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Tennessee at Mississippi State — 2025

Week 5 · 2025-09-27T20:15:00.000Z

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Conference game · Tennessee entered as the listed favorite

Tennessee

AP #15 · Strength Rank #8 · Team Strength 95/100 · Elite

Strength Rank#8
Team Strength95/100
Schedule Strength62

Pregame advanced profile

Offensive Efficiency94
Defensive Efficiency50
Rushing Success90
Passing Success90
Explosiveness54
Havoc72
Finishing Drives93

3-1 through 4 prior games · 53.5 PPG · 27.8 allowed

Mississippi State

Strength Rank #64 · Team Strength 53/100 · Above Average

Strength Rank#64
Team Strength53/100
Schedule Strength26

Pregame advanced profile

Offensive Efficiency89
Defensive Efficiency84
Rushing Success93
Passing Success53
Explosiveness72
Havoc59
Finishing Drives86

4-0 through 4 prior games · 39.8 PPG · 11.8 allowed

Pregame market

Spread: 7.5 · O/U: 63.5 · Mississippi State ML: 235.0 · Tennessee ML: -290.0

FINAL RESULT

Tennessee 41, Mississippi State 34

ATS: home_cover · Total result: over

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