College Football Odds: Akron vs. Tennessee prediction, odds, pick

Tennessee beat Pittsburgh in overtime in the second game of the season. Josh Heupel's team is trying to reach the SEC Championship Game for the first time since 2007. They are also trying for their first SEC title since 1998. Their starting quarterback, Kedon Slovis, got hurt during the game and they have to be better on offense. He upel received a raise on Friday. He needs to raise the bar sooner rather than later. The game against Akron is going to prove a lot, but the Zips are the kind of team Tennessee should be able to crush.

Tennessee is coming off a draining overtime battle against Pittsburgh. The Vols will play a lot of backups and not make an all-out effort to score as many points as possible. If Tennessee scores 49 points, Akron needs just a field goal to cover the spread.

Tennessee is coming home to play against Akron. The Zips were beaten by Michigan State last week.

Akron lost 52-0 to Michigan State. Tennessee's offense is noticeably more potent than the Spartans' and they should win this game by at least 49 points.

Akron vs. Tennessee is a college football game. The final score is Tennessee -47.5.