Week 2: Oklahoma vs Kent State 9/10/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds
Kent State Golden Flashes (0-1) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (1-0)
September 10, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Oklahoma Sooners -32.5 / Kent State Golden Flashes +32.5; Over/Under: +70
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The Oklahoma Sooners and Kent State Golden Flashes square of Saturday night in a week 2 college football contest at Memorial Stadium. The Kent State Golden Flashes look for a win after losing their opener to Washington. The Oklahoma Sooners look for a 2-0 start after waxing UTEP in their opener.
The Kent State Golden Flashes have lost 6 of their last 8 road games. Collin Schlee is completing 50 percent of his passes for 178 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. Dante Cephas and Devontez Walker have combined for 161 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Kris Leach has 1 reception. The Kent State Golden Flashes ground game is averaging 147 yards per contest, and Schlee leads the way with 47 yards on 8 carries. Defensively, Kent State is allowing 45 points and 525 yards per game. Antwaine Richardson leads the Kent State Golden Flashes with 7 tackles, Khalib Johns has 1 sack and CJ Harris has 1 pass deflection.
The Oklahoma Sooners haven’t lost at home since September 2020. Dillon Gabriel is completing 65.2 percent of his passes for 233 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Marvin Mims and Brayden Willis have combined for 121 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Theo Wease has 3 receptions. The Oklahoma Sooners ground game is averaging 259 yards per contest, and Eric Gray leads the way with 102 yards on 16 carries. Defensively, Oklahoma is allowing 13 points and 316 yards per game. Danny Stutsman leads the Oklahoma Sooners with 9 tackles, Reggie Grimes has 2.5 sacks and Gentry Williams has 1 interception.
The Golden Flashes are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 road games and 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games on grass. The Sooners are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Golden Flashes last 7 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Sooners last 7 games following a straight up win.
The Kent State Golden Flashes didn’t play a lick of defense in their opener, and now they go up against an even better team this time around. Close your eyes, Kent State fans, this game is sure to get ugly. The Oklahoma Sooners have the offensive firepower to expose a Kent State team that’s clearly ironing out issues early on. The only concern is a possible look ahead spot for the Sooners with a road game against Nebraska on deck. However, Oklahoma does have a history of pouring it on lesser teams. This is one of those spots. Thick line, but I’ll lay the chalk anyway.
