Week 7 •
Neyland Stadium

Alabama @ Tennessee , Week 7, Oct 17, 2026

5-0 SEC Power rating: 27.3
4-1 SEC Power rating: 17.8

Is there value in the Alabama vs Tennessee line?

Market line
ALA -4.5
PM Implied
ALA -4.4
Blue Chip model
ALA -6.7
Edge
-2.1ALA
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Betting information

Spread
ALA -4.5
Total
56.5
Odds implied score
ALA 30.5 – 26.0 TENN
Prediction markets
ALA 66% win chance (Kalshi)

DraftKings · as of October 8, 2026

Alabama (power rating: 27.3) carries a 9.5-point advantage over Tennessee (17.8) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Tennessee's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.9) narrows that gap at Neyland Stadium. The market line is Alabama -4.5 and our model shows Alabama -6.7; Clear edge toward Alabama. 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 Alabama vs Tennessee at Neyland Stadium?

The latest reading for Neyland Stadium shows Clear, 70°F with winds of 1 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.

What do prediction markets say about Alabama vs Tennessee?

Prediction markets on Kalshi price Alabama as 66% favorites to beat Tennessee (34%). That implies a market-derived spread of Alabama -4.4, in line with the bookmaker line of Alabama -4.5. The Blue Chip model makes it Alabama -6.7, a modest gap from the Kalshi consensus. Use the line value calculator below to compare prediction market probabilities against your own line.

How do Alabama and Tennessee compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Alabama (27.3) over Tennessee (17.8) by 9.5 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Tennessee faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Tennessee brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.9). 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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Weather

Blue Chip makes this Alabama -6.7, 2.1 points toward Alabama against the market.

Conditions

as of October 14, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

70°F

Rain6%
Precip0.00"
Humidity70%
Wind1 mph SE
Gusts1 mph
Wind map for Alabama at Tennessee: aerial view of Neyland Stadium, wind from the SE at 0.9 mph, gusting to 0.9 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 7
Kickoff (local)
03:30 PM EDT
Venue
Neyland Stadium
Capacity
101,915
Elevation
899 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

Measure AlabamaAway TennesseeHome
This week280 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game1,148 miles
Season total1,175 miles1,454 miles
Body clock14:3015:30
Rest7 days7 days

Alabama travels 280 miles to this game, a short road trip. Alabama arrives with a 1-hour eastward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.