Tennessee football: Five best prop bets for Vols vs. Alabama

4. Tennessee +6.5 1st half (-114 FanDuel)

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Although the spread is -110 on WynnBET, the payout is not a big enough difference to justify the half point, as it’s Tennessee +6 there. As a result, go the safer route and take Tennessee football +6.5 in the first half. Alabama is -8.5 to -9 depending on the line you go by as of Saturday afternoon before kickoff.

That suggests the first half will skew more towards Bama. However, this is a different case. The Vols have been much better in the first half all year, outscoring opponents by an average of 20 points. In the second half, they outscore opponents by an average of eight points.

Alabama also outscores opponents by an average of 20 points in the first half, but they outscore opponents by nearly 12 in the second half. Outside of the Arkansas Razorbacks, the Tide haven’t been great against Power Five teams in the first half specifically.

Meanwhile, UT’s strong second quarter is what carries its first halves. As a result, Tennessee football will not win the half, but they’ll cover that spread. Josh Heupel will have some well-designed plays to catch Alabama off-guard, and that’ll be enough to keep it close before Alabama breaks it open in the third.