ESPN's Matchup Predictor for final 3 games

[VolNGA1]

Why would anyone trust ESPN to give honest advice once they started Bet ESPN? Have you ever heard anyone say, My bookie said the Vols are going to win this week?

 

[LargeOrange1]

We will be more favored over Vandy once they lose to Auburn today.

Uhhhhh....you were saying?

 

[TJSVOLS]

Touched a nerve, did I? Nega Vols tend to have have fragile nerves

Man you need to put the bottle down, I may be a lot of things, but a nega vol isn’t one of them. Where did you even come up with that stupidity??? I believe if you’ll go back and look I asked if fl had players opting out.

 

[Hairy Vols]

Uhhhhh....you were saying?

Youre going to talk trash after I made a bold prediction for a major underdog to win when they took it to overtime? LMAO

 

[Hairy Vols]

Vandy says hold my beer.

I was feeling very confident for the 1st three qtrs before Auburn blew it lol

 

[kcvols1]

We are what our record says we are. Throw whatever you want at the wall. The only thing that’s going to stick is 6–3.

Is this Dennis Green?

 

[kcvols1]

The irony is that the Vols could actually beat anyone if they could just play a clean game.

They’re young.

Clean game is a big ask.

I’d been hoping they’d get cleaner with time but that Oklahoma game was like watching Wile E. Coyote drop a boulder on himself.

Damn bro, just grab the Roadrunner while he’s stopped to eat the birdseed!

 

[LWSVOL]

Because this is the worst Florida team we will face in probably 20+ years.

Interim coach
Starters opting out
Starters getting injuries and shutting down

2016 Florida was worse they won in Knoxville 10-9.. were horrible

Bad memory. game was in 2014 not 2016. UPDATED

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

We should probably be touchdown underdogs to both FL and Vandy. I think we’d probably be more focused and play better.

 

[Hairy Vols]

2016 Florida was worse they won in Knoxville 10-9.. were horrible

I’m hoping this beat down by Kentucky ruined all their motivation and they flounder against us.

 

[TrueOrange]

Tennessee's chances to win each of the final three games, according to ESPN analytics.

New Mexico State 99%
Florida 58.9%
Vanderbilt 57.1%

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These have very weird updating schedules...ie, I dont think they update them weekly. Going into this last weekend, the FPI still favored Missouri over Oklahoma after the Vanderbilt loss, despite the former losing their starting QB in the loss and forced into playing a third-string true freshman who'd only thrown 6 passes in his career situation.

I have my doubts that they update them any further than 2 weeks out, truthfully.

 

[Orangeslice13]

I’m hoping this beat down by Kentucky ruined all their motivation and they flounder against us.

They still have another beating coming before they get to us.

 

[Usaf redhorse]

If the past is a predictor of the future, UF will play us like UGA.

I totally agree. Historically speaking Florida always plays one of their best games of the year against Tennessee and especially at home. Hell I remember the 90s very well which in my opinion was Tennessee footballs decade with one exception. And that was Florida. Tennessee had a superior team more times than not and Florida always seemed to find a way to win. So I wouldn’t be surprised if Florida wins by 10 ? It won’t be easy IMHO

 

[Usaf redhorse]

Touched a nerve, did I? Nega Vols tend to have have fragile nerves

Lots of folks on this chat with sensitive feelings when I was a kid back in the 70s when you knew you we’re losing an argument you could always go nuclear and say “Yo Momma” it was usually check mate!!

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

Because this is the worst Florida team we will face in probably 20+ years.

Interim coach
Starters opting out
Starters getting injuries and shutting down

If they suck that’s their problem. It will still be a great victory if we go down there and win. It will make it 3 out of 4! Dadgum skippy!!!!GBO

 

[JMSqb11]

2016 Florida was worse they won in Knoxville 10-9.. were horrible

Bad memory. game was in 2014 not 2016. UPDATED

Sir Florida went 7-5 in 2014. They are likely to win only 3 games and have 1 win that shouldn't have been a win in SEC play.

 

[rocytop2624]

The irony is that the Vols could actually beat anyone if they could just play a clean game.

That's what really sucks about this season. We are better than are record.

 

[xpsyclonex2002]

What a weird season. We are more favored on the road at Florida than at home against Vandy

I'm not convinced we can beat Vandy. They are as good as advertised. Well coached. And they have a hell of a leader in Pavia. I think they have more to prove than we do. Our D is garbage. If their D shows up, they will likely just out pace us. We'll get behind and turn one dimensional. If their D doesn't have a solid plan for us, and it's a shootout, we eek out a win.

 

[xpsyclonex2002]

That's what really sucks about this season. We are better than are record.

We have bunch of parts and pieces that are top shelf. However, put them together and you have mediocrity. It's inexplicable. It's maddening. I think it's equal parts coaching and bad team chemistry on defense. If you fixed either one of them, you would probably still have a problem.

 

[UTFranklinVol]

the fact that we are only 60% favored to beat putrid Florida with no head coach who just got monkey stomped by Kentucky says that the world does not trust Tennessee or coach Heupel.

 

[Volbrando]

Vols defense won’t be able to stop Vandy.

this is what I'm afraid of. Pavia can make plays even when it doesn't look like one is there

 

[LWSVOL]

Sir Florida went 7-5 in 2014. They are likely to win only 3 games and have 1 win that shouldn't have been a win in SEC play.

Still, from my views of the two Florida teams, that 2014 Florida team was the least talented Florida team I've observed in my years of following UT.. Wins and losses don't always reflect the talent levels... JMO

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

Sir Florida went 7-5 in 2014. They are likely to win only 3 games and have 1 win that shouldn't have been a win in SEC play.

I hope they go 2-10 next year. Again who cares how good they are. GBO