Oklahoma vs West Virginia Odds, Spread and Best Bets

• The Oklahoma Sooners are 8-point road favorites against the West Virginia Mountaineers
• West Virginia has lost three straight; OU needs a win to guarantee a bowl game
• See below for odds, analysis and our betting prediction

The Oklahoma Sooners (5-4, 2-4 Big 12) need a win to guarantee they’ll be going bowling this season.

If it’s going to happen in Week 11, it will likely be in a shootout against the West Virginia Mountaineers (3-6, 1-5 Big 12), a team with nothing much but pride to play for this campaign.

It all gets underway Saturday (November 12) at 12pm ET from Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, WV. The game can be seen live on FS1.

The visiting Sooners are a hefty 8-point favorite, with a total of 66.5.

Oklahoma vs West Virginia Odds

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Sooners’ Betting Outlook

Oklahoma is coming off a 38-35 shootout loss to the Baylor Bears, stopping their modest 2-game win streak.

The Sooners were trampled by the Baylor run game, which churned out 281 yards on the ground on 48 carries, finding the endzone five different times.

Defensively, OU is a mess, as they surrender 435.2 yards per game. To put that into context, the Sooners turn any team they play into the nation’s 36th-best offense.

Big time drive capped off by this @QualanJ_13 TD 😤#SicEm | #PersonOverPlayer pic.twitter.com/TAWvJn1KUb

— Baylor Football (@BUFootball) November 5, 2022

Their run defense is even worse, falling to 119th out of 131 FBS schools, surrendering 199.9 yards per contest.

Thankfully, they’ve been able to outscore some of their woes, as they are putting up 33.2 points per game, which is 36th-best in the country.

Dillon Gabriel will look to bounce back Saturday after arguably his worst performance of the season, as he went 22-for-34 for 261 yards and two touchdowns, but threw three interceptions. He had just one pick in his previous seven starts.

Eric Gray sparked a potent run attack, as he carried 23 times for 106 yards and two scores. As a team, OU piled up 238 yards rushing and three TD’s in the loss.

Mountaineers’ Betting Outlook

After a wild 43-30 win over the Baylor Bears that evened their record at 3-3, West Virginia has dropped three straight, and they’re essentially playing out the stretch.

During this losing skid, they’re surrendering 40 points per game, which isn’t going to beat very many teams. Their latest loss was a 31-14 decision to Iowa State.

Their run defense, which is ranked 56th in the NCAA (137.3 yards), was gashed by the Cyclones, who rang up 172 yards and two TD’s.

𝗖𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁. 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻. @DeShawnhanika

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— Iowa State Football (@CycloneFB) November 6, 2022

Offensively, a team that averages 32.1 points per game on the year (T-45th) couldn’t generate their usual offense. During their recent slide, they’ve failed to crack 15 points twice, averaging just 18.3 points per contest.

Against Iowa State, an ineffective JT Daniels was 8-for-22 passing for 81 yards with a TD and interception. Garrett Greene finished 5-for-6 for 43 yards and a TD in relief. This is a unit that ranks 56th in passing yards this season, putting up 248.2 yards a contest.

Their running attack also stalled. Their 60th-ranked run game, which averages 161.3 yards per contest, mustered just 76 yards on 22 totes.

Oklahoma vs West Virginia Pick

OU has dominated this matchup, having gone 11-2 head-to-head in 13 meetings, though this will be the first time they’ll be facing them as an unranked school.

West Virginia is just 1-6 against the spread in their last seven Big 12 matchups, though the Sooners are 2-3 ATS when playing as at least 8-point favorites this season.

Things couldn’t go much worse for Gabriel than they did against Baylor, so expect him to shine against a WVU pass defense that ranks 118th in the nation, surrendering 276.7 yards per game and a whopping 14.23 yards per completion, the 2nd-worst mark in college football.

Still, that spread is pretty steep for a team that surrenders nearly 30 points a game to the opposition. The Mountaineers will have every opportunity to stay within range. Let’s take the points here.

The Pick:

• West Virginia +8 (-112); 1 unit to win 0.89 units
• Week 10 NCAAF Record: 0-2: Overall: 4-6 ATS, 1-0 ML, 1-2 o/u; -2.45 units