There are a couple of enticing ranked matchups taking place across the college football landscape in Week 7, beginning with the No. 1 Texas Longhorns taking on the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The Red River Rivalry is one of the best rivalries in all of sports, and there is plenty to play for in Saturday's contest.

The Longhorns enter this week with a 5-0 record, with their last game being a win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Week 5 before having their bye week in Week 6. As for the Sooners, they possess a 4-1 record following a victory against the Auburn Tigers two weeks ago before also getting a breather in Week 6 ahead of Saturday's bout.

Using the college football odds at FanDuel Sportsbook, let's take a look at the best bets for Saturday's Texas-Oklahoma clash that will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET.

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Oklahoma vs. Texas Betting Picks

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Quinn Ewers Over 252.5 Passing Yards (-114)

The offense of the Longhorns is getting a much-needed boost ahead of their matchup versus Oklahoma as Quinn Ewers is expected to return at quarterback after a two-game absence. Across his three starts this season, Ewers has tallied 691 passing yards, 8 passing touchdowns, and 2 interceptions on an efficient 73.4% completion rate.

Back in Week 1, Ewers cruised to 260 passing yards against the Colorado State Rams. Then, he proceeded to shred a stout Michigan Wolverines defense for 246 passing yards before suffering an oblique injury UTSA Roadrunners his last time out.

With Texas looking to remain unbeaten in their first year in the SEC, they'll need to lean on Ewers as the Sooners' weakness on defense is their secondary. In their last game against Auburn, Oklahoma surrendered 338 passing yards to Payton Thorne. Thorne ranks 60th in QBR (60.9) and 95th in EPA (expected points added; 6.1) among qualified quarterbacks this season.

Up to this point, the Sooners have the 14th-best defensive rushing success rate (32.0%) and the 81st-best defensive passing success rate (41.3%). This could lead to a notable outing from Ewers as the Longhorns are producing the fourth-most EPA per pass (0.45) and the 11th-best offensive passing success rate (52.4%).

Over 49.5 (-108)

Besides Ewers returning for the Longhorns, the Sooners made a quarterback change in Week 5, replacing Jackson Arnold with true freshman Michael Hawkins Jr. Hawkins completed 10 of his 15 passes for 161 yards while he tacked on a team-high 69 rushing yards and a score en route to putting up 27 points on the road versus Auburn.

Even though Texas boasts an impressive defense, all stats and records seem to get thrown out the window when the Red River Rivalry takes place. Oklahoma took down Texas by the score of 34-30 a season ago. There have been at least 53 total points scored in 8 of the last 10 meetings between these two great rivals.

Along with the Longhorns having an efficient aerial attack, they tend to stay ahead of the chains with the 22nd-best early-down EPA per play (0.16), and they have the 12th-best third-down and fourth-down conversion rate (54.9%). While the metrics aren't as kind to the Sooners, the quarterback change from Arnold to Hawkins is enough for me to believe they could see vast improvements moving forward.

numberFire's college football projections forecast a 31.7-21.1 score in favor of Texas, and I am also leaning toward the over.

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