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West Virginia vs. Oklahoma: How to watch, odds, predictions from ESPN, KenPom

Stephen Samraby:Steve Samra•01/14/23•

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Lloyd Noble Center, Home of the Oklahoma Sooners
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West Virginia is still in search of their first Big 12 victory, as the Mountaineers take their show on the road to face the Oklahoma Sooners at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma on Saturday. Ahead of the game, which will be broadcast live on ESPN2, predictions and betting odds – including KenPom analytics – are rolling in.

How to watch West Virginia vs. Oklahoma

Tip-off: 12 p.m. ET

Location: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma

Channel: ESPN2

Vegas odds

Oklahoma is a 3.5-point favorite over West Virginia on Saturday, according to VegasInsider. The over-under is set at 137.5 points.

ESPN BPI prediction

Predicted winner: Oklahoma

Predicted point differential: 4.0

Win probability (for Oklahoma): 65.7%

Matchup quality: 86.5

ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a tool that measures team strength and uses that to predict outcomes of future performances. ESPN’s BPI has West Virginia vs Oklahoma ranked as the fourth highest-rated game on Saturday’s slate in terms of matchup quality.

KenPom prediction

Predicted final score: Oklahoma 70, West Virginia 67

Win probability (for Oklahoma): 60%

KenPom is another tool that provides advanced analysis across college basketball. Like ESPN, KenPom projects that LSU comes away with a victory over Missouri.

More on West Virginia vs. Oklahoma

While West Virginia started the season off sweltering, the Mountaineers have lost four straight Big 12 showdowns to drop their overall record down to 10-6 on the season. If there ever was a must-win game in January, this is it for West Virginia.

As for Oklahoma, the Sooners enter the contest coming off a close loss to No. 2 Kansas their last time out. Porter Moser’s team will be looking to avenge some of the demons their feeling, as their last loss was a tough pill to swallow.

Of course, only one Big 12 squad will be happy on Saturday in Norman, and it’ll be a tightly contest matchup to find out who gets a huge victory in the process.