Week 14 • November 29, 2025, 08:30 PM UTC
9-2
SEC
Power Rank: 17.5
45 FINAL 24
8-3
SEC
Power Rank: 20.1
Vanderbilt covered by 23.5 | Game went Over by 3.5

Vanderbilt defeated Tennessee 45–24 to secure a comfortable win.

Vanderbilt @ Tennessee Preview

General Information

Week: Week 14
Kick Off (at stadium): 03:30 PM EST
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 101,915
Elevation: 899 ft
HFA Rating: 3.1
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread Tennessee -2.5
Total (O/U) 65.5
Expected Score VAN 31.5 - 34.0 TENN
Power Rank Implied Line Tennessee +2.6
Prediction Markets Tennessee 58% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

23.7°F

Wind Chill: 18.8°F
Wind: 3.4 mph SW
Gusts: 7.2 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 80%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Vanderbilt (Away)

This Week: 162.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 3845.4 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:30
Rest Days: 7

Tennessee (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 888.1 miles
Season Total: 2701.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 7

Line Value Calculator

Adjust factors to calculate your projected line

Betting Information
Current Line Tennessee -2.5
Total Points 65.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Vanderbilt 17.5
Tennessee 20.1
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 162 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Neyland Stadium
Capacity 101,915
Elevation 899 ft
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Temperature 23.7°F
Wind Speed 3.4 mph
Your Line Tennessee +2.6
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Vanderbilt vs Tennessee?

Vanderbilt: Key Factors

Tennessee: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Vanderbilt travels 162 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Vanderbilt arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Vanderbilt won by 21 to secure a comfortable win.

Vanderbilt covered the spread, covering the spread comfortably.

The total went Over by 3.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Neyland Stadium?

At 23.7°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Vanderbilt and Tennessee compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Tennessee (20.1) over Vanderbilt (17.5) by 2.6 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Tennessee brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.1). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Sources

Weather

Vanderbilt won and Vanderbilt covered the spread.