West Virginia Wants to Give Sooners All They Can Handle – Again
By Charles Jay
The Oklahoma Sooners, who have every intention of vying for a national title, have been looking pretty good so far, as they continue along undefeated. Now Bob Stoops brings his team back to a spot where they had a close call upon the last visit, as they tackle the West Virginia Mountaineers in college football betting action that is set to get underway Saturday at 7:30 PM ET at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown. The game will be carried on the Fox Network.
All of these games are critical for Oklahoma, obviously, because they are #4 in the nation, in the Associated Press and coaches’ polls, and thus are very much in the running for the four-team College Football Playoff. Of course, it goes without saying that they have to keep winning.
Last week the Sooners were plenty good enough to get the win and the cover against the football pointspread, beating Tennessee 34-10. West Virginia moved its record to 2-1 with a 40-37 victory over Maryland.
Vietbet College Football Betting lines are up for Week 4 and the Sooners are favored on the road:
Oklahoma -7.5, West Virginia +7.5, Over/Under 61.5
Last year was a disappointment for those who were hoping for a shootout, as Oklahoma took a 16-7 decision. The Sooners were able to manage 316 yards on the ground, but this was a very sloppy game, in which both teams committed four turnovers.
But VietBet patrons shouldn’t count on that scenario again.
When two teams are able to combine for more than 1400 yards, as Oklahoma and West Virginia did two years ago, which happens to be the last time they were in Morgantown, then you know this has the potential of being a donnybrook. The Mountaineers have played the Sooners tough, and the fact that Dale Holgorsen, the WVU coach, spent a lot of time going against Big 12 defenses has something to do with it. After all, college football bettors know that he was a big part of the craziness offensively that now pervades through the conference. No, he doesn’t have a gunslinger like Geno Smith at his disposal as he did in 2012, but Clint Trickett is proving to be a quick study, as he helped beat Maryland (in yes, another wild one) with 511 yards through the air. So far, he is averaging 9.1 yards per pass attempt, so there is no question that Holgorsen’s scheme once again has the ability to spread out the OU defense.
But Oklahoma has the clear advantage when it comes to power. They have so many running backs they can turn to, which may mitigate the effects of Keith Ford’s knee injury, and VietBet customers who saw last season’s Sugar Bowl know exactly what Trevor Knight can do at quarterback.
West Virginia took on Alabama, ranked second in the coaches’ poll, and gave the Tide life-and-death, although ‘Bama was still sorting out its quarterback situation. What is interesting here, for college football bettors, is that WVU is not the type of team that goes away quietly at Mountaineer Field. In fact, over the last 72 games they have played at home, they have suffered only four defeats by more than four points. Can the Sooners break through that trend?
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