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The 6th ranked West Virginia Mountaineers (13-1) host the 7th ranked Oklahoma Sooners (12-1) in a Big 12 game that will take place at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia at 7:15 PM ET on 1/6/18. West Virginia are the 5-point home favorite with a total line listed on the NCAAB board at 172.
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In their last game Oklahoma was at home where they beat Oklahoma State 109-89. Brady Manek was the high scorer for the Sooners going off for 28 points on 9/11 shooting and Trae Young, who is averaging nearly 30 ppg this season, chimed in with 27 points coming one rebound shy of a triple-double with 10 assists and nine boards. Tavarius Shine was the high scorer for the Cowboys with 16 points on 7/11 shooting. Oklahoma outscored Oklahoma State by 12 points in the 2nd half and for the game they shot 54.7% from the floor and the Cowboys shot 43.8%. The Sooners easily covered the spread as a 9.5-point favorite and the total points scored of 172 had OVER bettors cashing. Oklahoma has won 10 in a row since suffering their lone loss of the season and in that span, they were knocked off three ranked teams.
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West Virginia was on the road in their last game where they beat Kansas State 77-69. Teddy Allen came off the bench and was the high scorer for the Mountaineers picking up 22 points on 8/12 shooting and four players for the team went for double figures. Xavier Sneed was the high scorer for the Wildcats with 20 points on 6/11 shooting and he hit six of his nine 3-pointers. West Virginia shot 53.6% from the floor while holding Kansas State to 35.7% shooting. The Mountaineers covered the spread as a 1.5-point favorite and the total went Under. West Virginia has reeled off 13 straight wins since losing their first game of the season facing a ranked Texas A&M team and they have knocked off one top 25 team in their win streak.
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Oklahoma ranks 1st in the nation in ppg and 327th in opponents’ ppg and West Virginia ranks 28th in ppg and 33rd in opponents’ ppg.
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Last season these teams split the two games facing each other with each winning on the road.
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This season Oklahoma is 6-6 ATS with an O/U record of 11-1 and West Virginia is 5-5 ATS with an O/U record of 5-5.
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SAGARIN RATINGS<br />
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Oklahoma: 88.41<br />
West Virginia: 90.95
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INJURY REPORT<br />
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<b>OKLAHOMA</b> NONE
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<b>WEST VIRGINIA </b><br />
[G] 11/06/2017 - Brandon Knapper is out indefinitely ( Knee )<br />
[F] 01/02/2018 - Esa Ahmad eligible to play 01/13 vs Texas Tech ( Eligibility )
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Key Betting Trends<br />
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OU is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games
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OU is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games
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OU has an Over record of 5-0 in their last 5 road games
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WVU is 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games against a team with a winning record
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WVU is 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games after an ATS win
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WVU has an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record
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OU at WVU Betting Angles<br />
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The road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 games between these teams.
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The favorite is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 games between these teams.
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In the last 6 games between these teams the Under record is 5-1.
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