Predicting Tennessee's remaining six football games in 2024
No. 10 Tennessee (5-1, 1-1 SEC) will host No. 7 Alabama (5-1, 2-1 SEC) on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll.
Kickoff between the Vols and Crimson Tide is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EDT and will be televised by ABC. Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter) will be on the call.
The Vols enter Week 8 after defeating Florida, 23-17 in overtime, at Neyland Stadium. Alabama enters the Third Saturday in October rivalry game after the Crimson Tide were victorious, 27-25, against South Carolina at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
READ: 2024 SEC football power rankings after Week 7
Following Week 7 games, ESPN’s matchup predictor released updated win percentage chances for Tennessee’s remaining six regular-season games.
Below are Tennessee's win percentage chances for the remainder of the regular-season.
Alabama Crimson Tide
ESPN Matchup Predictor: 53.7 percent chance Alabama wins
Location: Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, Tennessee
Date: Oct. 19
Series: Alabama leads series, 59-39-7
The Crimson Tide's only loss this season took place in Week 6. Alabama (5-1, 2-1 SEC) lost at Vanderbilt, 40-35, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Kentucky Wildcats
ESPN Matchup Predictor: 85.8 percent chance Tennessee wins
Location: Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, Tennessee
Date: Nov. 2
Series: Tennessee leads series, 84-26-9
Kentucky (3-3, 1-3 SEC) has recorded losses to South Carolina, Georgia and Vanderbilt, while the Wildcats' only SEC win was at Ole Miss.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
ESPN Matchup Predictor: 91.7 percent chance Tennessee wins
Location: Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, Tennessee
Date: Nov. 9
Series: Tennessee leads series, 29-16-1
Mississippi State (1-5, 0-3 SEC) recorded its only win of the season during Week 1. The Bulldogs defeated Eastern Kentucky, 56-7, at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.
Georgia Bulldogs
ESPN Matchup Predictor: 62.0 percent chance Georgia wins
Location: Sanford Stadium – Athens, Georgia
Date: Nov. 16
Series: Georgia leads series, 28-23-2
Georgia (5-1, 3-1 SEC) suffered its only loss of the season in Week 5 at Alabama. The Crimson Tide defeated Georgia, 41-34.
UTEP Miners
ESPN Matchup Predictor: 99.0 percent chance Tennessee wins
Location: Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, Tennessee
Date: Nov. 23
Series: Tennessee leads series, 3-0
UTEP (0-6, 0-3 C-USA) has not won during the 2024 regular-season. The Miners will play for their first victory in Week 8 on Wednesday versus FIU.
Vanderbilt Commodores
ESPN Matchup Predictor: 77.4 percent chance Tennessee wins
Location: FirstBank Stadium – Nashville, Tennessee
Date: Nov. 30
Series: Tennessee leads series, 80-32-5
Vanderbilt (4-2, 2-1 SEC) is two wins away from being bowl eligible. The Commodores have lost at Georgia State and Missouri by a total of seven points.
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Predicting Tennessee's remaining six football games in 2024
