Scott Van Pelt makes pick against the spread for Red River Rivalry between Oklahoma-Texas

Scott Van Pelt on Friday made his pick against the spread for the annual Red River Rivalry game between Oklahoma and Texas.

It’s the final Red River Rivalry before both teams head to the SEC in 2024, and this year’s edition is set to be even more intriguing as it has major College Football Playoff ramifications. What’s more, both teams are undefeated heading into the game for the first time in 12 years.

Van Pelt is taking Oklahoma plus 6.5 in this one as the Sooners have bounced back tremendously in Brent Venables’ 2nd season: they finished just 6-7 in 2022, their first losing record since 1998. They have been led by strong quarterback play from Dillon Gabriel (1,593 yards, 15 touchdowns, 2 interceptions). In their last game, they defeated Iowa State 50-20 as Gabriel ended with 366 yards and 3 touchdowns and a pair of rushing scores.

A week prior, Van Pelt was 5-3, while he is 4 games over .500 for the season.

Take a look at all of his picks below, with the lines coming from Caesars Sports:

Wholesome family fun. Winners. Lines from ⁦@CaesarsSports⁩ 4 over .500 and the grind continues.

Oklahoma + 5 1/2
Wisconsin – 13
Purdue + 2 1/2
Arizona State + 3 1/2
Minnesota + 18
Louisville + 6 1/2
Baylor + 1
Cal + 8

Good luck & Go O’s! pic.twitter.com/v51vbz94VF

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) October 6, 2023

Sydney Hunte

Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.