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Overview:

On Saturday, November 19th, at 8:00 P.M. the Oklahoma Sooners will be on the road to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Mark May:

Mark is going with “The Crowd” predicting a final score of Oklahoma 45 – West Virginia 37.

The Crowd:

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Oklahoma 33.8 – West Virginia 29.9 with an over/under of 63.7.  The Vegas Line has a final score of Oklahoma 35.3 – West Virginia 32.3 with an over/under of 67.5.

2016-17 Statistics (127 total teams):

Passing offense: Oklahoma 338.1 YPG > West Virginia 285.1 YPG

Rushing offense: Oklahoma 219.3 YPG > West Virginia 211.4 YPG

Scoring offense: Oklahoma 44.2 > West Virginia 32.2 PPG

Scoring defense: West Virginia 20.6 PPG > Oklahoma 30.8 PPG

Passing defense: West Virginia 253.8 YPG > Oklahoma 297.1 YPG

Rushing defense: Oklahoma 132.4 YPG > West Virginia 156.0 YPG

Turnover Margin Per Game: West Virginia 0.0 > Oklahoma -0.3

Strength of schedule:

Oklahoma is (8-2) with wins over Baylor, Louisiana Monroe, TCU, Texas, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Kansas, and Iowa State.  They were defeated by Houston and Ohio State.  West Virginia is (8-1) with wins over Missouri, Youngstown State, BYU, Kansas State, Texas Tech, TCU, Kansas, and Texas.  Their lone defeat came on the road against Oklahoma State.

Summary:

Oklahoma has now won seven straight games after crushing ranked Baylor at home last week.  The Sooners possess one of the best offensive attacks in the country ranking in the top ten in scoring offense.  West Virginia has a top 25 defense but will have their hands full with all the Oklahoma weapons.  Both defenses are vulnerable through their air so this will likely be a high scoring shoot-out.  West Virginia must win this game handily if they want any shot to be in the College Football Playoff this season.  I think Oklahoma has too much firepower on offense and will ultimately win this one on the road.

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