Tennessee opens as slight road favorite at Texas A&M
By Sydney Hunte
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Tennessee got back on track in Week 10, routing Kentucky 34-6 at Neyland Stadium to move to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the SEC.
The Volunteers, No. 13 in the initial College Football Playoff Top 25, will move into the Top 12 after beating the No. 6 Wildcats. But their Playoff hopes could take a shot in Week 11 when they travel to face Texas A&M at Kyle Field.
The Aggies are a shell of the team they were in 2025. They’re 4-5 — and just 1-5 in the SEC — after a 17-9 loss to South Carolina, their fifth defeat in seven games. Texas A&M needs two of its next three against Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Texas to reach bowl eligibility.
On Sunday, Circa Sports released its opening lines, and the Vols are unsurprisingly a road favorite, but at -2.5. The over-under for the game is 41.
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Tennessee led Kentucky 13-6 after the third quarter, but put the game away in the fourth with 21 unanswered points. Faizon Brandon’s pass to Mike Matthews made it 20-6 with 13:34 left in regulation before DeSean Bishop’s five-yard carry upped the lead to 27-6 with 9:45 to go. Bishop added another with just over a minute remaining to put the finishing touches on the victory.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
