Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Tennessee · Conference game
Closing spread
TENN -2.5
✓ VAN W
Total
66.5
▲ Over · 69 pts
Model before kickoff
VAN 32–34 TENN
✗ TENN (58%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTENN -2.5
CloseTENN -2.5
Total65.5 → 66.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTENN -2.5
no move
CloseTENN -2.5
No change since the open
Total
Open65.5
▲ 1
Close66.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TENN -2.5 · unchangedmodel TENN -4
model TENN -4
Opened 65.5 · closed 66.5 · moved 1 upmodel 66
model 66
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 52% (316 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTENN -2.5
CloseTENN -2.5
Total65.5 → 66.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
TENN as a 2.5-point home favorite against VAN, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: VAN won 45–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 69 points went over 66.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.9 against an average line of 3.6; 55.9 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-1 | 20–17 | W | U61.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 22–24 | L | U63 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 28–42 | L | O61.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4.25 | 38–27 | W | O62.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 10–17 | L | U65.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-1 | 20–22 | L | U62.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 43–42 | L | O65 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 41–3 | W | U60 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 29–31 | L | O59.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total |
-5 | 43–40 | L | O70 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Vanderbilt ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Vanderbilt ATS trend (9-2)
Vanderbilt have covered 82% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Vanderbilt 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Vanderbilt 3-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 78 earlier overs in games with totals 62.5–70.5, 19% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 8-2 80% | 7-3 70% | |
| 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
VAN 0–2 TENN
TENN leads · 2 games since 2023 · TENN has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 2024 | Tennessee 36 @ Vanderbilt 23 | TENN -9.5 | TENN W |
| Nov 25 2023 | Vanderbilt 24 @ Tennessee 48 | TENN -28 | VAN W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
VAN+3.1 →+15.4▲ 12.3#15
TENN+17.7 →+16.0▼ 1.7#13
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#4
Offense
Even#8
#68
Defense
Even#66
+0.4 #39
Turnovers
Even+0.3 #45
62 plays #124
Pace
TENN faster ▶73 plays #11
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| VAN off | TENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.9 #9 | 27.3 #87 | VAN |
| Yards / play | 7.40 #2 | 5.26 #47 | VAN |
| PPA / play | +0.40 #1 | +0.04 #50 | VAN |
| Success rate | 53% #3 | 42% #80 | VAN |
| TENN off | VAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 42.3 #4 | 21.7 #42 | TENN |
| Yards / play | 6.73 #17 | 5.51 #65 | TENN |
| PPA / play | +0.32 #5 | +0.16 #105 | TENN |
| Success rate | 52% #6 | 41% #61 | TENN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
VAN scoring against the TENN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #69 | 12.5 #8 | 18.5 #21 | 10.4 #4 | 9.5 #16 | 19.8 #5 | |
4.1 #42 | 8.8 #94 | 12.9 #73 | 5.4 #65 | 8.5 #113 | 13.8 #99 |
TENN scoring against the VAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14.5 #1 | 11.0 #23 | 25.5 #2 | 9.4 #11 | 6.5 #71 | 15.9 #25 | |
4.9 #58 | 7.3 #62 | 12.2 #61 | 3.6 #25 | 5.9 #53 | 9.5 #31 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
45° · 2 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
VAN7d
TENN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
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