Gameday picture · Week 10 · Rivalry
UK at VOLS
Sat, Nov 7 · TBD · Neyland Stadium
Desk line: Tennessee −10.5, total 52.5. Home favorite. Brandon should be the best player; Kentucky's front is why it isn't 14.
Spread
VOLS -10.5
Market desk line
Total
52.5
Win
74%
Kentucky
20
desk projection
Volunteers
31
Desk implied 32–21 · TENN −380 / UK +300
Kick weather
52°F
November afternoon, Neyland · lo 36°F
25% precip
Window
TBD
Sat Nov 7 at Neyland. Kick TBD. Rivalry Saturday.
Home rivalry after the bye
Unit matchups
Quarterback
VOLS 8 · 6 UK
Brandon should be the best player by November.
Running backs
VOLS 8 · 5 UK
Bishop / Morris. Identity vs a Stein front.
Receivers
VOLS 7 · 5 UK
Matthews / Staley. Perimeter gap.
Front seven
VOLS 7 · 5 UK
Knowles at home after the bye.
Secondary
VOLS 7 · 5 UK
Don't leak.
Special teams
VOLS 7 · 6 UK
Ranvier.
Players to watch
- VOLS
Faizon Brandon QB
Experience gap is Tennessee's if the year holds.
- VOLS
DeSean Bishop RB
Identity.
- VOLS
Mike Matthews WR
Shot plays.
- VOLS
David Sanders Jr. OL
Protect.
- VOLS
Jordan Norman EDGE
Get the QB down.
- VOLS
Xavier Gilliam DL
Early downs.
Key injuries
Opponent injury report not cited yet.
What the tape says
- First three after the bye.
- Bishop early.
- Don't sit on a 10-point number.
History
- Home rivalry Saturday. The state splits for a week. The desk does not.
Roster advantage · vs Kentucky
VOLS holds the two-deep
Starter-vs-starter grades for Will Stein's Kentucky. Tap a card for stats and reasoning.
Net grade
+17
8 VOLS · 0 even · 0 UK