Tennessee football is a massive 28-point favorite in its season opener against Virginia according to the Action Sports Network.
The over/under for the season opener is set at 57.5. The money line for Tennessee to win straight up is -5654 while the money line for Virginia to win is +1607.
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Betting on Tennessee was very profitable during the 2022 season. The Vols went 10-3 against the spread in Josh Heupel’s second season including a 5-3 mark against the spread in SEC games.
Virginia went 4-6 against the spread in Tony Elliot’s first season as head coach (the Cavaliers didn’t play their final two games of the regular season). The Cavs went 4-3 against the spread in ACC games.
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Tennessee is looking to build off its resurgent 2022 season in Heupel’s third season as head coach. The Vols lost a number of top contributors from last season’s team. Most notably offensive stars Hendon Hooker, Jalin Hyatt, Cedric Tillman and Darnell Wright.
While Milton steps into the starting quarterback role there’s still plenty of talent around him. Tennessee has a number of talented receivers including Bru McCoy, Ramel Keyton, Squirrel White and Oregon transfer Dont’e Thornton. Paired with a proven running back stable of Jabari Small, Jaylen Wright and Dylan Sampson, Tennessee’s skill positions are in a good spot.
Tennessee’s defensive losses were less serious — Byron Young, Jeremy Banks and Trevon Flowers — as the Vols hope another year of development will take their defense to a new level.
Kickoff from Nissan Stadium is at noon ET Saturday. ABC is broadcasting the game.
