The No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners are 6-0 straight up and 4-2 against the spread in six games against the No. 12 West Virginia Mountaineers since the Mountaineers joined the Big 12 in 2012. The Sooners will try to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive with another win over the Mountaineers this Friday.
Oklahoma vs. West Virginia 2018 odds: Sooners small betting favorites in Big 12 contest
The Oklahoma Sooners look to earn a statement win on the road against the West Virginia Mountaineers, with the sportsbooks making them slim betting favorites.
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Oklahoma is a 1.5-point road favorite in Morgantown at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last four games against West Virginia, the Sooners are 4-0 ATS with an average margin of victory of 24.5 points per game.
Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers
When: Saturday, November 23, 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
Betting Line / Total: Oklahoma -1.5 / 81.5 Points
Oklahoma Sooners
Even going up against a Kansas Jayhawks offense that ranks outside of the top 100 in the nation in total offense, the Sooners’ awful defense surrendered 40 points; their third straight game allowing that total.
But with Kyler Murray leading the most productive offense in the nation to 576 total yards per game, the Sooners scored 55 points to pick up a win and move to 10-1 SU on the season. Oklahoma is averaging 49.5 points per game in 2018 and 51.4 points per game over its current five-game win streak.
The Sooners are 19-0 SU and 11-8 ATS in their last 19 road games per the OddsShark College Football Database.
West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia coughed up a 31-14 halftime lead last Saturday at Oklahoma State, losing to the Cowboys 45-41 after allowing 21 fourth quarter points. The Mountaineers haven’t been nearly as anemic as the Sooners have on defense this season, but the unit has now given up over 40 points in its last two games.
In their last 12 games coming off of a loss, the Mountaineers are 9-3 SU.
Saturday night’s total is set at 81.5 points. The OVER is 4-0 in the last four games between the Sooners and the Mountaineers.
All signs point to this game being an absolute shootout, perhaps the type of game that the team to get the last possession will win. It should be a treat to watch two of the nation’s best quarterbacks go to war, unless you are a fan of defensive football.
A West Virginia win would lock in a rematch for the Big 12 title next week, while an Oklahoma win would leave the door open for the Texas Longhorns to jump West Virginia in the Big 12 standings with a win.
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