Tennessee opens favored over Mississippi State by a large margin (-24.5)

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KTrain said:
Miss State scored 31 points vs Georgia at Georgia of course UGA had 41.
Nobody except Alabama has scored more than Miss State did on UGA, they have a decent offense a bit young. The most UGA gave up in a win was the 31 to MSU then 20 to Florida & 15 to Texas. So on a given Saturday Miss State can score. I think their young but they did get that 31 on the road at UGA.
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If I hadn't watched a good portion of their games against Toledo and Texas, I might believe that they are better than their record indicates, but I did watch portions of both of those games and they suck.

They are 0-5 in the SEC and 2-7 overall. They will finish 0-8 in the SEC and 2-10 overall.
 
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No way in hell we cover this spread. Regular season is almost over and we have still yet to eclipse 30 points in a conference game.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
If I hadn't watched a good portion of their games against Toledo and Texas, I might believe that they are better than their record indicates, but I did watch portions of both of those games and they suck.

They are 0-5 in the SEC and 2-7 overall. They will finish 0-8 in the SEC and 2-10 overall.
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So UGA giving up 31 points at home to Miss State means I guess UGAs defense sucks, giving up 31 to an eventual 0-8 SEC bottom dweller. So I'll go with your narrative, we should kill UGA & Miss State. 🤣
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Didn't watch the NC State game? They are comparable to Mississippi State. Some of the takes on here, are just dumb.
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How you could watch the last several games and be so sure of a blowout is not smart - it’s just blind faith. Nothing wrong with that at all but the evidence isn’t there.
 
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Clad in Big Orange said:
How you could watch the last several games and be so sure of a blowout is not smart - it’s just blind faith. Nothing wrong with that at all but the evidence isn’t there.
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MSU has a BAD G5 level defense and we know how we scored against them.
 
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Clad in Big Orange said:
How you could watch the last several games and be so sure of a blowout is not smart - it’s just blind faith. Nothing wrong with that at all but the evidence isn’t there.
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You are acting like all opponents are the same. They're not. My "faith" has more to do with the fact that we are playing the worst team in the SEC this weekend (by a mile) and the game is at home.

It isn't "blind," however. I have seen Mississippi State play. As I have said more than once now. I watched their games with both Toledo and Texas, and they are terrible, on both sides of the ball. That's my evidence. The quality of the opponent matters.
 
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KTrain said:
So UGA giving up 31 points at home to Miss State means I guess UGAs defense sucks, giving up 31 to an eventual 0-8 SEC bottom dweller. So I'll go with your narrative, we should kill UGA & Miss State. 🤣
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I didn't say a word about Georgia. I did say that Mississippi State lost at home to Toledo 41-17 .... because they did. I watched it. Mississippi State is atrocious.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
You are acting like all opponents are the same. They're not. My "faith" has more to do with the fact that we are playing the worst team in the SEC this weekend (by a mile) and the game is at home.

It isn't "blind," however. I have seen Mississippi State play. As I have said more than once now. I watched their games with both Toledo and Texas, and they are terrible, on both sides of the ball. That's my evidence. The quality of the opponent matters.
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BowlBrother85 said:
You are acting like all opponents are the same. They're not. My "faith" has more to do with the fact that we are playing the worst team in the SEC this weekend (by a mile) and the game is at home.

It isn't "blind," however. I have seen Mississippi State play. As I have said more than once now. I watched their games with both Toledo and Texas, and they are terrible, on both sides of the ball. That's my evidence. The quality of the opponent matters.
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You might be right and I hope so. This team needs confidence going into Athens for any kind of chance there. A high output scoring day Saturday would do wonders for everyone.
 
