Tennessee opens as slight road favorite over Florida for Week 13 contest
By Sydney Hunte
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Tennessee bounced back from a loss to Oklahoma in Week 11 by cruising to victory against New Mexico State on Saturday.
With two games to go, the Volunteers’ College Football Playoff hopes are gone. Their main focus now is finishing the regular season on a high note before bowl season arrives.
Week 13 takes the Vols to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to face Florida, which fell to Ole Miss in its last outing. The Swamp’s been a house of horrors for the Vols: they’ve lost their last 10 games there, their last victory coming in 2003.
According to Circa Sports’ opening lines released on Sunday afternoon, Tennessee is favored to win, albeit slightly. The Volunteers are a two-point road favorite against Florida.
Things were clicking for the Vols as they dismantled New Mexico State 42-9 to cap Homecoming Week in Knoxville. Joey Aguilar threw for a touchdown and ran for another. DeSean Bishop and Peyton Lewis added rushing scores of their own. Tennessee’s defense held the Aggies to just 27 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Florida led Ole Miss 24-20 at halftime. But a pair of Kyren Lacy rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter saw the Rebels come away with a 34-24 win in Oxford.
Kickoff between Tennessee and Florida on Nov. 22 is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ABC.
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.
