Joshua Dobbs and the Tennessee Volunteers take on Ralph Webb and the Vanderbilt Commodores in a game that will feature two of the best players in the SEC. Tennessee (7-4) will look to keep up its recent momentum after winning four of its last five. The game kicks off Saturday, Nov 28 at 4:00 p.m. ET and will be shown on SECN.
In last week’s matchup, Tennessee defeated Missouri 19-8. Von Pearson had a good performance in the victory, pulling in seven receptions for 28 yards. Vanderbilt is hoping for a different outcome after had an ugly loss against Texas A&M 25-0. Dallas Rivers had a quality performance running the ball for the Commodores, rushing three times for 30 yards.
A close score is not projected this week when the Commodores, a huge 17-point underdog, take on Tennessee.
Sitting at 7-4 Straight Up (SU) and 6-5 Against The Spread (ATS), the Volunteers will look to improve heading into Week 13. In their five most recent matchups, the Volunteers went 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS. The Tennessee running game is averaging 203.8 rushing yards during its last five matchups. During their last five games, the Volunteers gave up 181.2 passing yards per game. Tennessee’s special teams squad is a force to be reckoned with. They average 124.5 return yards per game, ninth in Division I.
Over on the other sideline, the Commodores head into Week 13 with records of 6-4-1 ATS and 4-7 SU. Over their last five games, the Commodores have a SU record of 2-3 and a 3-2 record ATS for those betting with them. The Volunteers are matching up with Vanderbilt’s defense at an inopportune time. Over the last five games, Vanderbilt’s opponents have only averaged 191.4 yards through the air. The Volunteers need to be careful with the football against the Commodores. Their defense ranks 15th in the country with 0.9 fumbles recovered per game. It’ll be hard to get the ball out of the hands of Vanderbilt’s offense this week. The team’s average time of possession is 33:30, ranking them 19th in the country.
Predictions: SU Winner – Tennessee, ATS Winner – Tennessee
Notes
Tennessee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee’s last 5 games.
Tennessee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
Tennessee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee’s last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tennessee’s last 9 games when playing Vanderbilt.
Tennessee is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing Vanderbilt.
Tennessee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Vanderbilt.
Tennessee is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt is 3-3 SU when leading at the half this season. Tennessee is 6-2 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
This season, Vanderbilt is 2-5 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, and 1-2 SU when losing the turnover battle.
Dating back to last year, Vanderbilt is only 2-13 SU against SEC opponents, while Tennessee is 7-8 SU against in-conference foes.
The Tennessee run defense is ranked 47th in the country this year, and will look to contain the 93rd-ranked rushing attack of Vanderbilt.
