Oklahoma should have full stable of RBs vs. Baylor

No. 25 Baylor (6-2, 3-2 Big 12) at No. 9 Oklahoma (7-2, 6-0, No. 11 CFP), noon (ESPN2)

Line: Oklahoma by 15ˆ½.

Series Record: Oklahoma leads 22-3.

WHAT'S AT STAKE

Oklahoma is on a six-game winning streak and has an outside shot at returning to the College Football Playoff. A loss would eliminate the Sooners and make it more difficult to for them to win the Big 12. The Bears are trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak since the middle of the 2012 season.

KEY MATCHUP

Oklahoma running game vs. Baylor run defense: Oklahoma is expected to have RB Samaje Perine back after he missed three games with a pulled muscle in his right leg. In last year's game, Perine ran for 166 yards and two touchdowns in Oklahoma's 44-34 win. The Sooners also will have RB Joe Mixon back after he was suspended for last week's game against Iowa State. This is bad news for Baylor, which gave up 431 yards rushing in last week's 62-22 loss to TCU.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Baylor: RB Terence Williams. He will carry most of the load now that Shock Linwood, the school's all-time leading rusher, has been suspended for "attitude issues." Williams already was the team's top rusher, averaging 91.8 yards per game in conference play.

Oklahoma: WR Dede Westbrook. He has worked his way onto the fringe of the Heisman conversation after catching 47 passes for 1,012 yards and 12 touchdowns in six games since the start of conference play.

FACTS & FIGURES

Since the start of the 2013 season, Baylor is 38-9 overall (25-7 Big 12) with two conference titles. Oklahoma is 37-11 overall (26-7) with one title. ... Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield is second nationally with a 194.8 passer efficiency rating. ... Oklahoma is 11-1 against Baylor all time in Norman. ... Oklahoma ranks third nationally in total offense with 557.9 yards per game, while Baylor is sixth with its 541.8.