The Volunteer State

Come Sunday, Tennessee basketball and Memphis will have one game remaining on what was a three-year contract. Does Tennessee need to keep Memphis on its schedule?

With a Gator Bowl win, second-year coach Jeremy Pruitt would surpass the record his predecessor, Butch Jones, compiled in his second season. A loss could turn the narrative of this season into, oh, what could have been.

News Sentinel sports writers John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer are picking every SEC game against the spread this season. This week, they venture beyond the SEC and pick every conference championship game, using the betMGM.com line for each game.

Tennessee's bowl projections are scattered across the board. Outback Bowl against Minnesota? Gator Bowl against Indiana? What will it be?

News Sentinel sports writers John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer are picking every SEC game against the line this season. Here are the Week 14 picks, with each selecting a top play of the weekend, using the betMGM.com consensus line for each game.

Does playing in a city that's important for recruiting matter most? Playing an opponent you can beat? Playing a big-name opponent? Playing in prime time? 

News Sentinel sports writers John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer are picking every SEC game against the line this season. Here are the Week 13 picks, with each selecting a top play of the weekend, using the betMGM.com consensus line for each game.

The Vols (5-5, 3-3 SEC) will have a fighter's chance against Missouri (5-5, 2-4) on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network) and will be favored the following week against Vanderbilt (2-8, 2-4). Will such a finish make Jeremy Pruitt worthy of SEC coach of the year consideration?

News Sentinel sports writers John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer are picking every SEC game against the line this season. Here are the Week 12 picks, with each selecting a top play of the weekend, using the betMGM.com consensus line for each game.

At Tennessee, leftovers from the Butch Jones era are sparking a resurgent season. The Vols are (5-5, 3-3 SEC) and in need of one more victory to earn bowl eligibility for the first time since the 2016 season.

News Sentinel sports writers John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer are picking every SEC game against the line this season. Here are the Week 11 picks, with each selecting a top play of the weekend, using the betMGM.com consensus line for each game.

The crystal ball for the 2020 quarterback room is murky. Maurer and Shrout are freshmen, while Guarantano is a junior, meaning all three have the option to return.

News Sentinel sports writers John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer are picking every SEC game against the line this season. Here are the Week 10 picks, with each selecting a top play of the weekend, using the betMGM.com consensus line for each game.

Tennessee's bowl prospects improved when the Vols beat South Carolina 41-21 on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Is a 6-6 finish now the best projection for Tennessee?

News Sentinel sports writers John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer are picking every SEC game against the line this season. Here are the Week 9 picks, with each selecting a top play of the weekend, using the betMGM.com consensus line for each game.