The No. 24 University of Tennessee Volunteers (1-0, 0-0 Away) head to take on the No. 17 University of Pittsburgh Panthers (1-0, 1-0 Home) at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday. The Volunteers are six-point favorites, and the total is 66.5.Tennessee (1-0, 0-0 Away) is coming off a runaway 59-10 win over Ball State at Neyland Stadium last Thursday. Hendon Hooker threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns. Jaylen Wright ran 13 times for 88 yards and a touchdown. Cedric Tillman caught six passes for 68 yards. Pittsburgh (1-0, 1-0 Home) beat West Virginia 38-31 at Acrisure Stadium last Thursday. Kedon Slovis was 16 of 24 for 308 yards and a touchdown. Rodney Hammond Jr. carried 16 times for 74 yards and two touchdowns and added two catches for 55 yards. Jared Wayne caught three receptions for 89 yards.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Panthers won the only game between the teams last season, a 41-34 victory in September. Kenny Pickett threw two touchdowns for Pittsburgh. Hooker tossed two touchdowns for Tennessee.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Volunteers’ 59 points scored in their opening game ranks seventh in FBS among teams who have already played, and they are facing a Panthers defense whose 31 points surrendered is 89th. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh is 44th in the country in scoring after posting 38 points in Week 1, and Tennessee’s 10 points allowed ranks 22nd.
SportsTips’ College Football Pick:
Tennessee (-225)
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