Tennessee football vs Kent State score predictions: Will Vols cover spread?

Tennessee football has its final early season nonconference game before opening SEC play.

The No. 9 Vols (2-0) host Kent State (0-2 on Saturday (7:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network) at Neyland Stadium, where it opened the season with a win against Chattanooga. UT plays at Oklahoma in its SEC opener.

Here are the predictions from the Knox News staff:

Tennessee vs Kent State odds, money line, over/under

Odds courtesy of BetMGM, as of Tuesday

• Spread: -48.5
• Money: -115
• O/U: 62.5

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Tennessee vs Kent State predictions, picks for college football Week 3

Adam Sparks

Tennessee 63, Kent State 3: This is almost as lopsided as an FBS matchup could be. I suppose Josh Heupel could name a score before kickoff, and the Vols would have a chance of hitting that mark. 

John Adams

Tennessee 62, Kent State 6: The Vols reached 50 points only once last season. They already have passed 50 twice this season.

This would be the first time in the modern era of UT football that the Vols have scored 50 or more points in three consecutive games. They also did it in 1913.

And no, I didn’t cover that team.

Mike Wilson

Tennessee 73, Kent State 6: Tennessee will threaten school records against Kent State, which looks like the worst team on the schedule for the Vols. It should get ugly and only get uglier. The only thing stopping the Vols from scoring 100 will likely be a second half for the backups.

Cora Hall

Tennessee 66, Kent State 9: The Vols steamrolled their first two opponents and this week will be no different. Tennessee will notch another confidence-boosting blowout win before starting its conference schedule. 

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Gentry Estes

Tennessee 77, Kent State 0: Yeah, I’m not kidding. The Golden Flashes just lost to Saint Francis.

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