Tennessee vs. Oklahoma: SI score prediction for College Football Week 4 ft. odds & picks

The Tennessee vs. Oklahoma Week 4 game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET tonight. It is a marquee Southeastern Conference matchup of the early 2024 football season. The number six ranked Tennessee Volunteers will visit the number 15 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in what should be an exciting early season test for both teams.

The Tennessee Volunteers (3-0) are coming off a 71-0 win over Kent State. The Oklahoma Sooners are also coming off a win, but it was a less dominant 34-19 victory over Tulane. Tennessee is the early favorite as the higher-ranked team, but both teams are formidable and it should be a close matchup.

Tennessee vs. Oklahoma score prediction Week 4

It is always harder to predict the score of games when two top teams clash. That remains the case in this Tennessee vs. Oklahoma matchup.

Sports Illustrated has an analytical model that predicts the score of college football games, and it has done so with this matchup. It has the SP+ model which uses stats and various mathematical tools to predict scores.

SP+ projects that Tennessee has a 67% chance of defeating Oklahoma. It predicts that the final score will be 30-23 in favor of the Volunteers. While the model projects Tennessee to win two-thirds of the time, that still gives Oklahoma a decent chance. The game should remain close until the end.

For Oklahoma, the key to the game is to have consistency on offense. The Sooners' offense has been all over the place in the first three weeks of the season. The Sooners put up 51 points in Week 1 against Temple, but then regressed to only scoring 16 points in a narrow 16-12 win over Houston.

Last week, Oklahoma got back up to 34 points in a win over Tulane. The Sooners cannot have a performance like they had in Week 2 against Houston and expect to beat a team of Tennessee's caliber.

For Tennessee, the biggest question mark is whether the Volunteers can continue to have excellent offensive and defensive performances against higher-quality opponents. Tennesee has put up 51 points or more in all three games and limited its opponents to 13 points combined.

However, they have played Chattanooga, NC State and Kent State. Those are not teams of the same Caliber as Oklahoma. So, it will be interesting to see if Tennessee can continue to have dominant performances against a team like Oklahoma.

Tennessee vs. Oklahoma point spread prediction

The point spread is currently set at 7.5 points by FanDuel. So, if you choose to wager based on the prediction by the SP+ analytical model, you should wager on Oklahoma to cover the spread. The model has Tennessee winning the game by seven points, so it is a close call.

What time is the Tennessee vs. Oklahoma game on?

This game will be broadcast nationally on ABC Network and ESPN+. Fans without a cable package can stream the game on FuboTV, Hulu, Live TV and Sling Blue. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET tonight.