GAME:  #731 West Virginia vs #732 Oklahoma 
TIME:    3/12/2020 – 9:30p EST
SPREAD:   West Virginia -4
TOTAL:      134.5
SPORTSBOOK:  SportsBetting.ag

The #6 seed West Virginia Mountaineers (21-10, 9-9) have a tough game against the #3 seed Oklahoma Sooners (19-12, 9-9) in the Big 12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday at 8 p.m. EDT.  Oklahoma swept the two-game regular-season series. The teams last faced each other on Feb. 29, when the Sooners shot 49% from the field while holding West Virginia to just 34% en route to the 11-point victory.

WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS

The West Virginia Mountaineers are averaging 70 points on 42% field goal shooting adding five threes and 13.7 offensive rebounds while turning the ball over 14.4 times per game on offense. The Mountaineers are allowing 62 points per game on 39% field-goal shooting while forcing 15.6 turnovers and adding 7.3 steals and 3.4 blocks per game on the defensive end.  The Mountaineers are led by  Oscar Tshiebwe who is averaging 11.2 points, 9.3 rebounds, and one block per game.

OKLAHOMA SOONERS

The Oklahoma Sooners are averaging 70 points on 42% field goal shooting adding 7.2 threes and 7.1 offensive rebounds while committing only 11.1 turnovers per game on the offensive end.  The Sooners are allowing 67 points per game on 39% field goal shooting while forcing 11.6 turnovers and adding 6.2 steals and 2.5 blocks per game on the defensive end.  Oklahoma is led by Kristian Doolittle who’s averaging 15.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, and two assists per game.

WEST VIRGINIA VS OKLAHOMA PREDICTION 

The Mountaineers lost to Oklahoma twice this year with one of those losses being a humiliating one on their home court. Bob Huggins does not take humiliation lightly and will have his team focused on this game. West Virginia is starting to play better basketball again winning its last two games including a big win over Baylor. The reason WVU is winning again is they are scoring again, averaging 76.5 points in its previous 2 games. West Virginia has posted an outstanding offensive rebound percentage of 40.3% ranking the Mountaineers 1st nationally. The offensive rebound percentage for Oklahoma sits at just 23.3 percent (ranked 311th). Look for West Virginia to win the rebounding battle to come out on top and cover the spread. 

TRENDS(from covers.com)

WEST VIRGINIA

• Mountaineers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games as a favorite.
• Under is 8-2-1 in Mountaineers last 11 games as a favorite.

OKLAHOMA

• Over is 4-0 in Sooners last 4 Thursday games.
• Under is 4-0-1 in Sooners last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
• Sooners are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.

SPORTS BETTING ANGLES:

Bookie Analysis:  WVU -4 / Under 134.5
Fade the Public:   Oklahoma +4 / no data
Sharp Action:       no data / no data

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West Virginia vs Oklahoma Prediction & Analysis – College Basketball