Tennessee vs. Virginia football odds, tips and betting trends
The No. 10 Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) and the Virginia Cavaliers (0-0) play at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 2, 2023.
The Volunteers went 11-2 a season ago and won in the Orange Bowl. They scored 46.1 points per game (first in the nation) while allowing 22.8 (36th). The Cavaliers’ record was 3-7 in 2022, and they failed to make the postseason. They scored 17 points per game on offense (126th in college football) while giving up 24 per contest on defense (49th).
The Volunteers are 28-point favorites against the Cavaliers. The over/under is 56 points.
Tennessee vs. Virginia odds and lines
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- Spread Favorite: Tennessee (-28)
- Moneyline: Tennessee (-5385), Virginia (+1638)
- Total: 56 points
- Tennessee had 10 wins in 13 games against the spread last season.
- As 28-point or greater favorites last season, Tennessee went 3-0.
- Tennessee had seven of its 13 games hit the over last year.
- Virginia posted a 4-6-0 record against the spread last season.
- Virginia had two games (of 10) go over the total last year.
- Hendon Hooker: 3,135 PASS YDS / 241.2 YPG / 69.6% / 27 TD / 2 INT / 104 CAR / 430 RUSH YDS / 5 TD
- Jaylen Wright: 146 CAR / 875 YDS / 67.3 YPG / 10 TD
- Jabari Small: 157 CAR / 734 YDS / 56.5 YPG / 13 TD / 12 REC / 106 YDS / 8.2 YPG / 2 TD
- Jalin Hyatt: 67 REC / 1,267 YDS / 97.5 YPG / 15 TD
- Bru McCoy: 52 REC / 667 YDS / 51.3 YPG / 4 TD
- Ramel Keyton: 31 REC / 562 YDS / 43.2 YPG / 5 TD
- Byron Young: 32 TKL / 9 TFL / 7 SACK
- Aaron Beasley: 68 TKL / 11 TFL / 3 SACK
- Tamarion McDonald: 47 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
- Brennan Armstrong: 2,210 PASS YDS / 221 YPG / 54.6% / 7 TD / 12 INT / 123 CAR / 371 RUSH YDS / 6 TD
- Perris Jones: 81 CAR / 365 YDS / 36.5 YPG / 2 TD / 6 REC / 43 YDS / 4.3 YPG / 2 TD
- Keytaon Thompson: 53 REC / 579 YDS / 57.9 YPG / 0 TD
- Dontayvion Wicks: 30 REC / 430 YDS / 43 YPG / 2 TD
- Sackett Wood Jr.: 12 REC / 165 YDS / 16.5 YPG / 0 TD
- Chico Bennett Jr.: 32 TKL / 5 TFL / 7 SACK
- Nick Jackson: 85 TKL / 6 TFL / 5 SACK
- Anthony Johnson: 46 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 INT / 3 PD
- Game Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Location: Nashville, Tennessee
- Venue: Nissan Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
