The 24th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers battle the Syracuse Orange in a Week 1 college football season opener on Saturday. This will be the first meeting between the teams since 2001. The Orange (10-3 in 2024), who tied for third-place in the Atlantic Coast Conference at 5-3, were 1-0 on games played at a neutral site. The Volunteers (10-3 in 2024), who tied for second in the Southeastern Conference at 6-2, were 1-0 at neutral sites.

Kickoff from Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, is set for noon ET. Tennessee leads the all-time series 3-0. The Volunteers are 13.5-point favorites in the latest Syracuse vs. Tennessee odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 51.5. 

Before making any Syracuse vs. Tennessee picks, you NEED to see what SportsLine expert Emory Hunt has to say.

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007. He is a former running back for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and knows the game from a player's perspective. Hunt's dedication to analysis of all levels of college and professional football helped go 224-198 (+605) on all college football picks over the past two years. He is also 16-8 (+698) on his last 24 picks in Tennessee games. Anyone who has followed him could be WAY UP!

Hunt has analyzed Syracuse vs. Tennessee and is going Under on the total. He's also found a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread! 

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