Free College Football Picks Today: Texas Christian Horned Frogs vs Oklahoma Sooners 10/1/22

The Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (3-0, 1-0 Home) get their Big 12 Conference schedule started against the No. 18 University of Oklahoma Sooners (3-1, 0-1 Big 12) at Amon G. Carter Stadium on Saturday in a matchup that pits one of the Big 12’s top passing offenses against one of its best aerial defenses. The Sooners are 6.5-point favorites, and the total is 68.5. Oklahoma is coming off a 41-34 loss against Kansas State at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium last Saturday. Dillon Gabriel threw for 330 yards and four touchdowns. Eric Gray ran 16 times for 114 yards. He added seven receptions for 45 yards. Marvin Mims caught four passes for 87 yards and a touchdown. TCU beat SMU 42-34 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium last Saturday. Max Duggan was 22 of 29 for 296 yards and three touchdowns. Kendre Miller carried 17 times for 142 yards and a touchdown. Derius Davis also scored once. He had three receptions for 78 yards.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The Sooners won the only meeting between the teams last season, a 52-31 victory in October, their sixth straight win against TCU. Caleb Williams threw four touchdowns for Oklahoma. Duggan tossed four touchdowns for TCU, as Quentin Johnston found the end zone three times.

TALE OF THE TAPE

The Sooners are averaging 40.3 points per game so far this season, 23rd in FBS, and they are facing a Horned Frogs defense that has surrendered 21.3 PPG (51st). Meanwhile, TCU has scored 46.3 points a game this season, ninth in the country, and Oklahoma is allowing 17.8 PPG (28th).The Sooners rank as one of the country’s top teams in rushing yards per game (231.3, 12th), while they are 34th in passing yards (281.8). The Horned Frogs are 108th in passing yards allowed per game (272.3) and 29th against the run (100.7).TCU is 27th in the nation in passing yards per game (294.7) and 21st in rushing (215.3), while the Sooners are allowing 204.3 passing yards (46th) and 157.5 rushing yards per game (86th).

TOP PERFORMERS

Through four games, Gabriel has thrown for 11 touchdowns and 272.2 yards per game to lead Oklahoma in passing. In one prior away game this season, he had two TDs and 230 yards passing. Gray leads the team in rushing with an average of 100.0 yards a game over four games. He has two touchdowns on the ground. Mims is the Sooners’ leading receiver with 99.2 yards a game and three TDs. Duggan has eight passing touchdowns with 231.7 yards per game through three games to lead TCU. In one prior home game this season, he threw for five TDs and 390 yards. Miller has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 83.3 yards a game through three games. He has three touchdowns. Davis has been a key target in the Horned Frogs’ passing game. He has two touchdowns and a 42.0 yard per game average through three appearances.