Oklahoma Sooners Armed Forces Bowl Betting Online
Brent Venables and his Oklahoma Sooners had a tough first season in the SEC. Venables, now completing his third season, is fortunate to have signed an extension last summer. Had he not, he would be in one of the hottest seats in college football. Venables inherited a bad situation from Lincoln Riley but has gone 6-7, 10-3, and 6-6. He will need an Armed Forces Bowl game win to avoid a second losing season. Venables did make news after the regular season finale loss at LSU by hiring Ben Arbuckle as the new offensive coordinator. Arbuckle arrives from Washington State, where he served in the same capacity.
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In postseason action, on Friday, December 27, 2024, the Navy Midshipmen will face the Oklahoma Sooners in the Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, TX. Kickoff time is set for noon ET, and television coverage will be on ESPN. Navy will be a popular betting on college football using crypto pick by contrarians and bargain hunters.
Last game, the Navy Midshipmen won 34-20 against the East Carolina Pirates as 3-point road dogs. The game went under the total of 54.5. Navy has a record of 8-3 straight up, 7-4 against the spread, and 7-4 over/under the total. Navy ranks 80th for total offense, 132nd for passing, 8th for rushing and 37th for scoring. Defensively they rank 79th overall, 71st against the pass, 85th against the rush, and 51st for points allowed. Also, Navy ranks 41st for fewest turnovers lost and 25th for takeaways.
Oklahoma Sooners Weekly Recap
Last game, the Oklahoma Sooners lost 37-17 against the LSU Tigers as 6-point road dogs. The game went over the total of 48. Oklahoma has a record of 6-6 straight up, 6-6 against the spread, and 6-6 over/under the total. Oklahoma ranks 120th for total offense, 122nd for passing, 76th for rushing and 94th for scoring. Defensively they rank 22nd overall, 55th against the pass, 14th against the rush, and 35th for points allowed. Also, OU ranks 90th for fewest turnovers lost and 80th for takeaways.
Oklahoma’s strong showing against Alabama proved to be a one-week wonder. The Sooners fell in the program’s first-ever trip to Tiger Stadium as LSU handled the SEC newcomers. Oklahoma fought for a half but ultimately surrendered too many big plays to down the Tigers. Though a bowl game still needs to be played, attention will quickly turn to off-field matters.
Oklahoma’s offense played its most physical game of the year last week, hammering Alabama and controlling the line of scrimmage. That performance proved to be a one-off against LSU. The Sooners had success in the first half, but it looked nothing like the systematic machine that sapped the life out of Alabama.
LSU’s defense, which has been mostly mediocre in SEC play, was ready for offensive coordinator Joe Jon Finley’s shifts and shovel passes.
Things opened up in the second quarter, but the Sooners were only able to move 59 yards on 14 plays in the third quarter when they needed to get back into the game.
Jackson Arnold did some nice things on the ground. He was a consistent threat as a scrambler, ending the night with 75 yards on 17 carries, but his lack of healthy receivers meant the offense couldn’t erase the second-half deficit.
He finished 14-for-21 through the air for 110 yards, though Oklahoma did throw an interception when tight end Bauer Sharp inexplicably tossed the ball straight into the air instead of eating a sack on a failed double pass near the end of the third quarter.
2024 Oklahoma Sooners Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Aug 30 |
vs. Temple |
W 51-3 |
1-0 |
| Sep 7 |
vs. Houston |
W 16-12 |
2-0 |
| Sep 14 |
vs. Tulane |
W 34-19 |
3-0 |
| Sep 21 |
vs. Tennessee |
L 15-25 |
3-1 |
| Sep 28 |
at Auburn |
W 27-21 |
4-1 |
| Oct 5 |
OFF |
| Oct 12 |
vs. Texas |
L 3-34 |
4-2 |
| Oct 19 |
vs. South Carolina |
L 9-35 |
4-3 |
| Oct 26 |
at Mississippi |
L 14-26 |
4-4 |
| Nov 2 |
vs. Maine |
W 59-14 |
5-4 |
| Nov 9 |
at Missouri |
L 23-30 |
5-5 |
| Nov 16 |
OFF |
| Nov 23 |
vs. Alabama |
W 24-3 |
6-5 |
| Nov 30 |
at LSU |
L 17-37 |
6-6 |
Oklahoma has one of the great traditions in the sport as traditional blue blood power. The Sooners have seven claimed national championships and 11 unclaimed nattys. They have won a whopping 50 conference titles.
Oklahoma holds the all-time record of 47 consecutive wins under the late great Bud Wilkinson. That is a streak that has never been seriously threatened. Just as impressive is that from 1946 to 1959, the Sooners went undefeated in conference games. Wilkinson won three national titles and 14 Big Eight championships in his College Football Hall of Fame career.
Barry Switzer was another coaching legend at Oklahoma. Like Wilkinson, Switzer won three national championships and 12 Big Eight titles. He is a College Football Hall of Famer, too.
Bob Stoops won one national championship and ten Big 12 titles as OU head coach. Like Wilkinson and Switzer, he is in the College Football Hall of Fame.
With all its success, it's no surprise that Oklahoma has boasted some of the greatest players in college football history. Namely, Steve Owens, Greg Pruitt, Billy Sims, Josh Heupel, Jason White, Adrian Peterson, Sam Bradford, Baker Mayfield, and Kyler Murray are OU legends.
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