The Virginia Cavaliers and the Tennessee Volunteers open the regular season on Saturday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET (ABC). Below, we look at Virginia vs. Tennessee odds from BetMGM Sportsbook. Also see: SportsbookWire’s college football picks and predictions.
The Cavaliers head to Nashville for the 1st time since playing in the Music City Bowl back on Dec. 30, 2005, a 34-31 win over Minnesota, by the way. Virginia went just 3-7 last season in coach Tony Elliott’s debut, and it had a sad ending to the season when 3 players were murdered in November by a former player.
Virginia heads into the 2023 season with a lot of new faces, including QB Tony Muskett, a transfer from FCS Monmouth. He will be tasked with getting Elliott’s pro-style, timing-based offense up and moving. The team not only has a new signal caller, but the top 4 wideouts are gone, too. Yikes.
Tennessee begins the post-Hendon Hooker era in pretty good shape with QB Joe Milton III. Wideouts Jalin Hyatt and Cedric Tillman are gone to the NFL, but there are still plenty of downfield threats available with former USC receiver Bru McCoy and Squirrel White leading the way. The Vols have 3 competent backs to shoulder the load, too.
Tennessee is No. 10 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.
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Virginia vs. Tennessee odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 7:21 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Virginia +1350 (bet $100 to win $1,350) | Tennessee -5000 (bet $5,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Virginia +28 (-110) | Tennessee -28 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 57.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
2022 betting stats
- ML: Virginia 3-7 | Tennessee 11-2
- ATS: Virginia 4-6 | Tennessee 10-3
- O/U: Virginia 2-7-1 | Tennessee 7-6
Virginia vs. Tennessee head-to-head
The Volunteers lead the all-time series 3-1, with the last meeting coming on Jan. 1, 1991 in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The Vols won a 23-22 thriller that evening. The other 3 meetings were in Knoxville in 1927, 1940 and 1980. The latter was a 16-13 road win for the Hoos on Nov. 1, 1980, and that’s the last time these teams squared off in the Volunteer State until Saturday.
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