The best sportsbook sites favor Oklahoma over Temple on Friday, August 30th at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.

Temple Owls vs. Oklahoma Sooners Odds By MyBookie.ag

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Temple	+42 ( -110 )	59 ( -110 )	–
Oklahoma	-42 ( -110 )	59 ( -110 )	–

Betting Oklahoma Sooners

Last season, the Oklahoma Sooners had a 10-3 (7-2) record. They tied for second place in the Big 12 with the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Oklahoma won six straight games to start the 2023 season. That included a 73-0 victory against Arkansas State, before suffering back-to-back losses to Kansas and Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma defeated West Virginia, BYU, and TCU to close off the regular season, but they fell short against Arizona in the Alamo Bowl, 38-24. Although Oklahoma was excellent on both offense and defense, they did let up more than 27 points in six of their final eight games. This season, the most significant change for Oklahoma will be at quarterback, where Jackson Arnold will replace Dillon Gabriel, who went to Oregon. In limited action the previous season, Arnold completed 63.8% of his throws for 563 yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions.
Although the defense should be strong under Venables, that hasn’t been the case the last two seasons. The wide receiver group is unquestionably a strength for this Oklahoma team.

According to the BettheSuperBowl website, Oklahoma has gone 2-5 ATS in their last seven games. The total has gone OVER in ten of Oklahoma’s last 15 games. Oklahoma has gone 10-3 SU in their past 13 games.
Oklahoma has gone 7-0 SU in their last seven games at home. Oklahoma has gone 7-0 SU in their last seven games against an opponent in the American Athletic Conference. The total has gone OVER in four of Oklahoma’s last five games played in week 1.

Betting Temple Owls

In 2023, the Temple Owls had a record of 3-9 (1-7). They tied East Carolina for last place in the AAC. Temple defeated Norfolk State in their third game of the season after narrowly defeating Akron at home, but they lost their final nine games, finishing 1-8 overall. Although Temple’s defense gave up more than 34 points in eight of their past eleven games, they were awful on both ends of the ball last season. After their bye week in late October, the Owls did play better, but they managed just one more victory.

Temple, who finished last in the conference in 2023, will have a new starting quarterback this season, but they still need to strengthen their running game. The Owls gained several players through the transfer portal, so their defense can’t be all that worse than it was the previous year. This could be another very difficult season for the Owls if the defense can’t figure out a way to force more errors.

According to the best betting sites, Temple Owls has gone 2-7 ATS in their last nine games. The total has gone OVER in six of Temple’s last nine games. Temple has gone 1-8 SU in their last nine games. Temple have gone 0-14 SU in their past 14 games on the road. Temple has gone 6-0 ATS in their last six games played in August. Temple has gone 1-6 ATS in their last seven games played in week 1. Temple has gone 0-6 SU in their last six games played on a Friday.

Temple Owls vs. Oklahoma Sooners Pick

While Temple is merely attempting to scrape by with six victories, Oklahoma is attempting to reclaim a spot in the CFP in a new conference. These two teams have very different expectations going into the season.
Although they have a lot of new players, this Temple team was awful the previous season. It may take a few weeks for them to find their true identity.

However, even with a new starting quarterback, Oklahoma should have no trouble moving the ball, and we predict that the Sooners will win their season opener handily once more. Although this spread is enormous, we believe Oklahoma can cover it with a solid showing.

Here’s why Oklahoma is going to defeat Temple. At Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma has triumphed in all 15 of its previous games against non-conference opponents. Temple has not won any of its previous 14 away games.
Seven of the previous eight season openers for Temple have ended without them covering the spread. At Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma has covered the spread in six of its past seven games. At Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma has won the first half of each of its last 15 games against non-conference opponents. At Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma has won the first quarter in 11 of its last 13 games against non-conference opponents.