The No. 15 Oklahoma Sooners will begin their SEC journey on Saturday when they host the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers for their first conference game since leaving the Big 12 this offseason. The Sooners have had to grind out wins the last two weeks against Tulane and Houston but are 3-0 overall while the Volunteers have blown out Chattanooga, NC State and Kent State to begin the season. Tennessee has covered the spread by at least three touchdowns in every game it has played this year while Oklahoma is 2-1 against the number.
The game will be played at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where the Sooners have won 10 games in a row, and kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Volunteers are listed as 7-point favorites while the over/under for total points is at 57.5 in the latest Tennessee vs. Oklahoma odds via SportsLine consensus. Before making any Oklahoma vs. Tennessee 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 -7
- Oklahoma vs. Tennessee over/under: 57.5 points
- Oklahoma vs. Tennessee money line: Tennessee -259, 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
The Sooners have started out 3-0 in each of Brent Venables' three seasons at the helm, but lost six of 10 in 2022 and then lost three of six last season to finish at 10-3 after a 7-0 start. Sophomore quarterback Jackson Arnold has accounted for nine touchdowns so far this season, but he's averaged just 5.6 yards per pass attempt this year and the Sooners have averaged only 325.3 yards of total offense per game.
However, the Oklahoma defense has looked like one of the most opportunistic units in the nation early in the year. Led by linebacker Danny Stutsman, the Sooners have forced 10 turnovers already this season with 10 sacks and 22 tackles for loss. Look for Venables to use his defensive playmakers to throw some complex looks at Nico Iamaleava in his fifth career start and for the crowd noise to be a factor in Iamaleava's first career road start. 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 63 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.
