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Week 13 •
FirstBank Stadium

Tennessee @ Vanderbilt

0-0 SEC Power rating: 15.8
0-0 SEC Power rating: 12.1

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Is there value in the Tennessee vs Vanderbilt line?

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TENN -2.2
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Tennessee (power rating: 15.8) carries a 3.7-point advantage over Vanderbilt (12.1) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Vanderbilt's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 1.5) narrows that gap at FirstBank Stadium. Beyond home field, nothing else applies here - rest, travel, elevation and weather all read neutral for this matchup. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Tennessee vs Vanderbilt at FirstBank Stadium?

The latest reading for FirstBank Stadium shows Partly Cloudy, 73°F with winds of 6 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do Tennessee and Vanderbilt compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Tennessee (15.8) over Vanderbilt (12.1) by 3.7 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Vanderbilt faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Vanderbilt brings a modest home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 1.5). 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.

Where can I find more data on Tennessee and Vanderbilt?

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Blue Chip makes this Tennessee -2.2. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 22, 2026 Preliminary

Partly Cloudy

73°F

Rain9%
Precip0.00"
Humidity74%
Wind6 mph NNE
Gusts9 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Tennessee at Vanderbilt: aerial view of FirstBank Stadium, wind from the NNE at 6.3 mph, gusting to 9.2 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 13
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CST
Venue
FirstBank Stadium
Capacity
40,350
Elevation
551 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

TennesseeAway VanderbiltHome
This week162 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game1,034 miles
Season total3,657 miles2,835 miles
Body clock00:0023:00
Rest7 days7 days

Tennessee travels 162 miles to this game, a short road trip. Tennessee arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.