Tennessee Vols are 8-point underdogs to West Virginia in 2018 season opener

Tennessee's season opener is more than seven months away, but the initial betting line has been set by 5Dimes, an online sports book.

West Virginia is an eight-point favorite over the Vols in the 2018 opener, which will be played Sept. 1 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.

Some other Week 1 lines for SEC teams also have been set. Alabama is a 29.5-point favorite over Louisville; Auburn is a four-point favorite over Washington. Mississippi and Texas Tech is listed as a pick 'em; and Miami is a one-point favorite over LSU.

The Vols are coming off a 4-8 season and will be led by first-year coach Jeremy Pruitt. West Virginia went 7-6 in 2017, which was Dana Holgorsen's seventh year at the helm.

Tennessee has never played West Virginia.