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Tennessee Volunteers Still Projected to be Top Team in the SEC Per Vegas

Originally posted on Tennessee Volunteers on SI
By Jonathan Williams | Last updated May 14, 2025 11:30 AM ET

The Tennessee Volunteers are still projected to be a top team in the SEC per Vegas odds.

The offseason has been a whirlwind for the Tennessee Volunteers. They lost their quarterback Nico Iamaleava to the transfer portal over a negotiation dispute which resulted in them landing UCLA quarterback Joey Aguilar, who is expected to be the starter. Jermod McCoy suffered a knee injury during offseason workouts and they lost a starting safety to the portal.

However, despite all of that, the Volunteers are still projected to be a top team in the SEC.

College football insider Brett McMurphy recently tweeted the projected win totals for each SEC team this season, according to Cica Sports. The Volunteers were penciled in at 8.5 wins this season, which is tied for second-best in the conference.

SEC regular season over/under win totals via @CircaSports

Alabama 9½
Georgia 9½
Texas 9½
LSU 8½
Ole Miss 8½
Tennessee 8½
Auburn 8
Texas A&M 8
Florida 7½
Missouri 7½
South Carolina 7½
Oklahoma 7
Arkansas 5½
Vanderbilt 5½
Kentucky 4½
Miss State 3½
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 14, 2025

Tennessee will certainly be tested this season with matchups against Georgia, Alabama and Oklahoma on the schedule. The losses this offseason have created a change in feelings for what Tennessee might accomplish this year after making the playoffs last season, but Vegas still expects them to be in the mix for a playoff spot.

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