Syracuse Orange vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 8/30/2025 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN/ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Volunteers (-14.0)

Total/Over-Under: 51.5

The Syracuse Orange (10-3 last season) are en route to Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, August 30, 2025 where they will take on the Tennessee Volunteers (10-3 last year). Tennessee opens as 4-point favorites. The total is 51.5.

The Syracuse Orange wrapped up their year with a 10-3 record. In their last matchup, the Orange faced the Washington State Cougars and went home with a win by a final score of 52-35. Against the run, the Orange conceded 109 yards on 31 attempts, which averages out to 3.5 yards per run surrendered. Syracuse allowed 31 completions on 43 attempts for 363 yards, and a completion rate of 72.1%. At the end of the game, they ran 60 plays for 606 yds. The Syracuse Orange ended up running the ball 26 different times and amassed 153 yards, which had them averaging 5.9 yards per attempt.

Concerning putting the ball in the endzone, the Syracuse Orange were sitting at 34.1 points per outing. As a team they averaged 97.6 yds on the ground, ranking them 126th in the nation. The Orange had 6,079 total yards for last season. Syracuse earned 34 touchdowns via the pass and 22 rushing touchdowns. Syracuse compiled 338 1st downs as a unit, and they were flagged for 92 penalties for 770 yds. They turned the ball over 16 different times.

Regarding passing yardage, the Orange allowed 2,955 yards which had them sitting in 86th in the country. Over the course of their 13 games, they surrendered 227.3 yards per contest through the air and surrendering a completion percentage of 65.7%. They conceded 377.5 yards per game which put them 78th in Division 1. They gave up 22 touchdowns through the air and 20 touchdowns on the ground. They allowed teams to run for an average of 5.0 yards per rush and 150.2 rushing yards per game last year. Overall, they gave up 1,953 rushing yards through 13 games. The Orange were ranked 96th in Division 1 concerning their opponents scoring, giving up 29.2 points per contest.

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The Volunteers ended the year having a 10-3 mark. The last time they took the gridiron, the Volunteers took a loss by a final score of 42-17 when they played the Ohio State Buckeyes. Tennessee ran for 3.9 yds per attempt, finishing with a total of 152 yds on 39 attempts. The Volunteers ended up finishing with 256 yards on 70 plays (3.7 yds per play). The Volunteers passing defense conceded a completion percentage of 80.6%, relinquishing 317 yds on 25 out of 31 through the air. Tennessee relinquished 33 attempts on the ground for 156 yards (4.7 yards per rush).

The Tennessee Volunteers averaged 447.0 yards per game, ranking them 15th in college football. The Tennessee offense accrued 868 penalty yds on 105 violations, which was 6th in D-1 in terms of helping out the other team. They maintained an average of 225.8 yards via the ground game and rushed for 2,935 yards for the season. They gave away 7 interceptions while letting opponents recover 8 fumbles and they obtained 304 1st downs. When discussing their ability to score points, the Volunteers earned a ranking of 14th in D-1 holding an average of 35.7 PPG. Last year, the Volunteers racked up 2,876 yards via the pass as well as averaging 221.2 passing yards per contest, putting them at 77th in the country.

Tennessee conceded a total of 1,351 rushing yards (103.9 yards/game) in addition to 13 touchdowns by way of the ground game throughout last year. They allowed the opposition 10 touchdowns via the pass as well as 189.3 yards per game, which had them ranked 29th in Division 1. Their defense compiled 9 fumbles recovered and 12 picks during the previous year. The Volunteers defense was on the field for 836 plays, which was 58th in college football. The Volunteers surrendered 16.1 PPG, which had them sitting 7th in Division 1. Over the course of the season, they surrendered 209 total points.

Who will win tonight's Orange/Volunteers college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Volunteers -14.0

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