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No. 13 Tennessee at Vanderbilt: Week 13 preview

• No. 13 Tennessee (6-2) visits Vanderbilt (3-5) on Sat, Nov 28 · TBD. The line is Tennessee −3 with a total of 57.5.
• SP+ power ratings: Tennessee 17.9 (11th), Vanderbilt -1.4 (77th). SP+ projects Tennessee by 16.8, including 2.5 points of home field.
• The Tennessee offense ranks 73rd in FBS in EPA per play (+0.11); the Vanderbilt defense ranks 105th (+0.18 allowed). Biggest Tennessee edges: rushing success rate, standard-downs success rate, stuff rate. The Vanderbilt defense holds the edge in explosiveness, passing explosiveness, rushing explosiveness.
• The Vanderbilt offense ranks 98th in FBS in EPA per play (+0.05); the Tennessee defense ranks 5th (−0.07 allowed). The Tennessee defense holds the edge in EPA per play, sack rate, rushing success rate.
• Schedule so far (average FBS opponent SP+): Tennessee +6.2 (34th toughest), Vanderbilt +6.6 (32nd toughest).