College Football Insiders Greg McElroy, Joel Klatt Make Their Pick For Tennessee-Oklahoma

The weekend's big game in College Football is No. 6 Tennessee at No. 15 Oklahoma.

The matchup marks the Sooners' first conference game as members of the SEC. It's also a homecoming for Vols head coach Josh Heupel, who played and was an assistant coach at Oklahoma.

Tennessee heads to Norman as a 7-point favorite in what is expected to be a close game. As for the outcome, ESPN's Greg McElory and Fox Sports Joel Klatt are both expecting the Vols to get the win. Per On3:

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McElroy: “I am taking Tennessee in the game, but I would be surprised if Oklahoma doesn’t make this thing really, really competitive. I would take the points,” McElroy said. “I think it’s gonna be super competitive, I think Oklahoma’s gonna play with their hair on fire, and I anticipate the healthiest version of them. But I don’t trust their offensive line at this point and at this point I don’t trust Jackson Arnold as much as I trust Nico Iamaleava.”

Klatt: “I think that the Oklahoma defense has been great, but they’ve been very opportunistic,” Klatt said, alluding to the Sooners’ SEC-leading 10 takeaways. “They’re going to get a pick early. I just feel that, again the environment, young quarterback, first road start, but that’s not going to be enough to sustain. I think it’s a really close game. I cannot in good conscience say that [Nico Iamaleava] in his first road start is going to go cover. … I’m going to say Tennessee wins this one by one. Tennessee wins, 21-20, but Oklahoma covers the points. Look for a turnover or two from Nico, and then they overcome it, because Oklahoma can’t capitalize, because that offense is just not what we thought it could possibly be.”

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