Updating the Tennessee-Florida line after the 19-14 loss at Arkansas
Tennessee Football is down to a 16.5-point favorite over visiting Florida for Saturday night’s game (7 Eastern Time, ESPN) at Neyland Stadium. The Vols late last week were as much as a 20-point favorite against the Gators, before the 19-14 loss Saturday night at Arkansas.
According to The Action Network, the consensus line Sunday afternoon is 16.5 points. Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 SEC) opened as a 10-point favorite in early lines released in May, before it doubled last week. Caesars has the line at -14.5, DraftKings has it at -16, BetMGM has it at -16.5 and Circa Sports on Sunday afternoon opened the line at -17.
Florida (3-2, 1-1) was a one-point home underdog in the 24-13 win over UCF Saturday night at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville.
Tennessee vs Florida: How To Watch
Kickoff Time: Saturday, 7 p.m. Eastern Time
TV: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN App
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
Florida improved to 3-2 with 24-13 win over UCF
Florida built a 24-3 lead against UCF Saturday night behind 19-for-23 passing from Graham Mertz, who threw for 179 yards and a touchdown. The Gators rushed for 130 yards as a team with two touchdowns on the ground.
Freshman quarterback DJ Lagway was 4-for-4 passing for 50 yards while Montrell Johnson led Florida (3-2, 2-2 SEC) on the ground with 10 rushes for 54 yards and a touchdown. Chimere Dike caught four passes for 88 yards, Tank Hawkins had seven catches for 60 yards and Elijah Badger had three catches for 41 yards and a touchdown.
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The Gators started the season with a 41-17 home loss to Miami and lost 33-20 to Texas A&M two weeks later in Gainesville. Florida beat Samford 45-7 in Week 2 and won 45-28 at Mississippi State two weeks ago.
The Tennessee-Florida Series
Florida holds a 32-21 advantage in the all-time series against Tennessee, which dates back to 1916. The Gators won 29-16 in Gainesville last season, after the Vols won 38-33 in Knoxville in 2022.
The win at Neyland two years ago snapped a five-year losing streak to Florida. Tennessee won 38-28 in Knoxville in 2016, snapping another run of 11 straight losses in the series. The Vols won three of four between 2001 and 2004, including wins in Gainesville in 2001 and 2023, and won 20-17 in overtime in 1998 on the way to a 13-0 season and the BCS national championship.
Tennessee won the first 10 meetings, between 1916 and 1953, before Florida won two of three between 1957 and 1969. The Gators won five of six between 1976 and 1991 and won five straight between 1993 and 1997.
