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Written by Reno Gold
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Saturday, 17 October 2009
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Oklahoma vs. Texas - College Football Picks: When it comes to college football, the third Saturday in October means one thing - and that is Oklahoma vs. Texas in the Red River Rivalry Game. Annually, this game is one of the biggest and often the winner goes on to win a national championship. Also the game features two of college football's best quarterbacks, 2008 Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford of Oklahoma and 2009 Heisman favorite Colt McCoy of Texas. This game has an early Noon ET kickoff from Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas.  College football picks oddsmakers at SPORTSBETTING.com have installed the Longhorns as slight 3-chalk favorites versus the Sooners with a 53 total. Moneyline odds are currently OFF the SPORTSBETTING college football board.
The rivalry, which pits the two Big 12 Conference foes on a neutral field with the crowd split evenly, officially tagged the Red River Rivalry. This year has No. 3 Texas (5-0/2-0 Big 12) meeting No. 20 Oklahoma (3-2/1-0 Big 12) in a Big 12 South Division showdown. Texas is looking to win its fourth Red River Rivalry in the last five years. The Horns are off to a 5-0 start for the fourth time in the Mack Brown era with two of those teams earning berths in the Big 12 title game (2001 and ’05). Prior to Mack Brown’s arrival in 1998, Texas failed to open the year with at least five straight wins for 14 consecutive seasons, dating back to 1983. Texas is coming off a 38-14 victory over Colorado, while Oklahoma defeated Baylor, 33-7. College Football Picks: Texas is the pick in the rivalry this year. (Texas -3 ATS) Cash in with sign-up bonuses, weekly reload bonuses and free payouts at SPORTSBETTING.com where betting is safe, secure and easy.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 17 October 2009 )
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