Tennessee will travel to Atlanta this weekend for a big Week 2 matchup against Georgia Tech.

The Vols opened the season by cruising to a 56-9 win against an overmatched Furman team.

Georgia Tech, meanwhile, lost 14-13 at home to an undersized Colorado team.

As a result, most of the national media is riding with the Vols in this game.

ESPN’s Rece Davis has a strong take on how the Tennessee vs Georgia Tech game will go

ESPN’s Rece Davis and Pete Thamel shared their thoughts this week on the College GameDay podcast on how the Tennessee vs Georgia Tech game will play out.

Thamel thinks Georgia Tech will cover the 13.5 point spread.

“We will see if they (Georgia Tech) bring more of an edge,” said Thamel. “I think the line here is somewhere around two touchdowns, and I think Tech drags this game into the mud a little bit and covers.”

Davis, on the other hand, does not think the game will be that close.

“No sir,” said Davis upon hearing Thamel’s take. “Atlanta will be covered up in orange. Tennessee will control the atmosphere — they’ll control the game, and they win big. I say Tennessee scores a bunch of points and they win big. Then they beat Kennesaw State (in Week 3), and they set up a showdown in two weeks with the other UT in the SEC when Texas and Tennessee play in Knoxville on the 26th of September.”

That’s quite a prediction from Davis. We’ll see on Saturday night how it actually plays out in Atlanta.