#17

Tennessee Volunteers

SEC · 8-5

Neyland Stadium · 102,455 seats

Tennessee Volunteers rank #17 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.120 points per play (Elo 1660), a 8-5 record in the SEC, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 5-8 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.120
#17 of 136
Elo
1660
Off EPA/play
+0.106
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.023
lower is better
Off success
+0.062
Def success
-0.014
Off explosive
+0.020
Def explosive
-0.006
Rush EPA
+0.095
offense
Pass EPA
+0.129
offense
Pts / drive
3.21
10.6 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
4.90
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Tennessee's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.102

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production22%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+1.38σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-14.8 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Joey Aguilar7 starts

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.130.00Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1NSyracuseW 4526-14.0-13.5W
2vsEast Tennessee StateW 7217-33.5-40.0W
3vsGeorgiaL 4144+0.9+3.5W
4vsUABW 5624-24.2-39.0L
5@Mississippi StateW 4134+8.3+7.5L
7vsArkansasW 3431-13.0-10.0L
8@AlabamaL 2037-5.3-8.5L
9@KentuckyW 5634+16.6+7.5W
10vsOklahomaL 2733-6.2-3.0L
12vsNew Mexico StateW 429-31.5-41.5L
13@FloridaW 3111+9.7+3.5W
14vsVanderbiltL 2445-2.5-2.5L
17NIllinoisL 2830+7.4+3.0L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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