Furman at Tennessee

Week 1 · Sep 5Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, TN

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Pregame view lockedThe OV Line and Factors remain frozen. The market comparison uses the completed-game record below.
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Opening LineTennessee -50Before any Factor adjustments This is the matchup estimate implied by the OV Ratings before any game-specific Factors. Why doesn’t OnVarsity adjust it automatically?
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Kickoff-adjacent Market ConsensusTennessee -49.59-book consensus · observed Sep 5, 3:15 PM EDT
Why the market may differ2 FactorsOnVarsity Opening LineTennessee -50Factor Adjustments~1.5 pts toward FurmanOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested LineTennessee -48.5Unexplained Gap~1 pt toward TennesseeExplore similar gaps OnVarsity Opening LineTennessee -50Factor adjustment (Open)~3.5 pts toward FurmanOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Open)Tennessee -46.5Opening Market ConsensusTennessee -47.5Unexplained at open~1 pt toward TennesseeSince openFactor adjustment (In-Week)~2 pts toward TennesseeOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Current)Tennessee -48.5Kickoff-adjacent Market ConsensusTennessee -49.5Unexplained gap~1 pt toward TennesseeExplore similar gaps Lopsided game-flow uncertainty~2.5 pts toward FurmanAt open ~4.5 pts toward FurmanIn-week ~2 pts toward TennesseeNew QB in a developmental opener~1 pt toward Tennessee

Lopsided game-flow uncertainty

~2.5 pts toward FurmanAt open ~4.5 pts toward FurmanIn-week ~2 pts toward Tennessee
Estimate is uncertain

Comparable games put Tennessee's chance of winning by at least 28 at about 96%. Historically, the market shaded about 2.5 points toward Furman (average-estimate range 1.4–3.4), but actual results were too noisy to treat that as a dependable OV Line adjustment.

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New QB in a developmental opener

~1 pt toward Tennessee
Estimate revised after kickoff

This locked page preserves the estimate OnVarsity showed before kickoff. The study was revalidated afterward and contributes zero points to new matchups.

Faizon Brandon, a true freshman, is expected to start at quarterback for Tennessee. After ordinary lopsided game flow is accounted for, markets in 22 comparable FBS-FCS openers averaged about 0.8 points more toward the FBS favorite, but the estimate is highly uncertain (from 3.3 points away to 4.0 points toward).

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Completed gameWhat happened?Furman 9 · Tennessee 56
Pregame OV Line
Tennessee -50
Kickoff-adjacent Market Consensus
Tennessee -49.5
OV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line
Tennessee -48.5
Actual margin
Tennessee by 47

Observed 0h 14m before kickoff. The OV Line and Factors retain their pregame values. One outcome does not prove that a Factor caused the market difference.

Pregame Win Probability
Furman <0.01%Tennessee >99.9%

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Overall Rating—+17.1 · #13
Offense Rating—+10.4
Defense Rating—+6.6

2025 Performance

Offense PPA/Play—0.32
Offense Success Rate—50.4%
Defense PPA/Play Allowed—0.15
Defense Success Rate Allowed—44.6%

2026 Outlook

Market Win Total—7.6
Playoff Odds—26.4%
Strength of Schedule Rank—17th