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Exchange buyers before kickoff: which side buyers took (Kalshi, Polymarket (international), Novig, ProphetX)
These are exchange trades, not sportsbook bets. On an exchange every trade has a buyer and a seller, so this shows which side buyers paid for.
How to read these numbers
Kalshi, Polymarket (international) and Novig publish every trade with the side the buyer took. ProphetX carries its trade fills the same way; a line with no captured fill shows dollars matched only. Trades is each side's share of the trades we read since we began reading the market and Money is its share of the dollars buyers paid. Markets with fewer than 10 trades or under $500 traded are left out; markets under 30 trades or $5,000 are labelled Light trading, because a few buyers can move the percentages a long way.
Kalshi
Moneyline$124k traded · 4.5k trades
Tennessee VolunteersGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Trades
Money
Spread$128k traded · 2.2k trades
Tennessee Volunteers -11.5Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets +11.5
Trades
Money
Total 55.5$19k traded · 377 trades
Over 55.5Under 55.5
Trades
Money
Polymarket (international)
Polymarket (international) is not open to US bettors.
Moneyline$1.4k traded · 58 trades
Tennessee VolunteersGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Trades
Money
Light trading: $1.4k so far, percentages can swingTotal 55.5$2.6k traded · 27 trades
Over 55.5Under 55.5
Trades
Money
Light trading: $2.6k so far, percentages can swingLast read before kickoff .
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets win price on Kalshi and Polymarket (international) as kickoff neared
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to win, from 168 hours before the start to 2 hours before the start: Kalshi 21% to 19%; Polymarket (international) 24% to 19%. These are exchange prices, read as the chance the market gave Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, not sportsbook odds. Polymarket (international) is not open to US bettors.
KalshiPolymarket (international)Scale 10% to 30%
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Tennessee Volunteers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: odds, trends and the matchup
📊 Best prices from the US sportsbooks and exchanges we track (exchange prices are marked) Prices when this preview was published
| Market | Tennessee Volunteers | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | -470Pregame price at DraftKings → | +400Pregame price at Bally Bet →Best partner price: Novig +400 |
| Spread | -12.5 +101Pregame price at ProphetX →Best partner price: Novig +100 exchange price | +12.5 -104Pregame price at Novig → exchange price |
| Total 55.5 | O -104Pregame price at Novig → exchange price | U +100Pregame price at Novig → exchange price |
📊 Team Breakdown archived pregame data
Season win %
Tennessee Volunteers
100%
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
0%
Chance to win, per the betting market (vig removed)
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Players to watch
Alberto Mendoza (GT)17/23, 237 YDS
Faizon Brandon (TENN)13/17, 226 YDS, 3 TDHow to read this: "chance to win per the betting market" comes from the actual odds with the sportsbook's built-in fee (the vig) stripped out, the market's honest opinion of the game.
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📘 New to betting? Two-minute translation. A moneyline bet is picking who wins, nothing else. In this game, +400 means a $100 bet profits $400 if it wins. The spread is a head start: -7.5 must win by 8+, while +7.5 cashes by losing by 7 or fewer (or winning). The total is combined points by both teams, over or under the books' number. +EV means the price pays better than the market-implied fair odds (vig removed); consistently taking better prices raises your expected return over time. Learn free: Sports Betting 101 · Odds converter · No-vig calculator
One Price Pays More Than the Market Says It Should
Strip the sportsbook's built-in cut out of this game and the market lands on Georgia Tech at roughly +398. You can buy it at +400. That gap is tiny, but it is real, and it sits on the team that already has a loss on its record. Meanwhile the favorite's price is the opposite story: Tennessee at -470 needs to win more often than the market itself thinks it will just to break even. Kickoff is Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
The Matchup
As of today, Tennessee is 1-0 and Georgia Tech is 0-1. This is week 2 of the 2026 regular season. The data we have places Tennessee 13th of 16 in the Southeastern Conference, which is worth holding in your head when you see a -470 price attached to them. No season series information is listed for Georgia Tech vs Tennessee, so we are not going to pretend history is telling us anything here.
What we have is a road SEC team laying 12.5 points into a home building at night. Separately, the moneyline market prices Tennessee at about a 79.9% chance to win the game outright, and that is a question of who wins, not of margin. The two bets settle on different things.
Players to Watch
Alberto Mendoza leads Georgia Tech with 17 completions on 23 attempts for 237 yards. That is 74% accuracy and better than 10 yards per throw. Faizon Brandon leads Tennessee at 13 of 17 for 226 yards and 3 touchdowns, roughly 76% accuracy at over 13 yards an attempt. Two efficient passers, both producing chunk plays. That combination is usually an argument for points, which is exactly why the total sits as high as 55.5. It also means Georgia Tech has a quarterback capable of trading scores rather than getting buried early, and staying within 12.5 points is mostly about avoiding a blowout, not about winning.
The Numbers
The moneyline is a straight bet on who wins. Tennessee is -470 (best at DraftKings): risk $100, profit $21.28 if they win, lose the $100 if they do not. Break-even on that price is 82.5%. Georgia Tech is +400 (best at Bally Bet): risk $100, profit $400 if they win. Break-even is 20%. The point spread is a bet on margin.
Tennessee -12.5 at +101 (best at ProphetX) wins only if Tennessee wins by 13 or more, a 12-point win loses, and there is no tie at a half point. Its break-even is 49.8%. Risk $100 there and you profit $96.15. Break-even 51%. Shopping those best prices is the entire point. Same bet, better payout.
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Tennessee vs Georgia Tech FAQ
Who was favored in Tennessee vs Georgia Tech?
Tennessee is the market favorite at -470 (best price at DraftKings) on the moneyline, with Georgia Tech at +400. Lines move all day, so check the odds table on this page for the current best number at every book.
What was the pregame read on Georgia Tech vs Tennessee?
A 12.5-point spread, a 55.5 total and two quarterbacks who opened the season carving up defenses meet under the lights at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Wise Guy Team has an official play on this game. Members see it on their board.
What is the total (over/under) for Tennessee vs Georgia Tech?
The total is 55.5, with the over priced at -104 at Novig and the under at +100 at Novig. A total is a bet on the combined score of both teams, over or under that number, no matter who wins.
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Expected value first: the best price across the regulated US books we track versus the true fair price with the vig removed, then the matchup data (form, standings, injuries, key players). Line shopping for the best number is the edge most bettors leave on the table.
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