Week 2 • September 06, 2025, 07:30 PM UTC
East Tennessee State @ Tennessee
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -20.6
17 FINAL 72
1-0
SEC
Power Rank: 16.9

Tennessee defeated East Tennessee State 72–17 in a dominant performance.

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General Information

Week: Week 2
Kick Off (at stadium): 03:30 PM EDT
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 101,915
Elevation: 899 ft
HFA Rating: 3.1
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Tennessee +37.5
Prediction Markets Tennessee 50% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Cloudy

Cloudy

24.4°F

Wind Chill: 19.9°F
Wind: 2.9 mph SSW
Gusts: 6.1 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 81%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

East Tennessee State (Away)

This Week: 90.0 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 269.9 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 7

Tennessee (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 308.0 miles
Season Total: 308.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 7

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
East Tennessee State -20.6
Tennessee 16.9
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 90 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Neyland Stadium
Capacity 101,915
Elevation 899 ft
Weather: Cloudy
Temperature 24.4°F
Wind Speed 2.9 mph
Your Line Tennessee +37.5
Implied Value

What are the key factors for East Tennessee State vs Tennessee?

East Tennessee State: Key Factors

Tennessee: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

East Tennessee State travels 90 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Tennessee won by 55 in a dominant performance.

Does weather affect this game at Neyland Stadium?

At 24.4°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 East Tennessee State and Tennessee compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Tennessee (16.9) over East Tennessee State (-20.6) by 37.5 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.

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Tennessee won this game.