This is another game where we have been watching the line moves (very curiously) since Monday morning and we’re satisfied that we just are not going to get this number any better, so we fire away. The 4th ranked Oklahoma Sooners travel to Morgantown to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers. The line on this game opened at Sooners -12.5 and currently sits between -7 to -7.5. The reaction to the open most likely comes from West Virginia’s performance in their season opener vs. Alabama, a game they lost 33-23 but were very competitive. It probably also comes from the fact that even though Oklahoma is 2-0 vs. the Mountaineers since they joined the Big 12, but WVU has covered both of those numbers. Another possible reason for the move could be the loss for Oklahoma of leading RB Keith Ford, who suffered a small fracture in his right leg this past week vs. Tennessee. All of those factors being considered, these Sharps think it’s time to jump in the pool big time and buy the Sooners at -7! While the Mountaineers appear to be better than a season ago, they still allowed Maryland to score 37 points against them last week and now face a high powered Sooner offense. Oklahoma is averaging 490 offensive yards per game while only giving up 295 YPG. Sooners QB Trevor Knight struggled last year vs. the Mountaineers, but looks much better in his second year as the leader of the Sooners offense. Even without Ford as an option, Oklahoma has tons of explosive playmakers with Samaje Perine and Alex Ross. One important note is that WVU HC Dana Holgersen has suspended sophomore CB Daryl Worley indefinitely and it now looks as though he won’t be playing vs. Oklahoma, a huge blow to the WVU secondary. We know that Morgantown will be a great atmosphere and the Mountaineers will be jacked up, but this is a scary good Oklahoma Sooners team coming to town and anything under double digits is a complete gift. The Sharps say...
3 UNITS – OKLAHOMA (-7)