Tennessee football is 16.5-point favorites in its SEC home opener against Florida according to DraftKings Sportsbook. The over/under is set at 54.5.
The line for the rivalry matchup was announced before the season with Tennessee being 10-point home favorites over the Gators. Sportsbooks removed the line after Florida’s poor start to the season before opening them back up last week with Tennessee listed as 20-point favorites.
After Florida’s home win over Central Florida and Tennessee’s upset loss at Arkansas, the line moved just over a field goal in the Gators direction.
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The Vols are both 4-1 outright and 4-1 against the spread so far this season. Tennessee covered as favorites in its four wins over Chattanooga, NC State, Kent State and Oklahoma while obviously not covering in its loss against Arkansas. The over has hit in three of Tennessee’s wins this season while the under has hit twice.
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Florida is 3-2 (1-1 SEC) outright so far this season and is riding a two-game winning streak after knocking off Mississippi State and UCF around its open date. The Gators are 2-3 against the spread this season. The over has hit in three of Florida’s games while the under has hit in two others.
Both Tennessee and Florida badly need a rivalry win next Saturday in Knoxville. The Vols’ College Football Playoff hopes can’t survive a loss against anyone other than Alabama or Georgia. Florida head coach Billy Napier badly needs to turn around the season to potentially save his job.
Kickoff between the Vols and Gators is at 7 p.m. ET at Neyland Stadium on Saturday night. ESPN is broadcasting the game.