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I'm not going to say we cover until I see it, but if we were going to again this season against P5 competition, this is the game. MS State's defense is incredibly bad.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I didn't say a word about Georgia. I did say that Mississippi State lost at home to Toledo 41-17 .... because they did. I watched it. Mississippi State is atrocious.
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So how did they score the most points vs Georgia than any other team except Bama if they are atrocious. So to me that means Georgia defense is a fraud, if you are right.
Just to be clear I hope we score 31 vs Georgia. Have you ever heard Heupel say each game takes on its own identity. I'm just messing with you, just cant come up with absolutes when you're dealing with18-22 year old's in a game with odd shape ball that takes crazy bounces at times.
I mean even a mediocre Arkansas could beat us, oh wait.
 
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KTrain said:
So how did they score the most points vs Georgia than any other team except Bama if they are atrocious. So to me that means Georgia defense is a fraud, if you are right.
Just to be clear I hope we score 31 vs Georgia. Have you ever heard Heupel say each game takes on its own identity. I'm just messing with you, just cant come up with absolutes when you're dealing with18-22 year old's in a game with odd shape ball that takes crazy bounces at times.
I mean even a mediocre Arkansas could beat us, oh wait.
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I'm just saying that I saw Mississippi State's game with Toledo .... and they suck.
 
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Clad in Big Orange said:
You might be right and I hope so. This team needs confidence going into Athens for any kind of chance there. A high output scoring day Saturday would do wonders for everyone.
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We bombed a couple teams before we went dead on offense against Oklahoma and Arkansas. Beating up on Mississippi State should'nt have any real affect on the Georgia game. We have to go out and play well in Athens.
 
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Ned Ray McWorkher said:
We bombed a couple teams before we went dead on offense against Oklahoma and Arkansas. Beating up on Mississippi State should'nt have any real affect on the Georgia game. We have to go out and play well in Athens.
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I beg to differ. The funk the offense has been in, especially first half droughts, needs to be reversed to get the team's swagger back. No chance if they go into Athens a night with a timid mindset.
 
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Betting on sports teams I like is like a massive taboo in my world. Only done it a couple times and for me, the agony of it is just not worth the possible payoff (rather play blackjack, as least I have some say so in the outcome!!)

But, I have to ask my VN brethren what y'all think about us giving up over 3 TDs to Miss State who, has been kind of rallying lately, while we continue to just get by our opponents.

What say you? Time to run down to Hard Rock Seminole Casino and put some money down? And to cover or, not to cover?

Go Vols

Tennessee opens as a massive favorite over Mississippi State​

Can they cover?
By Terry A. Lambert@TLambertTN Nov 4, 2024, 9:11am EST
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Jeff Lebby and Mississippi State found just their second win of the 2024 season last weekend against UMass, and now they have a date with No. 7 Tennessee at Neyland Stadium. The Volunteers, currently in the thick of the College Football Playoff battle, have no room for error.
Tennessee did what they’ve done for the past month on Saturday against Kentucky — start painfully slow, lean on defense, then figure it out when it counts. Dylan Sampson and Miles Kitselman each found the endzone in the third quarter to take the lead, which Tennessee wouldn’t give back. The 28-18 win over the now 3-6 Wildcats was hardly impressive, but the Vols did benefit from other contenders like Texas A&M and Iowa State falling.
Now enters Mississippi State and Josh Heupel’s former assistant Jeff Lebby. While the Bulldogs are just 2-7 on the year, they’ve played opponents tough over the last month. Mississippi State went on the road to Georgia and put up 31 points. They stuck right with Texas A&M a few weeks back in Starkville.
Frankly, those results along with Tennessee’s offensive struggles have me wondering why this spread is so large. Tennessee is favored by 24 points over Mississippi State this weekend, per DraftKings Sportsbook.
Tennessee is the better team and they should roll here, but Lebby’s knowledge of Heupel’s system and the Vols’ tendency to start slow make me question that line a bit.
Tennessee and Mississippi State are set for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff. ESPN will have the call.
 
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It’s hard to say. Mississippi State has a terrible defense, just absolutely atrocious. But will our WRs catch balls? Will Nico continue to be accurate? If the offense clicks we will beat these fools by 50.
 
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I laid the pts, but did buy the hook(.5). I also like the under. I've had a great week, and year. Hope to continue! Go Vols!
 
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