Despite being the four seed in the party of four College Playoff bracket, Bob Stoops’ Sooners, who are making their first appearance in the new playoff format but their fifth under Stoops as one of two or four teams vying for the national championship, have been established as 3.5-point favorites in their national semifinal matchup with top-seeded Clemson. The oddsmakers are not expecting it to be a defensive battle, though. The current line on the over/under is 65 points.
We’re talking about the same team that all but annihilated Oklahoma just one year ago in the Russell Athletic Bowl.