The Tennessee Volunteers (6-4) put their three-game win streak on the line as they travel to meet the Missouri Tigers (5-5). Winners of four of its last five, Tennessee will be hoping to add to its recent success in this week’s clash. The game starts at 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov 21 and will be available on ESP2.
Missouri beat BYU 20-16 last week. Drew Lock had a good game passing the ball in the win, connecting on 19 of 28 passes for 244 yards, one TD and one interception. Tennessee also got the win in last week’s performance, winning easily over North Texas 24-0. Alvin Kamara had a huge game running the ball for the Volunteers, gaining 127 yards and two TDs on 15 carries. Jalen Hurd put up 72 rushing yards and a TD on 15 carries.
Tennessee is a nine-point favorite in this game against the Tigers.
Heading into Week 12 of the college football season, the Tigers are 5-5 Straight Up (SU) and 3-7 Against The Spread (ATS). In their five most recent matchups, the Tigers went 1-4 SU and 2-3 ATS. The Tigers have the 17th-best pass defense in the nation and give up 184 yards per game through the air. A crucial part of the game will be whether the Volunteers can protect their quarterback from Missouri’s hungry defense. It averages the 19th-most sacks in the nation with 2.7 per game.
Across the field, the Volunteers have 6-4 SU and 5-5 ATS records this season. The Volunteers went 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS over the last five games. The Volunteers like to keep the ball on the ground. On average, they run 46.1 times per game. Over the last five games, the Volunteers turned it up on defense, only allowing an average of 210.0 passing yards per game. With an average of 130.5 return yards per game (eighth-most in the country), Tennessee has had a great deal of success with its special teams.
Predictions: SU Winner – Tennessee, ATS Winner – Tennessee
Notes
Missouri is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
Missouri is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games.
Missouri is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Missouri is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Missouri’s last 13 games at home.
Tennessee is 5-2 SU when leading at the start of the 4th quarter this season. Missouri is 4-0 SU when carrying a lead into the fourth quarter.
The Missouri passing attack is ranked only 110th in the nation, while the Tennessee pass defense is ranked 69th. The Volunteers passing game is ranked just 80th, compared to the 17th-ranked pass defense of the Tigers.
