The No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers and No. 15 Oklahoma Sooners will begin SEC play on Saturday with a ranked matchup in primetime. This will be Oklahoma's first conference game since joining the SEC this offseason, but these two programs did play a home-and-home series in 2014 and 2015 where the Sooners won both games. Oklahoma is 3-0 on the season with wins over Temple, Houston and Tulane, while Tennessee is also unbeaten with wins over Chattanooga, NC State and Kent State.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, where the Sooners have won 10 straight. The Volunteers are 6.5-point favorites in the latest Oklahoma vs. Tennessee odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 57.5. Before making any Tennessee vs. Oklahoma picks, be sure to check out the college football predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It is also coming off a profitable 13-9 season on top-rated spread picks and is off to a 5-2 start on over/under picks this season. Anyone who has followed it has seen strong returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Oklahoma vs. Tennessee and just locked in its picks and CFB predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are the college football odds and betting lines on the spread, money line and over/under for Tennessee vs. Oklahoma:
- Oklahoma vs. Tennessee spread: Tennessee -6.5
- Oklahoma vs. Tennessee over/under: 57.5 points
- Oklahoma vs. Tennessee money line: Tennessee -261, Oklahoma +207
- OU: The Sooners are 6-2 ATS in their last eight against SEC opponents
- UT: The Volunteers have covered in four of their last five
- Oklahoma vs. Tennessee picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Oklahoma can cover
Oklahoma is still searching for an identity offensively, but Brent Venables' squad swarms defensively in his third season at the helm. The Sooners have only allowed 264.7 yards per game defensively over the first three weeks and they've forced a staggering 10 turnovers. Temple, Houston and Tulane combined to average just 2.2 yards per carry over the first three weeks and the Oklahoma defense is allowing just 11.3 points per game on the season.
Linebacker Danny Stutsman is central to everything Venables' defense does, as he leads the team with 33 tackles over the first three weeks of the season and has reached triple-digits in that category each of the last two years with 27 tackles for loss during that span. Defensive lineman R Mason Thomas leads the team with four tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks on the season. See which team to pick here.
Why Tennessee can cover
The Volunteers will be facing their stiffest test of the season in Norman on Saturday but Josh Heupel's squad hasn't missed a step so far this season. They opened the year with a 69-3 win over Chattanooga where starters only played for a half and then followed that up with a 51-10 win over then-ranked NC State in Charlotte. Last week, Tennessee pulled many of its starters after the first 20 minutes of a win over Kent State where they set new school records for points (71) and total offense (740 yards).
Redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava has only played in eight quarters this season and will be making his fifth career start on Saturday, but he's already regarded as one of the top quarterbacks in the conference. He's averaging 10.4 yards per pass attempt this season and he's completing 71.6% of his passes while accounting for 800 scrimmage yards and seven total touchdowns. Tennessee is averaging over 300 yards per game both passing and rushing through its first three games. See which team to pick here.
How to make Oklahoma vs. Tennessee picks
SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the total, projecting 64 combined points. The model also says one side of the spread hits well well over 50% of the time. You can only get the model's pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Tennessee vs. Oklahoma, and which side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced computer model that's up well over $2,000 on its college football picks since inception, and find out.