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Oklahoma hadn’t even left the locker room after its 44-24 win over West Virginia when a few of the Sooners coaches brought up what happened two years ago.

Baker Mayfield looks unstoppable and Texas seems to be falling apart on the field and off the field.

According to oddsmakers at GTBets, Oklahoma is the clear favorite in this game, as the Sooners are getting odds of -17 points against the Longhorns.

“It’s definitely not a Texas team that we’re taking 1-4”. Switzer’s Oklahoma teams compiled a record of 9-5-2 against the Longhorns. And a win over Oklahoma would give Charlie Strong a foundational win to rebuild the program. Short drives aren’t uncommon for UT.

As if tweeting during halftime of a blowout against TCU wasn’t enough, the Longhorns have been squabbling with one another on social media in the midst of a three-game losing streak. Freshman running back DeMarco Murray showed his speed on a 64-yard touchdown scamper in the third quarter to put the Sooners up by seven at 21-14. Quarterback’s under Bob Stoops usually thrive in the Red River Rivalry, but the past two years haven’t been the best for the man under center. The Sooners scored first on an 8-yard touchdown run by Blake Bell and were never headed from there. OU expanded its lead to 46-8 after three quarters and cruised home from there.

Despite a 1-4 start, there are a few people out there that still believe the Texas football team still has reason to remain optimistic about the rest of 2015. The Longhorns entered the game averaging 45 points a game with the country’s fourth highest-scoring offense.

Stoops has also harped on not overlooking the Longhorns.

Since an 18-rush, 81 yard performance against Oklahoma State last November, Gray has had a tough go running the ball. White did not have a particularly good day throwing the football, completing just 13 of 27 passes for 113 yards with two interceptions. Shepard is the Sooners’ leading receiver.

What a win would mean for the Sooners: A win in Dallas would continue to solidify Oklahoma’s status as a bona fide playoff contender.

How Oklahoma can control the game: Heavy underdogs have thrived in this game with early success and big special teams or defensive plays. His players, who against all odds made it two consecutive days without a public spat or online faux pas, insist they don’t need to offer each other any apologies.

Strong changed offensive coordinators and starting quarterbacks after a season-opening loss at Notre Dame.

Oklahoma is 4-0 on the season, 1-0 in the Big 12, 3-1 against the spread and 2-2 with the over/under total.

Texas’ X-factor: Special teams, obviously. In the fourth quarter, though, everything turned in OU’s favor. That bodes well for Oklahoma going into this matchup with Texas. This year, the trio of Gray, D’Onta Foreman and the elusive Jerrod Heard must get the job done. Two games later, with a 31-14 victory over then-No.