Oklahoma had to exert to a lot of energy in getting past Tennessee on the road last week. The Sooners rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to pull out a double-overtime victory.

Tulsa is taking this in-state rivalry more serious than the Sooners, who open Big 12 play in their next game against unbeaten West Virginia.The Sooners have a bye next week and aren't going to be real excited about this matchup.

The teams have met the past two seasons and Oklahoma was favored by 23 and 24 points, respectively, covering each time. The Sooners blew out the Golden Hurricane in those games, so there is likely to be an overconfidence factor. But now the Sooners are laying an extra touchdown and Tulsa is much better than in the two previous seasons when they were coached by Bill Blankenship, who the team quit on.

The Golden Hurricane have been re-energized with the arrival of first-year head coach Philip Montgomery, who was Art Briles' offensive coordinator at Baylor. So Montgomery is familiar with Oklahoma. Baylor averaged 41 points on the Sooners the last three seasons when Montgomery was in Waco, covering each time.

Montgomery has made Tulsa relevant offensively again. The Golden Hurricane are 2-0 for the first time since 2009 on the basis of averaging 43.5 points and 609 yards per game. Only five teams average more yards per game than Tulsa.

Tulsa quarterback Dane Evans is an experienced pro and has several excellent receivers. The Golden Hurricane can score on any team. They have covered five of the last six times they faced a foe with a winning record and also are 4-1 ATS during their past five away contests.

(Editor's note: In addition to this selection, Stephen Nover has his Non-Conference Game of the Year going today in college football plus several over/under plays.)