Wk 7 · 2026
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 47 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
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ALA -1.5 · total 56.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential ALA by 2.1
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What is at stake
Third Saturday in October. The winning locker room lights victory cigars — a tradition old enough that it has survived two smoking bans and every realignment since. A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. FLEX: 3:30 - 4:30pm OR 6 - 8pm ET start. Alabama is ranked #13 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17). Tennessee is ranked #20 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Alabama form
No completed games on record.
Tennessee form
No completed games on record.
Alabama this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Tennessee this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 6
| Opponent | Alabama | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky SEC | at Wk 2 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| South Carolina SEC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Texas A&M SEC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| LSU SEC | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Vanderbilt SEC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Auburn SEC | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Alabama leads 17–3 · Alabama won the last one
20 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
20.3 points toward Alabama
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-18 | Tennessee 20 — 37 Alabama | at ALA | Alabama |
| 2024 | 2024-10-19 | Alabama 17 — 24 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2023 | 2023-10-21 | Tennessee 20 — 34 Alabama | at ALA | Alabama |
| 2022 | 2022-10-15 | Alabama 49 — 52 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2021 | 2021-10-23 | Tennessee 24 — 52 Alabama | at ALA | Alabama |
| 2020 | 2020-10-24 | Alabama 48 — 17 Tennessee | at TENN | Alabama |
| 2019 | 2019-10-19 | Tennessee 13 — 35 Alabama | at ALA | Alabama |
| 2018 | 2018-10-20 | Alabama 58 — 21 Tennessee | at TENN | Alabama |
| 2017 | 2017-10-21 | Tennessee 7 — 45 Alabama | at ALA | Alabama |
| 2016 | 2016-10-15 | Alabama 49 — 10 Tennessee | at TENN | Alabama |
| 2015 | 2015-10-24 | Tennessee 14 — 19 Alabama | at ALA | Alabama |
| 2014 | 2014-10-25 | Alabama 34 — 20 Tennessee | at TENN | Alabama |
| 2013 | 2013-10-26 | Tennessee 10 — 45 Alabama | at ALA | Alabama |
| 2012 | 2012-10-20 | Alabama 44 — 13 Tennessee | at TENN | Alabama |
| 2011 | 2011-10-22 | Tennessee 6 — 37 Alabama | at ALA | Alabama |
| 2010 | 2010-10-23 | Alabama 41 — 10 Tennessee | at TENN | Alabama |
| 2009 | 2009-10-24 | Tennessee 10 — 12 Alabama | at ALA | Alabama |
| 2008 | 2008-10-25 | Alabama 29 — 9 Tennessee | at TENN | Alabama |
| 2007 | 2007-10-20 | Tennessee 17 — 41 Alabama | at ALA | Alabama |
| 2006 | 2006-10-21 | Alabama 13 — 16 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
Alabama leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Ty Simpson QB #15 | 275/428, 3268 YDS, 26 TD, 5 INT |
| Keelon Russell QB #12 | 11/15, 143 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Jam Miller RB #26 | 123 CAR, 493 YDS, 3 TD |
| Daniel Hill RB #4 | 61 CAR, 228 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Kevin Riley RB #6 | 56 CAR, 222 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Germie Bernard WR #5 | 57 REC, 762 YDS, 7 TD |
| Ryan Coleman-Williams WR #1 | 42 REC, 631 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Isaiah Horton WR #7 | 35 REC, 430 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Lotzeir Brooks WR #3 | 27 REC, 362 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Justin Jefferson LB #10 | 67 |
| Deontae Lawson LB #0 | 66 | |
| Bray Hubbard DB #18 | 61 | |
| Sacks | Yhonzae Pierre LB #0 | 6 |
| LT Overton EDGE #22 | 4 | |
| James Smith DT #3 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Bray Hubbard DB #18 | 4 |
| Dijon Lee Jr. DB #5 | 2 | |
| DaShawn Jones CB #7 | 1 |
Tennessee leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Joey Aguilar QB #6 | 258/386, 3444 YDS, 24 TD, 10 INT |
| Jake Merklinger QB #4 | 13/24, 173 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | DeSean Bishop RB #18 | 163 CAR, 983 YDS, 14 TD |
| Star Thomas RB #9 | 95 CAR, 529 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Peyton Lewis RB #2 | 70 CAR, 290 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Brazzell II WR #17 | 62 REC, 1017 YDS, 9 TD |
| Braylon Staley WR #14 | 64 REC, 806 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Mike Matthews WR #4 | 50 REC, 770 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Ethan Davis TE #0 | 21 REC, 257 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Arion Carter LB #7 | 76 |
| Edwin Spillman LB #13 | 74 | |
| Jeremiah Telander LB #22 | 71 | |
| Sacks | Dominic Bailey DT #90 | 5.5 |
| Tyre West DT #42 | 4 | |
| Caleb Herring DE #39 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Ty Redmond DB #4 | 3 |
| Edrees Farooq DB #15 | 2 | |
| Andre Turrentine DB #2 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.