Tennessee Volunteers vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 10/8/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs LSU Tigers

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022

Location: Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Tigers (+2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 61.5

The LSU Tigers (4-1) will compete against the Tennessee Volunteers (4-0) at Tiger Stadium on Saturday. Tennessee opens this matchup as 2.5-point favorites. The over/under is 61.5.

The Tennessee Volunteers step onto the field holding a record of 4-0 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Volunteers took the field against the Florida Gators and walked away with a win by a score of 38-33. Hendon Hooker connected on 22/28 with 349 yards passing and 2 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 206.8 and finished the game without throwing a pick. Hendon Hooker was the leader on the ground for the Volunteers with 13 carries for 112 yards (8.6 yards per carry). At the end of the game, they tallied 70 plays which gave them a total of 576 yds. The Tennessee Volunteers ended up running the ball 42 times and had 227 yds, earning them an average of 5.4 yds per carry. When it came to stopping the run, the Volunteers gave up 142 yds on 43 tries, which is an average of 3.3 yards per rush surrendered. Tennessee allowed 24 pass completions on 45 tries for 453 yds, and a completion rate of 53.3%.

The Volunteers have racked up 2,237 total yards over the course of this season. When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, Tennessee has earned 11 touchdowns via the pass and 15 touchdowns on the ground. They have given the ball to the opposition 5 times. Tennessee has amassed 107 first downs as a unit, and they have committed 30 penalties for 286 yds. As a unit they maintain an average of 193.5 yards on the ground which is 31st in the nation. Concerning scoring points, the Tennessee Volunteers are sitting at 48.5 PPG.

Regarding passing yards, the Volunteers have allowed 1,237 yds which has them ranked 96th in the country. They have conceded 309.3 yards per contest via the pass as well as conceding a completion percentage of 59.6%. Overall, they are giving up 407.3 yards per contest ranking them 95th in college football. They have surrendered 5 touchdowns through the air and 4 touchdowns via the ground game. Opposing teams are running for an average of 2.9 yards per rush and 98.0 yards on the ground per game for the year. Over the course of this year, they have allowed 392 rushing yards through 4 outings. The Volunteers are ranked 28th in the country regarding team defense, conceding 19.0 PPG.

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The Tigers step onto the field holding a record of 4-1 this season. In their last game, the Tigers took home the win by a final score of 21-17 when they played the Auburn Tigers. Josh Williams ran the football 17 times for 68 yds, finishing the game with 4.0 yds per carry for LSU. Jayden Daniels ended the game with 80 yds on 8/20 passing while his quarterback rate was 73.6. He didn't toss any picks and his Y/A was 4.0. LSU surrendered 31 run attempts for 101 yards (3.3 yards per carry). The Tigers secondary gave up a completion rate of 48.7%, relinquishing 337 yds on 19 for 39 passing. The Tigers finished the game with 270 yards while running 75 plays (3.6 yds per play). LSU ran the football for 3.8 yards per attempt, finishing with a total of 185 yards on 49 attempts.

When it comes to how much they score, the Tigers rank 34th in the country with 35.6 points per outing. For the year so far, the Tigers have thrown for 1,238 passing yards along with holding an average of 247.6 throwing yards per game, which has them ranked 68th in D-1. The LSU Tigers are averaging 443.6 yards/game, which is good for 41st in the nation. The LSU offense has totaled 278 penalty yards on 32 infractions, ranking them 63rd in the country in terms of making mistakes.

LSU has given up a total of 546 yards via the ground game (109.2 yards per contest) as well as 3 touchdowns on the ground on the year. They have allowed 5 touchdowns via the pass and 184.6 yards per game, which puts them in 26th in D-1. The Tigers defense has been on the field for 297 plays, which ranks them 29th in Division 1. The Tigers are conceding 14.8 points per contest, which has them ranked 16th in Division 1. Overall, they have conceded 74 points in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Volunteers -2.5

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