Oklahoma vs. Kansas: TV Info, Spread, Injury Updates, Game Time and More

Forget for a moment that the Oklahoma Sooners own the Kansas Jayhawks on the gridiron.

Throw out the window the fact that Oklahoma leads the series 70-27-6 and has won eight straight. It's even advisable to throw out the fact Kansas has lost 23 straight conference games and is more than a two-touchdown underdog.

Kansas has shown signs of life in recent weeks, while the Sooners laid down in embarrassing fashion last week in the Red River Rivalry despite being two-touchdown favorites against Texas.

This is a game college football fanatics won't want to miss. Here are the important details.

When: Saturday, Oct. 19 at 2:30 p.m. ET

Where: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kan.

Television: ESPN

Live Stream: ESPN3

Betting Lines (via Vegas Insider)

• Over/Under: 49
• Spread: Oklahoma (-23)

Sooners Injury Report (via USA Today)

Aaron Colvin	CB	10/13/2013	Questionable for Saturday's game against Kansas	Questionable	Shoulder
Trey Metoyer	WR	10/16/2013	Suspended indefinitely	Suspended	Legal/Disciplinary
Corey Nelson	DE	10/07/2013	Will miss the remainder of the season	Out	Pectoral
Jordan Phillips	DT	10/13/2013	Questionable for Saturday's game against Kansas	Questionable	Undisclosed
Jake Reed	T	08/26/2013	Suspended indefinitely	Suspended	Legal/Disciplinary
Jordan Smallwood	WR	08/17/2013	Out indefinitely	Out	Foot
Kendal Thompson	QB	10/13/2013	Questionable for Saturday's game against Kansas	Questionable	Foot
D.J. Ward	DE	08/13/2013	Out indefinitely	Out	Splenectomy

Jayhawks Injury Report (via USA Today)

Marquel Combs	DT	08/29/2013	Expected to miss the entire season	Out	Leg
Taylor Cox	RB	09/01/2013	Out indefinitely	Out	Groin/Hamstring
Samson Faifili	LB	10/13/2013	Questionable for Saturday's game against Oklahoma	Questionable	Undisclosed
Ben Heeney	LB	10/13/2013	Questionable for Saturday's game against Oklahoma	Questionable	Knee
Marcus Jenkins-Moore	LB	09/24/2013	Will miss the remainder of the season	Out	Knee
Tony Pierson	RB	10/06/2013	Out indefinitely	Out	Concussion
Kevin Short	CB	08/29/2013	Will miss the entire season	Out	Academics
Andrew Turzilli	WR	10/13/2013	Questionable for Saturday's game against Oklahoma	Questionable	Undisclosed

Which Team Rebounds?

Despite a 2-3 record and an eighth-place standing in the Big 12, the Jayhawks have improved over the last two weeks. After losing 54-16 to Texas Tech, Kansas rebounded and played much better in a 27-17 loss to TCU last week.

Oklahoma embarrassed itself against Texas last week by allowing two major touchdown receptions and a special teams touchdown, and it saw a pass by quarterback Blake Bell intercepted and returned for a touchdown.

Bell himself was horrific, throwing for just 133 yards and two interceptions. Texas effectively stuffed the run, which in turn caused the Sooners to take to the air more en route to Bell being exposed as a liability.

The Sooners survive on a defense that allows just 16.8 points per game and the strong running duo of seniors Brennan Clay and Damien Williams. Those factors are still intact, so Oklahoma needs to settle down and prevent big plays to rebound with a victory.

Prediction

Last year when the Sooners and Jayhawks met, Oklahoma had little issue on the way to a 52-7 win against a Kansas team that ultimately only tallied one win on the season.

This year, the Jayhawks are much improved, but last week served as a good barometer for just how good Kansas is this year. The Jayhawks forced five turnovers but still lost by 10 and were outgained 380-198 by a TCU team that only managed 210 yards of offense against Oklahoma the week prior.

At this point, the Jayhawks don't have the firepower to compete with the Sooners, but an opportunistic defense may give Bell some issues.

As long as Bell keeps his head on straight, Oklahoma wins on the road by a sizable margin.

Final Score 

Sooners win 28-13

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