And just one SEC Availability Report later, Vegas is full of fans of the Oklahoma Sooners.
Injured OU quarterback John Mateer was upgraded from questionable to probable on Thursday’s availability report ahead of the Red River Rivalry, meaning the No. 6 Sooners will likely have their starting quarterback against unranked Texas at 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday in Dallas. Nearly instantly after the report was released, despite being the undefeated top-10 squad, the Sooners were favored over Texas for the first time by nearly every oddsmaker, proving Vegas didn’t trust OU without Mateer.
Sooners favored over Texas in Red River Rivalry
Within an hour of the update, BetMGM, FanDuel and DraftKings all swung OU as a 1.