The two teams score 46 or more points between them (exactly 45 is a push).
Confidence74%
Model75.8%SportsbooksOdds69.7%Edge+6.1
Reading a pick: Sportsbooks is the win chance built into the odds when the pick went up, Model is our model’s own number, and Edge is the gap between them. Every pick is graded once the game is final.
Predicted score by quarterThe model’s most likely score in each quarter, away team first
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q41st halfFinal
ALAAlabama7100141731
TENNTennessee017701724
Most likely final scoresALA 31–24 TENN 0.6%ALA 35–28 TENN 0.6%ALA 28–21 TENN 0.5%
Projected box scoreModel onlyBuilt from 19 full box scores per team · not a betting line
ALAAlabamaTennesseeTENN
Offense
389▼ 201Total yards▼ 350363
229▼ 147Passing yards▼ 197213
160▼ 54Rushing yards▲ 153150
20▼ 12First downs▲ 2019
Scoring
4▼ 1Touchdowns▼ 23
2▼ 0Passing touchdowns▼ 01
2▼ 1Rushing touchdowns= 22
1= 1Field goals made▲ 41
Ball security
1▲ 4Turnovers▲ 21
1▲ 2Interceptions thrown= 11
1▲ 2Fumbles lost= 11
0Sacks allowed0
56▲ 68Penalty yards▲ 6552
Team stat picksThe model’s own lines on each team’s yards and first downs · no sportsbook odds
ALATotal yardsOver 315.5Proj. 38972%Lost · 201
ALAPassing yardsOver 172.5Proj. 22972%Lost · 147
ALARushing yardsOver 107.5Proj. 16072%Lost · 54
ALAFirst downsOver 16.5Proj. 2072%Lost · 12
TENNTotal yardsOver 289.5Proj. 36372%Won · 350
TENNPassing yardsOver 155.5Proj. 21372%Won · 197
TENNRushing yardsOver 97.5Proj. 15072%Won · 153
TENNFirst downsOver 15.5Proj. 2074%Won · 20
Key playersProjected lines for each team’s quarterback, running back and top receivers
Road form.Alabama is 2-0 on the road this season, winning by 30.5 points a game.
Home form.Tennessee is 3-1 at home, scoring 34.8 points a game there.
Line move.The spread opened at TENN +5.5 and is now TENN +7.5, a 2-point move toward Alabama.
Rest.Both teams come in on 7 days’ rest.
Tale of the tape
ALAAlabamaTENNTennessee
ALAAlabamaTENNTennessee
5-1Record5-1
2-0 roadRoad / home3-1 home
L1StreakW2
7 daysRest7 days
44.2Points per game34.7
20.7Points allowed15.5
+141Point differentialseason to date+115
270Passing yards / game187
182Rushing yards / game228
49%3rd-down conversion36%
14Takeaways9
0Sacks0
7Turnovers8
246Passing yards / game181
167Rushing yards / game226
55%3rd-down conversion31%
7Takeaways6
0Sacks0
5Turnovers5
Season to date, per game, from the box scores; “road · home” compares Alabama’s road games with Tennessee’s home games. The brighter bar marks the better side.
Recent games
Most recent first · closing moneyline beside each score · form reads oldest to newestMost recent first · closing moneyline
ALAAlabama5-1WWWWL
Wk 6Oct 10vs UGA
UGAGeorgia20ALAAlabama17
Georgia moneyline +100Alabama moneyline −137
LFINAL
Wk 5Oct 3@ MSST
ALAAlabama56MSSTMississippi St23
Alabama moneyline −222Mississippi St moneyline +170
WFINAL
Wk 4Sep 26vs SC
SCSouth Carolina18ALAAlabama49
South Carolina moneyline +365Alabama moneyline −588
WFINAL
Wk 3Sep 19vs FSU
FSUFlorida St36ALAAlabama50
Florida St moneyline +660Alabama moneyline −1667
WFINAL
Wk 2Sep 12@ UK
ALAAlabama45UKKentucky17
Alabama moneyline −417Kentucky moneyline +285
WFINAL
TENNTennessee5-1WWLWW
Wk 6Oct 10@ ARK
TENNTennessee24ARKArkansas17
Tennessee moneyline −625Arkansas moneyline +410
WFINAL
Wk 5Oct 3vs AUB
AUBAuburn14TENNTennessee24
Auburn moneyline +185Tennessee moneyline −244
WFINAL
Wk 4Sep 26vs TEX
TEXTexas20TENNTennessee17
Texas moneyline −208Tennessee moneyline +160
LFINAL
Wk 3Sep 19vs KENN
KENNKennesaw St9TENNTennessee42
Kennesaw St moneyline +1500Tennessee moneyline −10000
Meetings · most recent first · closing moneyline beside each scoreMost recent first · closing moneyline
2025 · Wk 8Bryant-Denny Stadium
ALAAlabama37TENNTennessee20
Alabama moneyline +260Tennessee moneyline −357
Line movement
MarketOpenNow
Moneyline (ALA)−313−313
Moneyline (TENN)+245+245
Spread (TENN)+5.5▴up +7.5
Total56.5▾down 51
Where each line opened and where it sits now at the sportsbooks we follow. Spreads are listed for the home team.
Tennessee beat Alabama 26–10 in college football Week 7, on Saturday, October 17 at 3:30 PM ET. The moneyline had Alabama at −313 and Tennessee at +245.
Our model predicted a final score of Alabama 31, Tennessee 24. Its picks: Alabama to win (−333), lost; Tennessee +17.5 (−345), won; over 45 points (−204), lost. The best pick was Alabama to win, at 86% confidence.