T.M. Selection: Tennessee.

I like Tennessee to cover the spread against Purdue in this game on Thursday. Tennessee has won 2 games in a row to finish their regular season and they looked really good in those games. They put up 45+ points on offense in both of those games while giving up no more than 21 points in either game. Tennessee didn't have the best season that they were hoping for but they showed some flashes of what they can do this year with Josh Heupel and they were definitely trending in the right direction this year compared to some of the other years they have had. I think that Tennessee is going to play hard in this game to end their year off right with a nice win and lay some more blocks to build off of next year in the program. Purdue has also won 2 games in a row and have won 4 of their previous 5 games, knocking off some good teams during that time like Michigan State. Purdue will be missing a few of their starters in this game for various reasons and I think that is going to have a big impact on the way they play in this game. They are going to be missing their star WR David Bell since he has declared for the 2022 NFL draft along with a few others of their key players on both offense and defense. I think that Tennessee should have an easier time scoring on this weakened defense but their offense has looked really good anyway so I'm expecting them to score a lot of points here. I also think that Purdue is not going to be as good on offense as they have been all year with their missing players and Tennessee has a decent defense so I expect them to get a lot of stops here. I like Tennessee to cover the spread in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 42-20 Tennessee.