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The University of Oklahoma Sooners (6-6, 2-3 Away) travel to face the No. 13 Florida State University Seminoles (9-3, 5-2 Home) at Camping World Stadium on Thursday.

The Seminoles are 9.5-point favorites, and the total is 66.Oklahoma is coming off a tight 51-48 loss at the hands of Texas Tech at Jones AT&T Stadium on November 26.

Dillon Gabriel threw for 449 yards with six touchdowns and an interception. Eric Gray ran 28 times for 163 yards. Marvin Mims caught five passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns. Florida State won for the fifth straight game on November 25, beating Florida 45-38 at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Jordan Travis was 13 of 30 for 270 yards and a touchdown. Trey Benson carried 20 times for 111 yards and three touchdowns and added two catches for 51 yards.

TALE OF THE TAPE

The Sooners are averaging 32.9 points per game for the season, 37th in FBS, and they are facing a Seminoles defense that has surrendered 19.7 PPG (17th). Meanwhile, Florida State has scored 36.2 points a game this season, 18th in the country, and Oklahoma is allowing 29.6 PPG (100th).

The Sooners rank as one of the nation’s top teams in rushing yards per game (217.0, 13th), while they are 44th in passing yards (255.2). The Seminoles are fourth in passing yards allowed per game (158.9) and 64th against the run (148.3).

Florida State has been one of the nation’s top rushing teams, averaging 217.8 yards per game (12th), while ranking 41st in passing yards (257.8). The Sooners are allowing 261.5 passing yards (108th) and 189.0 rushing yards per game (108th).

TOP PERFORMERS

Through 11 games, Dillon Gabriel has thrown for 24 touchdowns (6 INT) and 265.5 yards per game to lead Oklahoma in passing. In five games away from home this season, he has nine TDs (1 INT) and an average of 227.6 yards passing. Eric Gray leads the team in rushing with an average of 113.8 yards a game over 12 games.

He has 11 touchdowns on the ground and two through the air. Marvin Mims is the Sooners’ leading receiver with 83.8 yards a game and six TDs. Jordan Travis has 22 passing touchdowns (4 INT) with 233.0 yards per game through 12 games to lead Florida State.

Trey Benson has been the team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 80.4 yards a game through 12 games. He has nine touchdowns. Johnny Wilson has been a key target in the Seminoles’ passing game. He has five touchdowns and a 63.2 yard per game average through 11 appearances.