The SEC on CBS will feature another ranked matchup on Saturday when the No. 14 Missouri Tigers host the No. 13 Tennessee Volunteers in a critical SEC East matchup. Both teams are 7-2 on the season and would need a lot of help to get back into the College Football Playoff conversation. However, a New Year's Six bowl is still in play for both programs and the Vols are still mathematically alive in the division as well. Josh Heupel is now in his third season with the Volunteers and is 25-10, while Eli Drinkwitz is enjoying his best season in Year 4 at Missouri and is 24-21 overall.
Tennessee leads the all-time series 6-5 and has won and covered the spread in each of the last four head-to-head meetings with Missouri. This time around, the Volunteers are 2-point favorites in the Missouri vs. Tennessee odds via SportsLine consensus while the over/under is at 59 points. Before making any Tennessee vs. Missouri picks, you need to see the college football predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a stunning profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now the model has dialed in on Tennessee vs. Missouri and just revealed its coveted picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Now, here are the college football odds and trends for Missouri vs. Tennessee:
- Missouri vs. Tennessee spread: Tennessee -2
- Missouri vs. Tennessee over/under: 59 points
- Missouri vs. Tennessee money line: Tennessee -129, Missouri +109
- Missouri vs. Tennessee picks: See picks here
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Why Tennessee can cover
The Volunteers had the nation's best scoring offense last season but with Hendon Hooker and their top two wide receivers drafted in the spring, it's a new-look Tennessee offense. Joe Milton III hasn't had the same level of success down the field as Hooker but the veteran is completing 65.4% of his passes and has thrown 15 touchdowns against only four interceptions.
However, this is a team that will hope to win the game at the line of scrimmage on Saturday. The Volunteers are averaging 227.8 yards per game on the ground this season while limiting opponents to just 97.3 rushing yards per contest. Milton, Jaylen Wright, Dylan Sampson and Jabari Small give Tennessee four viable running options at any given time and they'll look to overpower a Missouri defense that gave up 274 rushing yards in a loss to LSU earlier this year. See picks at SportsLine.
Why Missouri can cover
Mizzou is coming off a 30-21 loss at the hands of No. 2 Georgia but the Tigers led in the second half and covered comfortably as 14-point underdogs against the two-time defending national champions. Cody Schrader rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown in the victory and his ability to provide balance for the Missouri offense will be critical on Saturday against a stout Tennessee run defense.
Schrader has rushed for 919 yards and 10 touchdowns this season and Tennessee has lost two of the three games where it has allowed more than 100 yards rushing. Meanwhile, the Missouri front seven will hope to pester Milton with pressure. The Tigers have 27 sacks in nine games this season, ranking 15th in the nation in sacks. Darius Robinson leads the team with 5.5 sacks and they've all come over his last five games. See picks at SportsLine.
How to make Missouri vs. Tennessee picks
SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the total, projecting 66 combined points. It also says one side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time. You can see the model's pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Tennessee vs. Missouri, and which side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up well over $2,000 on top-rated spread picks since its inception, and find out, and don't forget to stream on Paramount+.
