Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026

The Saturday Slate

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Sat, Oct 3 · 2:30pm CT · Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, TN2:30pm CT
AUB
Auburn Tigers · SEC · 2-1 · Away
FPI 12.9 · rank 24 · No CFBD row
+7.5 (-110)
+230
#14 TENN
Tennessee Volunteers · SEC · 3-0 · Home
FPI 18.5 · rank 10 · No CFBD row
-7.5 (-110)
-285

Market vs model

Spread
TENN -7.5
TENN -7.5 (-110)
AUB +7.5 (-110)
Model
TENN -8.1
Edge 0.6 pts TENN
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
TENN
TENN -285 · AUB +230
Total 57.5 — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket

Number from DraftKings, via ESPN.

Why

CFBD enrichment is off. No API key and no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only.

  • TENN rating 18.5, AUB rating 12.9.
  • Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
  • Home field adds 2.5 to TENN.
  • Predicted margin is TENN by 8.1.
  • Edge is 0.6 points toward TENN.
  • Edge 0.6 pts — inside the 1.5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap 5.6; home field +2.5).
  • Moneyline ticket is TENN, because the predicted margin clears 2 points.
  • No totals model — we do not guess over/unders.

Recent form

AUB

FPI 12.9 · rank 24 · No CFBD row

  1. Lvs FLA 44-39 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. Wvs USM 43-8 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. Wvs BAY 17-16 · Sat, Sep 5
  4. Lvs ALA 27-20 · Sat, Nov 29
  5. Wvs MER 62-17 · Sat, Nov 22

TENN

FPI 18.5 · rank 10 · No CFBD row

  1. Wvs KENN 42-9 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. W@ GT 45-24 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. Wvs FUR 56-9 · Sat, Sep 5
  4. Lvs ILL 30-28 · Tue, Dec 30
  5. Lvs VAN 45-24 · Sat, Nov 29

Injuries

no injury feed wired yet

Lock a ticket

Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 1.5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV stays empty until there is a closing number.

Edge 0.6 pts — inside the 1.5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap 5.6; home field +2.5).

Writes this moneyline into the ledger. No point line, and no fake close.