Winning the conference championship is one of the main goals that every team in the country writes on their whiteboard at the beginning of the season, but only a few teams actually get the opportunity to play for it. On Friday night in Morgantown, No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 13 West Virginia will play for a crack at making that dream a reality in the Big 12. The winner will go to the Big 12 Championship game, while the loser will have to set their sights on whatever bowl invite they receive. The Sooners are three-point favorites with a staggering total of 86.5 in the latest Oklahoma vs. West Virginia odds. With such a scoring bonanza likely to lead to wild action, you're going to want to see what college football guru Barrett Sallee has to say about this Big 12 battle before you make your own Oklahoma vs. West Virginia picks and predictions.

Sallee is a CBS Sports college football analyst, CBS Sports HQ personality, SiriusXM host, Heisman voter and one of the top college football experts in the country. He has been profitable against the spread in his Best Bets column for SportsLine the last two years and is on an absolute tear betting games involving Oklahoma or West Virginia. In fact, he's a perfect 4-0 in his last four spread picks involving the Sooners and has nailed six of his last seven selections when either the Sooners or Mountaineers are involved.

Now, Sallee has studied Oklahoma vs. West Virginia from every possible angle and released a strong point-spread selection that is available only at SportsLine.

Sallee knows that West Virginia is coming off a disappointing loss at Oklahoma State that dashed its College Football Playoff dreams. However, with Will Grier at quarterback looking to end his career in style, you certainly can't count the Mountaineers out.

For the last two years, we've watched Grier grow on a weekly basis, and outside of a game against Iowa State, we've seen him deliver some stellar performances. Against an Oklahoma defense that has given up at least 40 points in four of its last six games, Grier should put up big numbers again on Friday night.

But just because Grier and West Virginia's offense can score in bunches doesn't mean the Mountaineers will be able to stay within the three-point spread on Friday night.

One big reason why Oklahoma can cover on the road and earn its spot in the Big 12 Championship has been the recent explosion of freshman running back Kennedy Brooks.

The Mountaineers have been stout against the run for most of the season, but the one common denominator in their two losses has been their inability to stop the run. The Mountaineers gave up over 250 rushing yards in their loss against Iowa State earlier this season, and were gashed by Oklahoma State last week for 266 yards on the ground.

That bodes extremely well for Brooks, who has become the lead back in the last two weeks for Oklahoma. He's bursted onto the scene with back-to-back 160-plus yard performances, which includes carrying the ball 25 times for 171 yards and two touchdowns last week against Kansas.

Sallee has analyzed this matchup from every possible angle and while we can tell you he's leaning over, he has discovered a crucial x-factor that makes one side of the spread a must-back. He's only sharing his pick over at SportsLine.

Who covers Oklahoma vs. West Virginia? And which crucial x-factor causes one side of the spread to hit hard? Visit SportsLine now to see which side you should jump on Friday, all from a seasoned expert who is 6-1 on his last seven picks involving the Sooners or Mountaineers