Week 5 • September 27, 2025, 08:15 PM UTC
3-1
SEC
Power Rank: 16.2
41 FINAL 34
4-0
SEC
Power Rank: 10.9
Mississippi State covered by 0.5 | Game went Over by 13.5

Tennessee defeated Mississippi State 41–34 in a one-score game.

Tennessee @ Mississippi State Preview

General Information

Week: Week 5
Kick Off (at stadium): 03:15 PM CDT
Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium
Capacity: 60,311
Elevation: 381 ft
HFA Rating: 2.2
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread Tennessee -7.5
Total (O/U) 61.5
Expected Score TENN 34.5 - 27.0 MSST
Power Rank Implied Line Tennessee +5.3
Prediction Markets Tennessee 72% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

33.4°F

Wind Chill: 27.4°F
Wind: 6.5 mph SW
Gusts: 13.9 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 75%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Tennessee (Away)

This Week: 326.2 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 634.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 16:15
Rest Days: 7

Mississippi State (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 299.9 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:15
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line Tennessee -7.5
Total Points 61.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Tennessee 16.2
Mississippi State 10.9
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 326 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Davis Wade Stadium
Capacity 60,311
Elevation 381 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 33.4°F
Wind Speed 6.5 mph
Your Line Mississippi State -5.3
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Tennessee vs Mississippi State?

Tennessee: Key Factors

Mississippi State: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Tennessee travels 326 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Tennessee arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Tennessee won by 7 in a one-score game.

Mississippi State covered the spread, covering narrowly.

The total went Over by 13.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Davis Wade Stadium?

At 33.4°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 Tennessee and Mississippi State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Tennessee (16.2) over Mississippi State (10.9) by 5.3 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Mississippi State faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Mississippi State brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.2). 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 and Mississippi State covered the spread.