Even after losing 38-30 to Georgia State Saturday at Neyland Stadium, Tennessee is still favored against BYU.

On Sunday Tennessee opened as a 2-point favorite according to Circa Sports, the sportsbook at the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Circa Sports also set the over/under at 53, according to VegasInsider.

The line quickly moved to minus-3.5 then minus-4

The Vols (0-1) host BYU (0-1) Saturday for a 7 p.m. Eastern Time kickoff at Neyland Stadium.

Tennessee led Georgia State 17-14 at halftime on Saturday and went ahead 23-21 on a 31-yard field goal from Brent Cimaglia with 12:05 left, before the Panthers reeled off 17 straight points to go ahead 38-23 with 2:37 left.



Georgia State controlled the line of scrimmage throughout the afternoon, rushing for 213 yards while holding Tennessee to 93 yards on the ground.



“I think that tells the tale,” second-year Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said of the numbers in the ground game. “I’m not sure, based off the defensive play, did we give our offensive line a chance to dominate the game. Because there was a point in time, every time our offense got the ball, we were down a little bit further.



“I don’t know if that’s right, when it comes to running the football offensively, but that usually dictates who wins and who loses the game.”



The Vols opened as nearly a four-touchdown favorite against Georgia State.



“Like I said, Georgia State University, we’re 10 years old,” head coach Shawn Elliott said after his team’s historic upset. “Ten years old. We just did something a lot of teams could never do. I’m telling you. Tennessee is going to win games this year. I can assure you that. But for our football program coming in here, no one thought we could do anything.



“No one thought we had a chance other than the guys in that locker room that held hands and took a knee and talked with one another and looked each other in the face. We knew it. And it means the world to our university, our football program.”



BYU, an opponent Tennessee has never faced on the football field, opened the season with a 30-12 loss at home against rival Utah on Thursday.



Quarterback Zach Wilson completed 21 of 33 passes for 208 yards, with two interceptions and no touchdowns.



Wilson rushed eight times for 43 yards. Running back Ty’son Williams led the way on the ground with seven carries for 45 yards and a touchdown.



Matt Bushman caught six passes for 62 yards.



The Westgate Superbook in July released early lines on four Tennessee games, making the Vols a 25.5-point favorite over Georgia State, a 4-point favorite against BYU and a 16.5-point underdog at Florida for the SEC opener on Sept. 21 in Gainesville.



An early line was also set on the regular-season finale against Vanderbilt on Nov. 30, with Tennessee opening as a 7-point favorite.

