NCAA hoops odds preview - Oklahoma vs. West Virginia

Oklahoma SoonersWest Virginia Mountaineers
17-4February 05, 2014, 07:00 | WVU Colliseum13-9


West Virginia will look to improve on its 13-9 record on Wednesday when they host Oklahoma in NCAA basketball odds action at WVU Colliseum.

The Mountaineers sport a record of 13-9 and 10-9 ATS heading into this battle, while the Sooners have 17-4 and 11-8 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 10-8 for the Mountaineers and 11-7 for the Sooners.

View Oklahoma Sooners vs West Virginia Mountaineers Odds and Stats.

The Sooners were listed as 3-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks, including Sportsbook.

This game matches up the No. 75 (Mountaineers) and the No. 63 (Sooners) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank.



Oklahoma was an 81-75 loser in its last match on the road against Iowa State. They covered the 7-point spread as underdogs. Buddy Hield chucked in a team-high 30 points for Oklahoma on Saturday, but they still came up short in losing 81-75 at Hilton Coliseum.

Last time out for West Virginia, they were an 81-71 Sportsbook as they battled Kansas State at home. They covered in the match as a 3.5-point favorite. Juwan Staten went off for 35 points and added 4 rebounds for good measure, leading West Virginia to an 81-71 win over Kansas State on Saturday at WVU Colliseum.

How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features West Virginia's No. 32-ranked scoring average of 78.32 PPG, against a Sooners defense rated No. 238 and allowing 77.05 PPG. The Mountaineers FG% has averaged 44.98% to date this season, less than the Sooners shooters have managed so far (45.23% per game).

A few Sooners at Mountaineers trends to consider:
Oklahoma is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Oklahoma is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma's last 7 games
Oklahoma is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
West Virginia is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of West Virginia's last 6 games
West Virginia is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
West Virginia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma


Next up:
Oklahoma home to Baylor, Saturday, February 8th
West Virginia at Kansas, Saturday, February 8th
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