Sooners Wire staff predictions for No. 13 Oklahoma vs. Tulane Green Wave

Sooners Wire staff predicts another close matchup as the Oklahoma Sooners get set to take on the Tulane Green Wave.

The No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners (2-0) welcome the Tulane Green Wave (1-1) to Norman on Saturday afternoon. Both teams played Big 12 squads last week in tight ball games.

The Sooners struggled to put away Houston in a 16-12 win, and Tulane nearly pulled off an upset of Kansas State at home but threw an interception in the end zone on what would have been a game-tying touchdown drive in the final seconds.

Week three promises to provide another intriguing matchup in Norman, but who wins? Here’s a look at this week’s Sooners Wire Staff Predictions!

Sooners Wire Staff Predictions

Oklahoma stays unbeaten at 3-0 in 2024 with another tense win at home.

OU’s defense controls the game for the most part, and the Sooners win the special teams battle for the third game in a row. Field position proves to be critical again, but the OU offense has a better outing than they did against Houston.

Someone from the running back room turns in a solid performance, and the duo of Jackson Arnold and Deion Burks connects enough times to get the job done. The offense is aided by a touchdown from either the special teams or the defense, and OU beats a good Tulane team by 10.

However, there’s still plenty of room for improvement and healing to do during the week before Tennessee comes into Oklahoma riding high on three impressive victories to open the season.

Sooners 24, Green Wave 14

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