Oklahoma vs. West Virginia Betting Preview 11/19/16 – CFB Odds & TV
Oklahoma vs. West Virginia Betting Preview
Oklahoma didn’t start off the season playing good football. They lost two of their first three games but now have a seven game winning streak. Their offense has been a force as they have scored at least 38 points in six of the seven games and won five of those games by double digits. Their defense which gave up at least 40 points in three of their first five games has settled down and hasn’t allowed an opponent to score more than 24 points in four of their last five games.
West Virginia has played very consistently on defense giving up over 30 points in just two games this year which allowed them to win three of the four games they were held below 30 points scoring. As a matter of fact their defense has held six opponents to 21 points or less and are ranked 19th in points allowed (20.6 points a game).
The oddsmakers have made the Sooners a three point favorite and have the total sitting at 67.5. According to Covers.com Consensus Analysis 61% of the public believe Oklahoma will have no problem winning the game and are behind the Sooners even though the Mountaineers are 5-0 at home.
Oklahoma has won four of the last five meetings between these schools with only one win by less than nine points while the total has gone over in four of those games as well.
Previous Meetings
10/03/15: Mountaineers 24 @ Sooners 44
09/20/14: Sooners 45 @ Mountaineers 33
09/07/13: Mountaineers 7 @ Sooners 16
Trends
- The over is 4-1 in the last five meetings
- The over is 13-6-1 in the Sooners’ last 20 road games.
- The Sooners failed to cover the spread in four of their last five road games