Tennessee football is a day away from kicking off its homecoming matchup against Mississippi State at Neyland Stadium.
As of Friday morning, Tennessee football is 24.5-point favorites against the Bulldogs according to the Draft Kings Sportsbook. The over/under is set at 62. The Vols opened as 23.5-point favorites against Mississippi State on Sunday with the over/under set at 60.5.
The current spread and game line predicts Tennessee football to defeat Mississippi State 43-19 in the SEC matchup.
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Tennessee is 5-3 against the spread so far this season and 2-3 against the spread in SEC play. The Vols covered in SEC wins against Oklahoma and Alabama while failing to cover in wins against Florida and Kentucky as well as their loss at Arkansas.
The over and under have each hit in four Tennessee games this season but the Vols win over Kentucky is the only SEC game where the over has hit.
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Mississippi State is 5-3 against the spread this season but is just 2-3 against the spread as an underdog. The over has hit in seven Mississippi State games while the under has just hit in two games.
First-year Mississippi State head coach Jeff Lebby is a former Josh Heupel assistant at UCF with the pair knowing each other from the start of their careers as low level assistants at Oklahoma. It has largely been a rough first year for Lebby with the Bulldogs coming to Knoxville with a 2-7 (0-5 SEC) record.
The Bulldogs offense has been steadily improving over the course of the season especially since making the move at quarterback to freshman quarterback Michael Van Buren. Over its last four games, Mississippi State is averaging 31 points per game.
Tennessee is facing Mississippi State in its penultimate home game and final SEC home game of the season. The Vols have road games against Georgia and Vanderbilt remaining on their schedule as they look to make the first ever 12-team College Football Playoff.
Kickoff between Tennessee and Mississippi State is at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday night. Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek and Taylor McGregor are on the call for ESPN.
