Why is $\hat y_i=\hat\beta_1-\hat\beta_2x_i$?

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I'm trying to show that $\hat\sigma^2 =\frac{\sum\hat\epsilon^2}{n-2}$ is an estimator without biais and I started with:

$$\hat\epsilon_i=y_i-\hat y_i$$

and my teacher suggested me to use the formula I gave in the title, which works to demonstrate what I am looking for, but which I don't understand.

Thus why is $\hat y_i= \hat\beta_1-\hat\beta_2x_i$?

what frustrates me the more is why does the $x_i$ doesn't have an hat, like its little friend $y_i$?