Check out our free Oklahoma vs West Virginia pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Morgantown. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
Oklahoma vs West Virginia Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 4th Betting Odds
Sooners vs Mountaineers Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers
- Where: Morgantown at WVU Coliseum
- Date: Saturday, February 4th
- Betting Odds: Oklahoma +6.5, OKL +224 | WVIR -283 O/U 138.5
Sooners Preview:
Oklahoma heads into this matchup having played 22 games and have an overall record sitting at 12-10. On the road, the Sooners will be playing their 6th game of the season, having gone 2-4. So far, the Sooners have been the underdog 11 times, going 4-7 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +6.5 underdogs on the spread.
Oklahoma will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Grant Sherfield who is averaging 16.91 points per game for the Sooners. Sherfield is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Sooners’ offensive game plan is the play of Jalen Hill who has hit 50.6% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 10.27 points per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Oklahoma this season, as they are currently ranked 286th in college basketball at 68.5 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Sooners’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 33.9%, placing them 260th in the NCAA.
Mountaineers Preview:
West Virginia will take the floor against the Sooners with an overall record of 13-9. Currently, the Mountaineers have been the home team 14 times, sitting with a record of 10-4. The Mountaineers’ are sitting with a betting line that is -6.5 points in their favor. For the season, West Virginia has been favored to win in 13 games, sitting with a mark of 11-2.
West Virginia will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Erik Stevenson who is averaging 14.05 points per game for the Mountaineers. Stevenson is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Mountaineers’ offensive game plan is the play of Tre Mitchell who has hit 49.2% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 12.32 points per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for West Virginia this season, as they are currently ranked 289th in college basketball at 68.5 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Mountaineers’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 32.8%, placing them 333rd in the NCAA.
Free Spread Prediction: West Virginia Mountaineers -6.5
Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the West Virginia Mountaineers to pick up the win and cover the spread as -6.5 point betting favorites. Although West Virginia as a team is just 375th in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Sooners’ defense. At -6.5 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Mountaineers to come out on top and cover.
