Cappers Volunteers vs. Commodores Betting Trends + Pick

Struggling Tennessee Volunteers Hit Road to Face Rejuvenated Vanderbilt

The Tennessee Volunteers (3-7 SU, 3-7 ATS, 1-9 O/U) have seen their 2008-09 season crash and burn under lame-duck head coach Phil Fulmer! Losers of three straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook, the Vols will hit the road in this matchup to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores (6-4 SU, 7-3 ATS, 4-5-1 O/U) who snapped their own four-game skid with a big win on Saturday.

The Volunteers are coming off a 13-7 home loss to Wyoming on Saturday by failed to cover the spread as 27-point favorites for BetUS NCAA college football backers.

“Obviously it’s been a really hard week on everybody,” Fulmer said. “If anything, I should be apologizing to the fans and everybody for this whole week coming about.”

Senior quarterback Jonathan Crompton went 11-for-27 for a miniscule 91 yards and one TD while backup Nick Stephens was even worse, completing just 3-of-9 passes for 27 yards with two interceptions.

The Commodores are coming off a thrilling 31-24 home win over the Kentucky Wildcats as quarterback Chris Nickson torched Kentucky with his legs and arm.

Nickson completed 15 of 27 passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns while adding in another 118 rushing yards on 20 carries.

Vanderbilt’s opportunistic defense also picked off Kentucky quarterback Randall Cobb two times while covering the spread as 3-point home favorites.

Here is a look at the key trends for each team, followed by my n-depth analysis and NCAA college football free picks.

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tennessee’s last 5 games
Tennessee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vanderbilt
Tennessee is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Vanderbilt
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Vanderbilt’s last 12 games at home
Vanderbilt is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Vanderbilt is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games when playing Tennessee
Vanderbilt is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tennessee

NCAAF Odds

Tennessee Volunteers +3 -105
Vanderbilt Commodores -3 -115

Analysis: The Vanderbilt commodores are the correct pick here NCAA college football bettors as Tennessee has hit rock bottom in Fulmer’s final season. After losing to a Wyoming team that was averaging just 11 points per game, nothing is out of question for the Vols.

NCAAF Free Picks: Vanderbilt -3 Points