Tennessee vs Oklahoma Odds: Betting Tips for 9/21
- No. 6 Tennessee is ranked inside the national Top 20 in passing and rushing.
- No. 15 Oklahoma is just 110th in time of possession.
- Check out the BetUS football sportsbook to see the odds on this matchup and every other game on the Week 4 college football schedule!
No. 15 Oklahoma will be a rare home underdog in college football betting odds when they host sixth-ranked Tennessee in a matchup of Top 20 programs on Saturday.
While both teams are off to identical 3-0 starts, one team looks like a virtual Week 4 lock to cash in against their online betting odds in the BetUS football sportsbook this coming weekend. Now, let’s find out who that team is in this intriguing SEC opener!
Tennessee vs Oklahoma Game Information
- Game: No. 6 Tennessee (3-0) vs No. 15 Oklahoma (3-0)
- Date/Time: Saturday, Sept, 21, at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
- Tennessee vs Oklahoma Live Stream: ABC, ESPN+
Tennessee vs Oklahoma Odds And Spread
Tennessee vs Oklahoma Betting Tips
Even at Home, Sooners Look Vulnerable
No. 15 Oklahoma might be off to a 3-0 start, but the Sooners look a bit vulnerable to me. Yes, the Sooners crushed lowly Temple 51-3 in their regular-season opener and got past Tulane 34-19 last weekend while covering the online betting odds in both games.
Yet, Oklahoma showed some chinks in its armor in their narrow 16-12 Week 2 home win over Houston. The Sooners went into the half up 14-6 but were held to just two points in the second half and narrowly escaped with the win.
While Oklahoma is ranked 15th in points allowed (7.5 PPG) and 14th against the run (63.5 YPG), I don’t think it bodes well that the Sooners are a modest 66th nationally against the pass (194.0 YPG).
Sophomore quarterback Jackson Arnold is completing 62.5 percent of his passes with seven touchdown tosses and two interceptions while the Sooners have three backs with over 100 rushing yards.
Still, I’m concerned with the way Oklahoma played in the second half of their Week 2 matchup as 28-point favorites in college football lines against a Houston Cougars team that is good, but far from great. And speaking of great, you can check out college football’s most epic and lame mascots right here!
Volunteers Crushing Opponents and Covering Spreads
Tennessee shut out Kent State 71-0 in its opener and took down NC State 51-10 in Week 2. The Vols backed those two wins with an emphatic 69-3 blowout win over FCS Chattanooga on Saturday. Tennessee is ranked second in scoring (60.0 PPG), eighth in time of possession and 21st in average yards per play (7.5).
Freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava is completing 71.2 percent of his passes with six touchdowns and two interceptions. The young stud spoke about playing on the road in the preseason and what he said should scare every Vols opponent that hosts them this season.
“I definitely love road games more than home games,” Iamaleava said in July. “I don’t want to upset our Neyland fans. I love playing in Neyland Stadium. But I feel like in road games, all the odds are against you. It just gives you a little more of that feeling that you get.”
Junior running back Dylan Sampson has rushed for 357 yards and a mind-boggling nine scores while freshman Desean Bishop has racked up 22 yards and three rushing touchdowns. Sampson is averaging 7.9 yards while Bishop is averaging 10.1 yards per carry.
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Tennessee Better on Both Sides of the Ball!
Oklahoma is playing lights-out defense this season, but Tennessee is statistically better in limiting its opponents to just 6.5 points per game (12th). Offensively, the Vols are averaging almost twice as many points, passing yards and rushing yards as Oklahoma.
For me, though, it is Tennessee’s win over NC State, combined with Oklahoma’s struggles against Houston, that leads me to believe this Week 4 matchup won’t be nearly as close as some believe it will be in college football predictions.
Tennessee is 4-1 against the spread (ATS) in its last five games while Oklahoma is a polar opposite 1-4 ATS in its last five Week 4 contests. Still, even with the way Tennessee has looked so far this season, I’m surprised that the Sooners are underdogs at home, especially by a touchdown. It is the first time in eight years that Oklahoma has not been favored at home.
I like the Vols for the outright road win to cover the online college football spread with room to spare!
Question Of The Day
When is the last time Oklahoma and Tennessee won national championships?
The Sooners were BCS champions in 2000 and Tennessee won the national title two years earlier..
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