West Virginia vs Oklahoma 1/26/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Oklahoma Sooners will travel to WVU Coliseum to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The Oklahoma Sooners lost their 4^th straight game and dropped to 12-7 on the season after being defeated by the 5^th ranked Baylor Bears, 65-51, this past Saturday. Oklahoma trailed by a 25-21 margin at halftime and could not fight back after the Bears took a 58-44 lead with 3:35 left in regulation. Oklahoma shot 45.5% from the field & 27.8% from beyond the arc while allowing Baylor to shoot 42.3% from the field & 30.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Sooners was Umoja Gibson who had 13 points, 3 rebounds, & 2 assists.

On the season, Oklahoma is averaging 70.8 ppg on 49.3% shooting from the field. The Sooners are averaging 7.2 three-pointers per game on 33.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Oklahoma has been led by Tanner Groves (12.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.9 apg), Umoja Gibson (12.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.4 spg), Elijah Harkless (9.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.1 spg), & Jordan Goldwire (9.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.5 spg).

Defensively Oklahoma is holding their opponents to an average of 62.5 ppg on 41.8% shooting from the field. The Sooners have a rebound margin of 2.3 and a turnover margin of -0.2.

The West Virginia Mountaineers lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 13-5 on the season after being defeated by the 18^th ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders, 78-65, this past Saturday. West Virginia led by a 54-53 margin with just 6:25 left in regulation, however, the Mountaineers offensively down the stretch and could not fight back after the Red Raiders took a 67-58 lead with 2:48 left in regulation. West Virginia shot 40.4% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Texas Tech to shoot 40.7% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Mountaineers was Taz Sherman who had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, West Virginia is averaging 68.7 ppg on 42.5% shooting from the field. The Mountaineers are averaging 5.7 three-pointers per game on 31.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, West Virginia has been led by Taz Sherman (18.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.5 spg), Sean McNeil (14.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.5 apg), Malik Curry (8.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.0 spg), & Jalen Bridges (8.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.0 spg).

Defensively, West Virginia is holding their opponents to an average of 64.4 ppg on 42.5% shooting from the field. The Mountaineers have a rebound margin of -1.8 and a turnover margin of 3.9.

The Sooners are 9-10 ATS overall on the season, however, are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. West Virginia. The Mountaineers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games & 2-4 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. Oklahoma.

Oklahoma has been led by their defense which ranks 33^rd in scoring defense & 126^th in defensive FG% and although the scoring offense is ranked just 197^th in scoring offense, the Sooners have shot the ball well and come into this matchup ranked 11^th in FG%. West Virginia is also led by their defense as the Mountaineers come into this game ranked 69^th in scoring defense & 25^th in turnover margin, however, West Virginia has struggled offensively and currently rank just t-247^th in scoring offense, 259^th in FG%, & 275^th in 3P-FG%.

Oklahoma is a good team, however, they have lost 5 of their last 6 games and it’s a bit concerning to see the Sooners coming off a game in which they committed 25 turnovers at home against Baylor. West Virginia can struggle on the offensive end, however, this is a team that can create turnovers and as the Mountaineers are 10-1 at home, I think the play here is to take West Virginia to cover this small home spread. Good Luck!