Alabama vs. Tennessee game odds, prediction, how to bet Week 8 college football

Betting info and early predictions for Alabama vs. Tennessee in this Week 8 college football game and traditional SEC rivalry

The third Saturday of October is upon us as we move past midseason and get ready for a traditional SEC rivalry game, with No. 11 Alabama welcoming No. 17 Tennessee in college football's Week 7 action.

Alabama's superb front line defense will face a challenge against Tennessee's adept rushing attack, a unit that averages over 231 yards per game, while Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe will look for room against an improved Vols secondary that surrendered under 200 yards in the air on average.

Tennessee is looking to avoid falling to .500 in SEC play and what would be a second loss of the season after dropping one early to rival Florida, while Alabama seeks to preserve its undefeated conference record and avoid a second loss on the year.

Alabama vs. Tennessee game odds

Courtesy of FanDuel

Line: Alabama -8.5
Total: 47.5 (O -110, U -110)
Moneyline: Bama -320 | Vols +250

Expert predictions

Most analytic models project Alabama will defeat Tennessee this week.

College Football Power Index is among them. A computer predictive tool that uses data points from both teams to simulate games 20,000 times, it uses that info to pick straight-up game winners.

The model projects Alabama will win the game with 76.4 percent likelihood, meaning it won out in 15,280 of the computer's simulations.

Tennessee won in the remaining 23.6 percent of sims, or 4,720 of the predictions.

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Tennessee at Alabama schedule

When: Sat., Oct. 21
Time: 2:30 p.m. Central
TV: CBS network
Stream live: fuboTV (Try for free)

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