Oklahoma vs. Tennessee: SEC Opener Showdown Preview

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00:00A top 15 matchup in the SCC opener for the Oklahoma Sooners.

00:09They host Tennessee on Saturday in Norman.

00:12The line was north of a touchdown.

00:16It's now under what could be a key number of seven, but the Vols are still a road favorite

00:21against OU.

00:22Josh Heupel, former Oklahoma quarterback, used to work at OU, now the head coach, of

00:27course, of Tennessee.

00:29And Joe, when you look at dominance and impressive to start off the year, the Volunteers, one

00:34of four FBS programs, to be booked as a favorite in all three games this season and to cover

00:39the number, and Tennessee's been doing that in a very large way.

00:44Sure, Kent State and Chattanooga in weeks one and three, but week two in a ranked matchup

00:50in a neutral site in Charlotte against NC State, they blew out the Wolfpack 51-10.

00:56What do you make of the line now under a touchdown in favor of the Vols?

01:00Doesn't change the way I'd be betting this.

01:02Listen, Oklahoma's offense is putrid, people.

01:06It is terrible.

01:07It is not good in any way, shape, or form.

01:10Any real defense is going to limit them, and it's going to have to be all on the shoulders

01:17of the defense this year.

01:19And for them, it's a pretty good defense, but I think what's going to happen in this

01:24game, Ben, is that the defense is going to be out on the field way more than the OU offense,

01:30and that's going to be a problem.

01:32Josh Heupel is a covering machine in the first half of games, both at home and on the road.

01:38There is no reason to change that handicapping aspect with them.

01:43Tennessee early and often, and then we'll see if they can hold on in the second half.

01:48But you can't bet OU, even at home, with that kind of offense going up against the firepower

01:53of Tennessee.