Tennessee Volunteers vs LSU Tigers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/08/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, October 8, 2022

Venue:  Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Tennessee -2.5, LSU +2.5; Over/Under:  64 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Tennessee -2.5, LSU +2.5; Over/Under:  63.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Tennessee -2.5, LSU +2.5; Over/Under:  63.5 points

 

Tennessee Volunteers:  4-0 (1-0) (2nd place, SEC East)

LSU Tigers:  4-1 (2-0) (3rd place, SEC West)

 

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Tennessee Volunteers:  won their last game at home against the Florida Gators 38-33.

LSU Tigers:  won their last game on the road against the LSU Tigers 21-17.

 

Tennessee is entering this game with a 4-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd road game of the season here as they are 1-0 in their road games this year. This will also be their 2nd conference game of the college football season this year as they are 1-0. They won against the Florida Gators in their last game at home 38-33. Hendon Hooker started that game at QB and he completed 22/28 passes for 349 yards and 2 touchdowns. Hendon Hooker led the team in rushing with 112 yards and 1 TD on 13 rushing attempts. Bru McCoy led the team in receiving with 102 yards and 1 TD on 5 receptions. Kamal Hadden and Jeremy Banks led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. DaJon Terry led the defense in sacks with 1 while Kamal Hadden came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

LSU is entering this game with a 4-1 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th home game of the season as they are 3-0 in their home games this year. This will also be the 3rd conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 2-0. They won against the Auburn Tigers in their last game on the road 21-17. Jayden Daniels started that game at QB and he completed 8/20 passes for 80 yards. Josh Williams led the team in rushing with 68 yards on 17 carries. John Emery Jr. led the team in receiving with 39 yards on 1 reception. Jaquelin Roy led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. BJ Ojulari led the defense in sacks with 2 while Harold Perkins and Greg Brooks Jr. each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Tennessee listed as a 2.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Tennessee is off to a great start this season and they have won some pretty big games already. They have been making improvements under their fairly new head coach Josh Heupel, but they have really taken a big step this year. Their offense looks great led by Hendon Hooker and their defense has been getting the job done to keep their leads in games. LSU has also had a good start this year with a 4-1 record so far but they have had to scrap in their games hard to win them and all of their games have been very close. They just won a close game with Auburn almost losing as they trailed by 17 points and things are still trying to gel on this team under new head coach Brian Kelly. LSU is going to need some more time, possibly the whole season, to really get things going while Heupel has been building this at Tennessee for some time and the program is in a better position to win now as it is ready to. The best way to place a bet here is on Tennessee to cover the spread in this game.

 

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Tennessee Volunteers: 2-8 ATS after scoring 37 points or more last game. 7-12 ATS against conference opponents. 11-5 OVER as a favorite. 

LSU Tigers: 9-2 ATS after 1 or more consecutive losses against the spread. 6-1 ATS after being outgained by opp by 125 or more total yards last game. 30-23 UNDER when the line is +3 to -3. 

 

 

Tennessee Volunteers:  M. Campbell (TE) Ques Oct 8 - Undisclosed. W. Mohan (LB) Out indefinitely - Suspension. L. Whitehead (RB) out for season - Upper Body.

LSU Tigers:  M. Langlois (S) day-to-day - Leg. R. Jones (CB) out for season - Suspension. M. Smith (DL) out for season - Knee.

 

 

“This brand as an athletic department, and as a university too, I think this is a great time to be in Knoxville and the passion of our fan base is felt by obviously our football program, but it’s felt by everybody and there’s a ton of excitement that surrounds Knoxville, the state of Tennessee, and Vol nation.” - Josh Heupel on the football program building at Tennessee.

 

 

"We just found a way to win the game. Was that our best performance? I hope not. But it was gutty, it was gritty, and I was proud of our guys the way they hung in there.” - Brian Kelly after his team’s win against Auburn in their last game.

 

 

 

WR McCoy, Bru

WR Tillman, Cedric

WR Hyatt, Jalin 

TE Warren, Jacob

QB Hooker, Hendon

RB Small, Jabari 

 

WR Thomas Jr., Brian

WR Boutte, Kayshon

WR Nabers, Malik 

TE Taylor, Mason

QB Daniels, Jayden

RB Goodwin, Armoni 

 

 

Passing: H. Hooker (1193)

Rushing: J. Wright (256)

Receiving: J. Hyatt (325)

Touchdowns: J. Small (5)

 

Passing: J. Daniels (915)

Rushing: J. Daniels (321)

Receiving: M. Nabers (282)

Touchdowns: A. Goodwin (4)

 

Coaches:

Tennessee Volunteers: Josh Heupel (2nd season)

LSU Tigers: Brian Kelly (1st season)