Sep 4, 2026
No. 10 Oklahoma opens its season Friday night under the lights, hosting UTEP at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman in a kickoff moved up a day specifically to beat the early-September heat. The market has Oklahoma priced at 99% and UTEP at less than 1%, as of this writing, with the game streaming on SEC Network+ at 7 p.m. CT.
Oklahoma is coming off a 10-3 season that ended with a College Football Playoff loss to Alabama. The Sooners hold a perfect 5-0 record against UTEP, including a 45-13 win in the teams' last meeting in 2022, Brent Venables' first game as head coach.
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Snapshot
Matchup: UTEP vs. Oklahoma
Kickoff: Friday, Sept. 4, 7 p.m. CT
Venue: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Watch: SEC Network+
Kalshi traders' current number: 99% Oklahoma / less than 1% UTEP (as of this writing)
UTEP vs. Oklahoma, Friday, September 4, 2026
Kalshi traders have priced Oklahoma at 99%, among the largest gaps on this week's board, with volume on the contract topping $2.6 million. Oklahoma is priced at 47% to win by over 41.5 points on the companion spread market.
Oklahoma returns its quarterback and most of its offense from a season ago.
Oklahoma's headline story is a full-strength return at quarterback. John Mateer, back for his second season in Norman after transferring from Washington State. He opened last year on a torrid pace before a broken thumb sustained against Auburn required surgery and limited him the rest of the way. Mateer finished 2025 with 14 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions, and coach Brent Venables and the program have described him as fully healthy entering the opener.
Oklahoma shifted the game to Friday specifically to avoid the heat that has historically complicated early-September kickoffs in Norman, and athletic director Roger Denny said the move lets the program showcase a rare home game under the lights. It is Oklahoma's first Friday home game since a 2024 season-opening win over Temple.
Margin of Victory
Kalshi traders have Oklahoma winning by over 41.5 points priced at 47%, as of this writing.
Point Total
The market has the over on 49.5 total points priced at 55%, as of this writing.
College Football Playoff National Championship
Kalshi traders have Oklahoma priced at 4% on the national championship market, tied for fourth with Alabama, as of this writing.
Conference to win the National Championship
Kalshi traders have the SEC priced at 38% to produce this season's national champion, just behind the Big Ten (39%), as of this writing.
Kalshi markets now predict:
When is UTEP vs. Oklahoma? The game kicks off Friday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. CT.
Where is the game? Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.
How can I watch? The game streams on SEC Network+.
What is Kalshi traders' current number? Oklahoma is priced at 99% and UTEP at less than 1%, as of this writing.
Oklahoma opens as a near-lock in its shifted-to-Friday home opener, with Kalshi traders pricing the Sooners at 99% behind a healthy John Mateer.
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