Expected Win Total Machine: Hendon Hooker Day-to-Day Edition

Whatever you want to talk about from Saturday night, the most important piece of information from Monday afternoon is:

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Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said QB Hendon Hooker, RB Tiyon Evans and OL Cade Mays are day to day.

Heupel said he doesn’t think Hooker’s injury will be a long-term issue.

— Josh Ward (@Josh_Ward) October 18, 2021

And thus, Week 8 of the Expected Win Total Machine rides on (slightly) steadier legs:

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The Vols opened at +29 against Alabama, which is down to +27.5 on Monday afternoon. Before the South Carolina win (and Bama’s loss to A&M), our expected win percentage in this one hovered around 6%. It went up to 13% last week. We’ve had plenty of years of, “I’m putting 0% for this game.” How are we feeling this week?