Oklahoma vs. Kansas picks, predictions: Week 9 college football odds, lines

Expert game predictions for Oklahoma vs. Kansas by the college football analytic model that picks winners

A pair of Big 12 rivals square off this weekend with one team hoping to make some inroads to College Football Playoff contention, as another hopes to avoid falling under .500 in conference play, as No. 6 ranked Oklahoma meets up with Kansas on Saturday.

• OU is undefeated at 7-0 and coming off a close call at home against UCF, winning by 2 points in the final seconds
• KU has dropped 2 of the last 3, falling to 2-2 in Big 12 games
• What do the experts think of the matchup?
• Let's check in with the College Football Power Index computer prediction model to pick a winner

Oklahoma vs. Kansas picks, predictions

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Oklahoma odds: The simulations favor the Sooners to win the game with 87.3 percent likelihood, coming out the winner in 17,460 of the 20,000 simulations the model uses to predict game winners.

Kansas odds: Conversely, the Jayhawks are projected to win the game in the remaining 12.7 percent of simulations, or the other 2,540 of the model's predictions.

Point spread: Oklahoma is a 9.5 point favorite against Kansas, according to SI Sportsbook, which set the total for the game at 66 points.

Oklahoma projections: The index forecasts OU to be 24.7 points better than an average opponent and estimates it will win 12.1 games this season.

Kansas projections: Up 2 spots on the model's 133 team rankings this week, KU is projected to be 5.1 points better than opponents and estimated to win 6.7 games this season.

Score prediction? By taking the difference between each team's projected point margin, the computer predicts that Oklahoma will defeat Kansas by 19.6 points, or if we round it up, by 20 points in the game.

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College Football Power Index

Football Power Index (FPI) college football rankings and computer prediction model are a measure of team strength that predicts a team’s future performance.

Rankings and scores predictions are based on 20,000 simulations of a team’s season and games, using a combination of key analytics, including scores to date, quality of opponents, team talent, recruiting, and a team’s schedule.

Teams are ranked not in order of talent like in other rankings, but by a projected point margin per game against an average team on a neutral field.

Oklahoma vs. Kansas schedule

When: Sat., Oct. 28
Time: 11 a.m. Central
TV: Fox network
Stream live: fuboTV (Try for free)

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