Texas Football: 5 reasons the Longhorns will beat OU in the Big 12 Title Game

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AUSTIN, TX – NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns jogs to the locker room before the game against the Iowa State Cyclones at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

4. Texas is too much of an underdog

If Oklahoma entered this game as a three or four point favorite, it would make sense. But, Texas football is an eight-point underdog to open for the Big 12 Championship Game. That line seems a bit far fetched considering the way this rivalry tends to go and how close these two teams played each other in the first 2018 matchup.

The over/under also seems a bit high, but the Oklahoma defense can’t seem to stop much of anything this year. Oklahoma hasn’t let up less than 40 points to any opposing offense since a dominant showing against the Kansas State Wildcats in a 51-14 win back on Oct. 27. That win over Kansas State came five games ago.

Herman seems to be the type of head coach that likes to be an underdog. Texas is 2-0-1 against the spread in the second year with Herman at the helm. Barring that last second two-point conversion the West Virginia Mountaineers pulled off against the Horns, this team would be undefeated as an underdog.

The first time these two teams met this year, Oklahoma was a touchdown favorite before kick-off. That edge didn’t go too well for the Sooners the first time, and it might not bring good fortune again. Oklahoma also played each opponent it was favored over too close over the course of the past four weeks.

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