We’re more than a week from Tennessee football heading to Tuscaloosa to meet Alabama on the road. Despite that, Vegas has released the betting lines and spread for the Vols’ meeting with the Tide.
According to FanDuel, Tennessee is a 9.5-point underdog on the road. The site also lists 96% of the money and 91% of bets being placed on the Vols’ covering at this point. So far, the Vols have covered in three out of five games while the Tide have in four of five.
In terms of the moneyline, Tennessee sits at +255 to win outright and Alabama is at -320. The over/under point total is set at 62.5 points. The Vols’ games have gone over in all five, while the Tide’s have in three.
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Before Tennessee and Alabama square off in Tuscaloosa, both will have important games this weekend. The Vols play Arkansas at home in Bobby Petrino’s first game as the Hogs’ interim head coach. UT is 12.5-point favorites in that game at home.
Alabama travels for a ranked conference matchup at Missouri. The Tide are 3.5-point favorites on the road.
So far, Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel is 2-2 against Alabama, but has never won in Tuscaloosa. In 2021, his team stuck around early in his first year, but Nick Saban’s squad pulled away late. In 2023, Saban’s final season, the Vols took an early lead but forfeited it in the second half.
At home, Heupel is 2-0. He won in a shootout in 2022 and behind a strong defense in 2024. The win a year ago makes him 1-0 against Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer.
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As a tennessee fan , our team needs to be ready. Alabama has been known to have advantage with the refs at their home win games for them. And have things go their way.