Missouri Tigers vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 11/12/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022

Location: Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN

TV: SECN

Odds/Point Spread: Volunteers (-21)

Total/Over-Under: 56

The Missouri Tigers (4-5) are on their way to Neyland Stadium on Saturday where they will try to beat the Tennessee Volunteers (8-1). Missouri opens this contest as 21-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 56.

The Missouri Tigers step onto the field holding a record of 4-5 for this season. In their last contest, the Tigers faced off with the Kentucky Wildcats and went home with a loss by a final score of 21-17. Brady Cook went 18/26 with 143 yards through the air. He had a quarterback rating of 115.4 and ended the contest without throwing an interception. Cody Schrader was the rushing leader for the Tigers with 21 carries for 65 yds (3.1 yards per attempt). When all was said and done, they ran 61 plays which gave them 232 yards. The Missouri Tigers ended up rushing 34 different times and amassed 89 yds, earning them an average of 2.6 yds per attempt. On the ground, the Tigers gave up 82 yds on 41 attempts, which is an average of 2.0 yds per rush surrendered. Missouri relinquished 13 completions on 19 tries for 170 yds, and a completion percentage of 68.4%.

The Tigers have earned 3,152 total yards for this campaign. When it comes to scoring touchdowns, Missouri has earned 6 passing touchdowns and 15 touchdowns on the ground. They have turned the football over 18 different times. Missouri has accounted for 161 1st downs as a unit, and they have been called for 62 penalties for 523 yds. Offensively they average 147.6 yards in the run game which has them sitting 70th in college football. Concerning putting the ball in the endzone, the Missouri Tigers are averaging 23.1 points per game.

The Tigers are ranked 32nd in Division 1 concerning the opposition scoring, giving up 21.4 points per game. They are giving up 3.4 yards per rushing attempt and 111.2 yards on the ground per game on the year. In total, they have allowed 1,001 rushing yards through 9 games. When it comes to passing yardage, the Tigers are conceding 1,732 yds which ranks them 27th in the country. They are conceding 192.4 yards per outing via the pass as well as giving up a completion percentage of 57.5%. Over the course of this year, they are granting 303.7 yards per outing ranking them 13th in D-1. They have granted 9 touchdowns through the air as well as 10 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Volunteers head into this game 8-1 this year. The last time they took the field, the Volunteers took a loss by a final score of 27-13 when they played the Georgia Bulldogs. Hendon Hooker walked away from the game with 195 yds on 23/33 through the air while his QB rate was 113.3. He threw 1 pick and his average yards per attempt was 5.9. Jaylen Wright carried the football 21 times for 69 yards, walking away from the game with 3.3 yds per attempt for Tennessee. The Volunteers finished with 289 yds while running 75 plays (3.9 yds per play). Tennessee ran the ball for 2.2 yards per tote, totaling 94 yards on 42 carries. Tennessee relinquished 37 attempts on the ground for 130 yds (3.5 yards per carry). The Volunteers pass defense gave up a completion rate of 68.0%, surrendering 257 yards on 17 for 25 passing.

The Tennessee Volunteers are averaging 523.7 yards per outing, which has them ranked 1st in the nation. The Tennessee offense has 646 yards of penalties on 76 infractions, which is good for 8th in college football in terms of helping out the opposition. For the season thus far, the Volunteers have thrown for 3,022 yards via the pass as well as an average of 335.8 passing yards per contest, putting them at 2nd in Division 1. Concerning putting points on the board, the Volunteers are sitting 2nd in college football with 45.3 points per contest.

Tennessee has surrendered a total of 874 yards rushing (97.1 yards per outing) as well as 11 touchdowns via the rush so far this season. They have given up 12 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 295.9 yards/contest, which puts them in 127th in the country. The Volunteers defense has taken part in 668 plays, which ranks 114th in college football. The Volunteers are surrendering 21.7 points per game, which puts them 37th in D-1. Over the course of the season, they have given up 195 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Tigers/Volunteers college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Volunteers -21

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