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Ball State Cardinals vs. Tennessee Volunteers
Neyland Stadium has a Week 1 contest on tap for Thursday as the Ball State Cardinals and the Tennessee Volunteers play their season openers.
Oddsmakers opened the Volunteers as -27.5-point favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 70.5.
Tennessee was a 48-45 loser in its last match on the road against Boilermakers. They failed to cover the -8-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 93 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Ball State, they were a 51-20 loser as they battled Panthers at home. Ball State failed to cover in the match as a +6-point underdog, while 71 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Ball State:
Team record: 6-7 SU,4-9 ATS
Ball State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Ball State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ball State's last 6 games
Tennessee:
Team record: 7-6 SU,5-8 ATS
Tennessee is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tennessee's last 5 games
Tennessee is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Ball State home to Western Michigan Saturday, September 10
Tennessee at Pittsburgh Saturday, September 10