The West Virginia Mountaineers and No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners will square off on the grass at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Interested parties can catch the action live on FOX and this key Big 12 game gets going at 12:00 p.m. ET. When the two squads faced each other last year, Oklahoma knocked off West Virginia by a field goal 59-56.
Betting Preview: Oklahoma Sooners vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
Oklahoma is heavily favored in this one and is currently giving up 34 points to West Virginia. If the Sooners fall behind early on it will create a nice in-game betting opportunity. Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 65 points.
The line opened at -33 while the O/U has not moved after being set initially at 65.
The Mountaineers have gained 1.2 units so far and are 2-3-1 against the spread (ATS). The team has posted an Over-Under record of 3-3.
The Sooners are up 1.0 unit this season. The team is 3-3 ATS and has an O/U record of 2-4.
The perfect Mountaineers are 3-3 straight up (SU), including 1-2 SU against conference opponents. The Sooners are 6-0 SU overall and are also 3-0 SU in conference play.
The Mountaineers are hoping to get back on track after a 38-14 defeat to Iowa State last week. Jack Allison completed 18 passes on 24 attempts for only 140 yards, as well as one TD and an interception. Leddie Brown (only 26 rushing yards on 10 attempts) led the ground attack while T.J. Simmons (five receptions, 75 yards, one TD) and Sam James (five catches, 30 yards) handled the receiving duties in the defeat.
Oklahoma just earned a 34-27 win over Texas. The defense allowed the Longhorns to run for 100 yards on 36 rush attempts, including three rush TDs. Roschon Johnson had a productive showing in the defeat for Texas, recording 95 rushing yards and a score on eight attempts. For Oklahoma, Jalen Hurts completed 16-of-28 passes for 235 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Hurts (131 rushing yards on 17 attempts, one TD) and Kennedy Brooks (105 yards on 10 carries) mounted the running game as CeeDee Lamb (10 receptions, 171 yards, three TDs) and Charleston Rambo (three catches, 23 yards) led the Oklahoma pass-catchers in the win.
West Virginia has run the ball on 45.8 percent of its offensive plays this year, including 47.8 percent across possessions in conference play. Oklahoma has a rush percentage of 56.9 percent, and has kept it on the ground 53.6 percent of the time when facing Big 12 opponents. The Mountaineers have run for 94.3 yards/game (including 109.7 per game against Big 12 opponents) and have seven touchdowns on the ground this year. The Sooners are averaging 286.3 rushing yards per game (248.3 in conference) and have 19 total rush TDs.
The Mountaineers offense has averaged 231.8 yards through the air overall (239.3 per game against conference opposition) and has 10 passing scores so far. The Sooners have put up a superb 335.3 pass yards per game (318 in the Big 12) and have 20 total pass TDs.
Defensively, West Virginia has allowed 174.8 rush yards and 207.7 pass yards per game. The Oklahoma D has allowed 199.8 yards per game to opposing passers and 142.0 yards per game on the ground. The Sooners are giving up an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 5.02 to opposing QBs, while the Mountaineers have allowed a 5.79 ANY/A.
Passing-wise, Kendall is up to 880 yards this year, and has connected on 95-of-145 attempts with six scores through the air and three interceptions. He’s got a 5.21 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 5.17 over the last two games.
Jalen Hurts has managed to complete 82-of-113 passes for 1,530 yards, 15 TDs and two INTs for Oklahoma. His ANY/A stands at 14.79 for the year and 8.77 over his past two outings.
West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Oklahoma Sooners NCAA Prediction
SU Winner: Oklahoma, ATS Winner: West Virginia, O/U: Over
Betting Trends
- The Oklahoma defense has tallied 22 sacks on the year while West Virginia has 17.
- The Oklahoma offense has lost three fumbles this season while West Virginia has let two get away.
- The Mountaineers offense has tallied five pass plays of 40+ yards, while the Sooners have accounted for 11 such plays.
- The West Virginia defense has allowed one pass play of 40+ yards, while Oklahoma has given up zero such plays.
- The West Virginia offense has created five rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while Oklahoma has created 26 such runs.
- The Mountaineers defense has allowed three rushing plays of 20+ yards, while the Sooners have given up 11 such runs.
- The O/U for Oklahoma’s last outing was set at 77. The under cashed in the team’s 34-27 triumph over Texas.
- Over its last three games, Oklahoma is 1-2 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
- In its last three contests, West Virginia is 1-2 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
- The O/U for West Virginia’s last game going into it was 55. The under cashed in the team’s 38-14 defeat to Iowa State.
- West Virginia, as a team, has produced 3.3 yards per carry across its past three games and 2.7 over its last two.
- Oklahoma has averaged 7.1 yards per carry over its last three contests and 7.3 over its past two.
