The 12th ranked Oklahoma Sooners (16-6) host the 15th ranked West Virginia Mountaineers (17-6) in a Big 12 game at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma on Monday February 5, 2018, at 9:00 PM ET. Oklahoma is listed on the NCAA board as a 2-point home favorite with the total offered at 169.5.
In their last game, West Virginia was at home where they crushed Kansas State 89-51. Sagaba Konate was the high scorer for the Mountaineers picking up 19 points on 7/9 shooting, and he also had nine rebounds, and 12 players for the team saw the court in the blowout win. Dean Wade was the high scorer for the Wildcats with 17 points on 6/13 shooting, and Xavier Sneed was the only other player on the team to go for double figures with 16 points. West Virginia outscored Kansas State by 29 points in the second half to turn this into a laugher. For the game, they shot 54.9% from the floor and played great defense holding the Wildcats to a measly 29.8% shooting. The Mountaineers easily covered the spread as a 7-point favorite and the 140 total points amassed in the contest fell short of the4 144.5 total line. West Virginia snapped their three-game losing streak with their win over Kansas State and moved their Big 12 record to 6-4 on the season.
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Oklahoma was on the road in their last game where they came up on the short end of a 79-74 result to Texas. Trea Young was the high scorer for the Sooners with 19 points on a paltry 7/22 shooting, and while he also had 14 assists, he sank only two of his 14 three-pointers. Matt Coleman was the high scorer for the Longhorns ringing up 22 points on 8/13 shooting and four of five starters for the squad went for at least 13 points. Oklahoma was outscored by 10 points by Texas in the 2nd half. For the game, they shot 51.6% from the floor, and Longhorns countered with a 45.5 FG%. The Sooners failed to cover the spread as a 3-point underdog, and the total points scored had UNDER bettors cashing their tickets. Oklahoma has lost two of their last three and four of their last six games and is tied with West Virginia in the Big 12 with a 6-4 W/L record.
West Virginia ranks 39th in the nation in ppg and 53rd in opponents’ ppg, and Oklahoma ranks 1st in ppg and tied for 333rd in opponents’ ppg.
These teams met on January 6th at West Virginia where the Mountaineers beat the Sooners 89-76.
This season West Virginia is 9-10 ATS with an O/U record of 9-10 and Oklahoma is 8-13 ATS with an O/U record of 14-7.
SAGARIN RATINGS
West Virginia: 90.16
Oklahoma: 86.27
INJURY REPORT
WEST VIRGINIA
[G] 11/06/2017 – Brandon Knapper is out indefinitely ( Knee )
OKLAHOMA
NONE
West Virginia at Oklahoma NCAAB Key Betting Trends
- WVU is 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games following an ATS win
- WVU is 1-4 ATS in their previous five games following a straight up win of more than 20 points
- WVU has an Over record of 4-1 in their last five games
- OU is 1-6 ATS in their last seven games
- OU is 1-6 ATS in their previous seven games against a team with a winning record
- OU has an Over record of 9-3 in their last 12 home games
Mountaineers vs. Sooners Betting Angles
The favorite is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 games between these teams.
In the last seven games between these teams, the Under record is 6-1.
In the last four games between these teams at Oklahoma, the total went Over every time.
