Arkansas vs. LSU Betting Odds
Arkansas vs. LSU betting odds had the Tigers now at -12 after opening at -14. Note Sportsbook.com also featured a ton of betting props for the Razorbacks-Tigers game here. Arkansas will pay $17 for every $10 bet should they score first, Joe Adams (Arkansas) Total Receiving Yards OVER/UNDER 45.4, and there were margin of victory odds as well. Find them all here at Sportsbook.com Line & Total: LSU -12 & 52.5
Opening Line & Total: Tigers -14 & 54
No. 3 Arkansas brings its seven-game win streak to Baton Rouge to face unbeaten No. 1 LSU.
The Razorbacks have won their past three games by a combined 137-52 score, but they have been shaky on the road, getting crushed by Alabama and barely beating Ole Miss and Vanderbilt by a combined eight points. LSU has allowed a total of 53 points in its past seven games (7.6 PPG), and is winning at home by an average score of 42 to 8. But Arkansas won the past four meetings (3-1 ATS), including a 31-23 victory last year, and the Tigers are a woeful 9-30 ATS (23%) in November games since 1992. The Razorbacks are also mourning the death of TE Garrett Uekman, who died last Sunday of unknown causes, and they will try to win this one for their fallen teammate.
Arkansas QB Tyler Wilson has been tremendous during the win streak, throwing for 2,208 yards (315 YPG), 14 TD and just 2 INT in the seven victories. Senior WR Jarius Wright is closing out his excellent collegiate career in style, piling up 428 yards and 4 TD over the past four games, gaining at least 90 in all four contests. TE Chris Gragg will provide a valuable dump-off option when LSU brings the pressure, and the junior is coming off a career-best game last week against Mississippi State (8 rec, 119 yds, 1 TD). But the Razorbacks aren’t simply a pass-happy offense. They have achieved a healthy balance of pass and run, gaining 168 rushing YPG over the past six contests. Junior RB Dennis Johnson has 493 yards (7.7 YPC) and 3 TD in the past five games. Arkansas will need everybody to play well if it is to thrive against the nation’s No. 2 defense in both scoring (10.0 PPG) and yardage (248 YPG).
LSU’s defense gets most of the credit for the team’s success, but it diminishes the pressure when it knows the offense can score. Arkansas (39.3 PPG) is the only SEC team with more points than LSU (37.9 PPG). The Tigers are also winning games with the turnover battle, as they lead the nation with a +1.6 TO margin per game (24 takeaways and 6 giveaways). One of the reasons they have been able to keep mistakes to a minimum is that LSU has three players that carry the football regularly. Spencer Ware leads the school with 650 yards (4.0 YPC), but Michael Ford (625 yards, 5.9 YPC) and Alfred Blue (445 yards, 6.4 YPC) are also strong runners. Ware and Ford have 7 TD, while Blue has six scores. This RB trio has taken the pressure off the senior QB time share of Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee. Jefferson has also seen an increased role under center, completing 21-of-31 passes for 323 yards and 2 TD in the past three weeks. Jefferson and Lee have combined to throw 18 TD and just 3 INT on the season, but Arkansas has a strong pass defense allowing just 196 YPG (28th in nation).
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
