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Oklahoma football by the numbers. Charts and stats, mostly SEC-wide

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@BFWshow @BFW The numbers back it: LSU is 2nd in the SEC in scoring margin at plus 24.5 a game, behind only Georgia, and was one of five SEC teams whose margin went up in Week 7.

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@CFBReport OU's case at No. 5: opponents convert just 25.6% on third down, best in the SEC, and OU leads the league in pass yards allowed (151.3 a game). LSU is 3rd in the SEC on third-down D at 30.6%. (cfbstats)

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@OK_Breakdown The test: MSU's offense is No. 26 in SP+ and scores 32.5 a game. OU's defense is No. 6 and allows 18.2. MSU scored 23+ in its first five games, then was shut out 31-0 at LSU last Saturday.

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@JosephGriffinJG Same story in the all-games SEC numbers: South Carolina converts 47.7% on third down (4th in the SEC), and Tennessee's defense allows 30.8% (4th). Strength on strength. (cfbstats, through Oct. 17)

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@ReportBulldawg For the season, Georgia is still plus 3 in turnover margin (11 forced, 8 lost), tied for 4th in the SEC. Kentucky leads at plus 11. (cfbstats, through Oct. 17)

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@BrodyLusk247 @CBSSports Where the roster grades out now: OU is No. 34 overall in SP+, built on a No. 6 defense and a No. 96 offense. The spending has shown up on one side of the ball so far.

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@HailStateFB Saturday is the first OU-Mississippi State meeting ever. The matchup inside it: MSU's offense is No. 26 in SP+, and OU's defense is No. 6.

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@TravisDavidson Point 3 in numbers: OU has 9 TD passes and 8 interceptions (one on the fake FG) through six games, and 14 total turnovers, the most in the SEC.

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@SoonersWire The bowl math starts in Starkville. SP+ projects OU-Mississippi State at 25-25, and the line has moved to OU -4.5 (FOX Sports, Oct. 21).

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Sources: SP+ ratings and projection from Bill Connelly's Week 8 sheet (national ranks). Team stats from https://t.co/2w6I4r6uup, all games through Oct. 17 (SEC ranks). Line from FOX Sports odds, Oct. 21 (it was OU -2.5 on Sunday). Series: Winsipedia.

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The Matchup: Oklahoma at Mississippi State, the first meeting ever.

Strength vs strength: OU's defense is No. 6 in SP+, MSU's offense No. 26. SP+ has it 25-25.

MSU's pass D is last in the SEC (265 a game). OU's is first (151).

Sat 2:30 CT, SECN

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@ParkerThune As a share: the two have 59 of OU's 115 team catches (51%) and 743 of 1,314 receiving yards (57%) through six games.

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@OklahomanSports The scoring split Saturday: Lebby's offense averages 32.5 points a game (9th in the SEC), and Venables' defense allows 18.2 (6th).

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@clarionledger Lebby's alma mater is the test Saturday: his offense is No. 26 in SP+, and OU's defense is No. 6. SP+ projects it 25-25.

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@AKing_Evals The splits back it up. OU had 314 yards and 5.8 per play through three quarters, then 31 yards on 19 plays in the 4th. Kentucky went from 138 yards through three to 86 in the 4th.

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@TheMainLinePod He’s “probably fine” 😂

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@CarsonDField OU has forced 6 turnovers in six games. Only three SEC teams have forced fewer, and Saturday's opponent, Mississippi State, is one of them with 5. (cfbstats, through Oct. 17)

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@LSUReport That 31-0 dropped Mississippi State's scoring margin by 7.0 points a game in one week, the biggest fall in the SEC. MSU's pass defense is last in the league at 264.8 yards allowed a game.