Texas on deck and a matchup with lowly Kent State here, and there’s also concern that maybe Oklahoma could pull the starters early to prioritize health, especially with the injury to John Mateer and you want to have as much health as you can going into a massive game against Texas. That being said, we’ve seen similar spots for Kent State against Texas Tech and Florida State and the Golden Flashes lost those games 66-10 and 62-14. Oklahoma in my opinion has a better defense than both of those teams and I could easily see a blowout happening here for the Sooners as well. Give me Oklahoma here.
