UAB Blazers vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/20/2025

Game Time: 12:45 pm ET, Saturday, September 20, 2025

Venue:  Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

Where to Watch:  SEC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UAB +39.5, Tennessee -39.5; Over/Under:  66.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UAB +39.5, Tennessee -39.5; Over/Under:  67.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UAB +40.5, Tennessee -40.5; Over/Under:  67.5 points

UAB Blazers:  2-1 (0-1) (6th place, American)

Tennessee Volunteers:  2-1 (0-1) (10th place, SEC)

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UAB Blazers:  won their last game at home against the Akron Zips 31-28.

Tennessee Volunteers:  lost their last game at home against the Georgia Bulldogs 44-41 in overtime.

UAB is entering this game with a 2-1 record overall and they have a 0-1 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Akron 31-28. Jalen Kitna was the starting QB and he completed 30/45 passes for 341 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Jevon Jackson led the team in rushing yards with 45. Iverson Hooks led the receivers with 84 receiving yards on 5 receptions. Tylan McNichols led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Chris Burge led the defense in sacks with 1.5. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Tennessee is entering this game with a 2-1 record overall and they have a 0-1 record in their conference games too. They are 1-1 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 1-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against Georgia 44-41 in OT. Joey Aguilar was the starting QB and he completed 24/36 passes for 371 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Star Thomas led the team in rushing yards with 60. Chris Brazzell II led the receivers with 177 receiving yards on 6 receptions and 3 TDs. Andre Turrentine led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while Caleb Herring led the defense in sacks with 1.5. Ty Redmond came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Tennessee listed as a 39.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Tennessee has looked really good in their games this season with their 2-1 record overall. They just took their first loss of the season at home to Georgia and they really blew that game at the end, but they still played a great game as they gave Georgia their best shot and had a chance to win in the end. Now they get a cupcake opponent to bounce back with and they will be looking to take out some of their frustrations from that loss in this home game. Meanwhile, UAB hasn't looked great in their games this season with their 2-1 record overall. They have a winning record after 3 weeks, but they are 0-1 in their own conference and haven't really played any good teams yet. They just beat Akron at home in their last one, but they only beat one of the worst teams in the nation by 3 points at home and they gave up 28 points in that one to a team that hadn't scored a point in the first 2 weeks. Tennessee may not have the best defense this season, but they still have a lot more talent than a team like UAB. That UAB defense has also been terrible and Tennessee has a really good offense that is going to put up a ton of points here. The best way to place a bet here is on Tennessee to cover the spread in this game. 

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UAB Blazers: 1-7 ATS off a home win. 3-10 ATS after playing a game at home. 1-6 ATS vs. good offensive  teams - scoring 31 or more points/game. 14-7 OVER in all lined games. 12-4 OVER as an underdog. 6-1 OVER vs. good offensive  teams - scoring 31 or more points/game.

Tennessee Volunteers: 15-8 ATS as a favorite. 5-1 ATS as a favorite of 31 or more points. 10-2 ATS in non-conference games. 8-2 ATS after scoring 37 points or more last game. 5-1 OVER as a favorite of 31 or more points. 9-3 OVER in non-conference games.

UAB Blazers:  N. Tate (DL) Questionable - Undisclosed. P. Simmons (DL) Questionable - Undisclosed. D. Patterson (RB) Questionable - Undisclosed. K. Mason (OG) Questionable - Undisclosed. L. Kirby (S) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Holmes (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. B. Davies (LB) Questionable - Undisclosed. M. Collins (RB) Questionable - Undisclosed. M. Chorak (OG) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Bridges (LB) Questionable - Undisclosed. L. Brayton (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed.

Tennessee Volunteers:  J. Moi (DL) Questionable - Undisclosed. H. Barnes (RB) Questionable - Undisclosed. D. Sanders Jr. (OG) Questionable - Undisclosed. D. Hobbs (DL) Out - Undisclosed. R. Gibson III (CB) Out - Undisclosed. J. McCoy (CB) Out - Knee.

“I don’t think we played our cleanest football. But what I loved tonight was that our guys didn’t flinch. They kept responding. That has been the message since January reset and respond and tonight we finally did that in a tight game.” - Trent Dilfer after his team’s win against Akron in their last game. 

“It's a series of one play that makes a specialist. Sometimes your life gets showcased in a way where you get limited opportunities. That's the life of being a kicker.” - Josh Heupel after his team’s loss against UGA in their last game. 

WR Milliner, Corri

WR Hooks, Iverson

WR Brown, Kaleb

TE Ferguson, Antonio

QB Kitna, Jalen

RB Jackson, Jevon

WR Matthews, Mike

WR Brazzell II, Chris

WR Staley, Braylon

TE Kitselman, Miles

QB Aguilar, Joey

RB Bishop, DeSean

Passing: J. Kitna (892)

Rushing: J. Jackson (277)

Receiving: C. Milliner (268)

Touchdowns: J. Jackson (4)

Passing: J. Aguilar (906)

Rushing: S. Thomas (221)

Receiving: C. Brazzell II (364)

Touchdowns: C. Brazzell II (5)

Coaches:

UAB Blazers: Trent Dilfer (3rd season)

Tennessee Volunteers: Josh Heupel (5th season)