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Practice run against Tulsa could help Oklahoma's defense against Baylor

ESPN college football reporter Chris Low makes his prediction for No. 12 Oklahoma's trip to No. 6 Baylor. The Bears are favored by 2.5 points in Waco.

It's not very often a team gets a trial run before facing Baylor.

Yet that's exactly what Oklahoma got when the Sooners hosted Tulsa, knocking off the Golden Hurricane, 52-38, on Sept. 19. First-year coach Phillip Montgomery took over the Golden Hurricane after seven seasons at Baylor, including three as the Bears' offensive coordinator. He brought his squad to Norman in a nonconference matchup that could end up helping Oklahoma when it faces Baylor on Saturday.