Oklahoma Favored At Michigan As Texas Hosts Ohio State
College football's second weekend features a slate of marquee cross-conference matchups, headlined by Oklahoma's trip to Ann Arbor and Ohio State's visit to Austin. Four national analysts - RJ Young, Laken Litman, Michael Cohen and Ben Portnoy - released their straight-up picks for the week's biggest games, with Oklahoma and Texas among the most-discussed teams on the board.
Oklahoma enters as a 5.5-point favorite at Michigan Stadium after beating the Wolverines 24-13 in their most recent meeting last season. Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood struggled in a narrow, controversial win over Western Michigan in Week 1, and all four analysts picked Oklahoma to win behind quarterback John Mateer and a defense coordinated by head coach Brent Venables. In Austin, Texas is a 1.5-point favorite over Ohio State, which beat the Longhorns 14-7 last season. The panel split on that game, with two analysts backing Texas and two favoring Ohio State's offense under new coordinator Arthur Smith. water polo betting
Elsewhere, Oregon is a heavy 22.5-point favorite at Oklahoma State after a closer-than-expected win over Boise State in Week 1, while Boise State itself is favored by 8.5 points at home against Memphis following its near-upset of the then-No. 2 Ducks. Missouri, led by transfer quarterback Austin Simmons, is favored by 5.5 points at Kansas after Simmons threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns in his debut. BYU is a 7.5-point favorite over Arizona in a Big 12 test, and Illinois is favored by 5.5 points at home against Duke. Syracuse, led by quarterback Steve Angeli, is a 3.5-point favorite over California, which fell to UCLA in its opener.
All four analysts picked Oklahoma, Oregon, Boise State, Missouri and BYU to win their respective games, while Illinois and Syracuse drew majority - but not unanimous - support. The Texas-Ohio State and Cal-Syracuse matchups produced the widest disagreement among the panel, reflecting uncertainty about quarterback play and early-season form across several programs heading into the weekend's games.
