The Tennessee Volunteers football team made history last season by being part of the first 12-team College Football Playoff. That trip ended quickly, but many Vols fans hold out hope for a return trip this season.
Coach Josh Heupel’s squad is in the ever-competitive Southeastern Conference, which could produce four or even five teams deemed worthy of a CFP spot in 2025.
BetTennessee has developed odds on where the traditional SEC powerhouse will play this postseason as part of our Tennessee sports betting coverage.
| Bowl, Location | Opponent | Odds | Pct. Chance |
| Gator, Jacksonville, FL | ACC | +150 | 40% |
| ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa, FL | ACC or Big Ten | +275 | 26.7% |
| CFP First Round, TBD | TBD | +300 | 25% |
| Field (Other) | +1100 | 8.3% |
These odds are for entertainment purposes only. You will not find them at any licensed Tennessee sports betting apps operator. Also, by our definition, an “other” bowl would include any of the CFP quarterfinal bowls that are awarded to the top four seeds in the Playoff.
Tennessee rebounded quite nicely from its loss to Alabama by rolling over Kentucky, 56-34, on Saturday. It’s the fifth straight season the Volunteers have defeated their rival. With the victory, they have reached bowl eligibility for the fifth straight season.
The Vols still have a chance to make the College Football Playoff – at BetMGM Tennessee Sportsbook as of Oct. 27, the Vols have +300 odds to make the 12-team field. But for now, they are more likely to go bowling instead, with the Gator or ReliaQuest bowls most likely to get Tennessee. The Volunteers last made the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville 2019 and Tampa’s ReliaQuest Bowl (then known as the Outback Bowl) in 2015.
Tennessee is now 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the SEC. The Vols’ remaining games are against No. 18 Oklahoma this Saturday, New Mexico State on Nov. 15, Florida on Nov. 22 and No. 9 Vanderbilt on Nov. 29. Of all, those games, only Florida is a road game.
UT sits seventh in the SEC, but with losses to Georgia and Alabama, their chances to make the league championship game seem extremely slim. That still, though, does not mean they’re out of the running for the College Football Playoff. However, with six teams ahead of them, they will need to win out and get some help. Beating Vandy could go a long way toward getting a playoff berth, provided teams like Texas and Ole Miss lose at least once more this season.
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More Vols Football Odds
Year | Bowl | Result |
2024 | College Football Playoff – First Round | Loss, 42-17 at Ohio State |
2023 | Citrus Bowl | Win, 35-0 vs. Iowa |
2022 | Orange Bowl | Win, 31-14 vs. Clemson |
2021 | Music City Bowl | Loss, 48-45 vs. Purdue |
2019 | Gator Bowl | Win, 23-22 vs. Indiana |
As for Tennessee Volunteers national championship odds, various sportsbooks peg that number at somewhere between +4500 and +6000 as of Oct. 27.
USA Today photo by Bryan Lynn
As of late-October, BetTennessee projects the Volunteers to play in the Gator Bowl. UT’s odds to make that are +125 (a 44.4% implied probability).
Tennessee is now bowl eligible. Oddsmakers at bet365 give UT odds of -130 to win nine or more games this season (the actual number is 8.5 so UT needs nine regular-season wins to cash the over bet).
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