Oklahoma Sooners vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/26/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Venue:  WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Oklahoma +2, WVU -2; Over/Under:  131 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Oklahoma +2, WVU -2; Over/Under:  131 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Oklahoma +1.5, WVU -1.5; Over/Under:  130.5 points

 

Oklahoma Sooners:  12-7 (9th place, Big 12)

West Virginia Mountaineers:  13-5 (7th place, Big 12)

 

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Oklahoma Sooners:  1-4 last 5

West Virginia Mountaineers:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Oklahoma is coming into this game with a 12-7 record overall and they are 1-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 8th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 2-5 in their conference games this season. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Iowa State Cyclones while their 5 losses in that span came against the Baylor Bears, the Texas Longhorns, the TCU Horned Frogs, the Kansas Jayhawks, and the Baylor Bears again in their last game. Umoja Gibson led the team in points in that game with 13 while Elijah Harkless was next on the team with 12 points. Jordan Goldwire led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Jalen Hill led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 45.5% from the field, 27.8% from 3-point range, and 60% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 70.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 62.5 PPG against them. Oklahoma has an ATS record of 9-10 this season and their O/U record is 10-9.

 

 

WVU is coming into this game with a 13-5 record overall and they are 10-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 7th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 2-4 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Oklahoma State Cowboys but they have gone on a 3 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Kansas Jayhawks, the Baylor Bears, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders in their last game. Taz Sherman led the team in points in that game with 21 while Malik Curry was next on the team off the bench with 11 points. Sherman and Curry both led the team in assists in that game with 2 each while Gabe Osabuohien led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 40.4% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 81.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 68.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.4 PPG against them. WVU has an ATS record of 8-10 this season and their O/U record is 9-9.

 

Oklahoma is coming into this game as a 2 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Oklahoma has been playing much better recently and have played well in a lot of close games against high ranked teams. They have not been winning many of those games but West Virginia has not been winning many either. They have had a very similar schedule to Oklahoma but have lost by way more against those same high ranked teams. Oklahoma will be able to come in on the road and pull off the upset here as they have been playing much better than WVU has been and have at least been putting up a fight in their losses. The best bet to place in this game is on Oklahoma to cover the spread here.

 

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Oklahoma Sooners: 31-16 O/U off a home loss against a conference rival. 34-19 O/U off a home loss. 14-7 O/U off a home loss by 10 points or more. 13-6 O/U off an embarrassing home loss scoring less than 60 points. 

West Virginia Mountaineers: 23-17 O/U against conference opponents. 13-7 O/U in January games. 22-17 O/U after a conference game. 12-2 O/U after a game where they made 78% of their free throws or better. 20-14 O/U after one or more consecutive overs.

 

 

Oklahoma Sooners:  E. Chargois (F) Ques Wed - Undisclosed injury. C. Noland (G) Ques Wed - Concussion.

West Virginia Mountaineers:  J. Okonkwo (F) Early Feb - Foot injury.

 

 

“Yeah, that was the message to the guys, is that I think we’re going to win a lot of games. The way they played, our guys played so hard. They did a lot of good things. We had three turnovers in the second half. We talked about that at halftime, and actually one or two came in the first minute, I think. So, I thought we did a lot of good things.” - Porter Moser on his team’s loss against Kansas.

 

 

“We’ve got to be more committed than what we are. Back to the last game, I said it would be really good if you guys got in the practice facility. The practice facility is open 24/7.” - Bob Huggins after his team has lost 3 straight games.

 

 

 

U. Gibson 

J. Goldwire 

T. Groves 

Elijah Harkless 

J. Hill

 

J. Bridges 

I. Cottrell 

K. Johnson 

S. McNeil 

T. Sherman

 

 

PPG: T. Groves (12.7)

APG: J. Goldwire (3.6)

Reb/G: J. Hill (6.3)

 

PPG: T. Sherman (18.9)

APG: T. Sherman (2.6)

Reb/G: G. Osabuohien (5.8)

 

Coaches:

Oklahoma Sooners: Porter Moser (1st season)

West Virginia Mountaineers: Bob Huggins (15th season)