Week 1 slate
Week 1Sat, Sep 5 · 3:30 PM ETNeyland Stadium, KnoxvilleFinal
Furman
FUR · 0-0
9
Final
#20Tennessee
TENN · 0-0
56
Final
Model called it
Spread
TENN -48.5
Moneyline
N/A
Total
O/U 66.5
Weather
N/A
Venue
Neyland Stadium · Knoxville
Kickoff
Sat, Sep 5 · 3:30 PM ET
Final
FUR 9 / TENN 56
From the booth
The model favored TENN to win, and the call landed.
Tennessee's gonna run away with this one, sitting at ninety-nine percent to win. The Vols have got the class advantage here, they're ranked twentieth in the country while Furman's coming in unranked, and Vegas has got Tennessee laying nearly fifty points. This is a mismatch on paper, and everything from the Elo ratings to the recent point differential tells you the Vols should cruise.
Why the model leans TENN
- Favors Tennessee: TENN+0.03Vegas point spread
- Favors Tennessee: TENN+0.00Betting-market win probability
- Favors Tennessee: TENN+0.00Team rating (Elo) edge