Gameday picture · Week 5 · Rivalry
AUB at VOLS
Sat, Oct 3, 3:30 PM · ABC · Neyland Stadium
Desk line: Tennessee −6.5, total 54.5. Market not locked. Home favorite a week after a top-ranked guest. Steal a possession and take the fourth quarter.
Spread
VOLS -6.5
Market desk line
Total
54.5
Win
64%
Auburn
24
desk projection
Volunteers
31
Desk implied 31–24 · TENN −250 / AUB +210
Kick weather
72°F
October afternoon, Neyland · lo 52°F
20% precip
Window
ABC
Sat Oct 3, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC. Rivalry Saturday. Kick locked.
Home SEC after Texas
Unit matchups
Quarterback
VOLS 7 · 6 AUB
Brandon a week after Manning. Experience gap is still the question.
Running backs
VOLS 8 · 6 AUB
Bishop / Morris vs an Auburn front that lives on early downs.
Receivers
VOLS 7 · 6 AUB
Matthews / Staley. The perimeter has to be more than underneath.
Front seven
VOLS 6 · 6 AUB
Knowles' second SEC Saturday. Freeze will script tempo.
Secondary
VOLS 6 · 6 AUB
Even. Takeaways decide it.
Special teams
VOLS 7 · 6 AUB
Ranvier is the edge if it's a one-score game.
Players to watch
- VOLS
Faizon Brandon QB
Week after Manning. Don't sit on the Texas tape.
- VOLS
DeSean Bishop RB
Identity vs a rivalry front.
- VOLS
Braylon Staley WR
Slot safety valve. Need a shot play.
- VOLS
Wendell Moe Jr. OL
Interior is the game.
- VOLS
Tyree Weathersby EDGE
Get the QB off schedule.
- VOLS
Daevin Hobbs DL
Early-down wins.
Key injuries
Opponent injury report not cited yet.
What the tape says
- Don't hangover from Texas. First three drives.
- Bishop on first down.
- Rivalry special teams. One possession.
History
- Home rivalry Saturday after the Texas circus.
- Heupel's Neyland nights against Auburn are résumé games.
Roster advantage · vs Auburn
VOLS holds the two-deep
Starter-vs-starter grades for Hugh Freeze's Auburn. Tap a card for stats and reasoning.
Net grade
+5
4 VOLS · 4 even · 0 AUB