{"id":8113,"date":"2010-09-24T14:05:04","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T19:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=8113"},"modified":"2010-09-24T14:38:13","modified_gmt":"2010-09-24T19:38:13","slug":"alabama-at-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/alabama-at-arkansas-8113\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Picks: Alabama Vs Arkansas Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks
\nSaturday, 9\/25\/10, 3:30 PM EDT, TV:\u00a0 CBS
\nOpening Point Spread: Alabama -6
\nCurrent Betting Line: Alabama -7
\nOpening Total: 54
\nCurrent Total: 56
\nCurrent Moneyline: Alabama -295\/Arkansas +245
\n<\/strong>Lines taken from Bookmaker Sportsbook, a great book for online football betting.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ryan Mallett and Razorbacks are 7 point home underdogs to #1 ranked Alabama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Top-ranked Alabama opens SEC play with a visit to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to take on the No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks.\u00a0 It will be the 21st meeting between the two schools and the Crimson Tide\u2019s eighth trip to Fayetteville.\u00a0 Alabama leads the series 10-8 after a dominating 35-7 win over the Razorbacks last season in Tuscaloosa.\u00a0 The squad has won three straight in the series and four of the last five contests.\u00a0 Third-year head coach Nick Saban has the important task of keeping his team focused on the task at hand, as they are set to play rival Florida the following week.\u00a0 The team is 10-2 against AP Top 25 opponents over the past three seasons, including a 1-0 mark this season.\u00a0 Over the last three seasons, Saban\u2019s squad has produced a fantastic 21-9 ATS record and the total is 13-16 O\/U in those contests.\u00a0 The spread on this game is hovering around the key number of 7 so be sure to view our NCAA football lines page to compare lines from multiple sportsbooks giving you the best shot at getting a good number no matter what side you like.<\/p>\n

The Crimson Tide returned eight starters from the 2009 offense that set a school-record with 5,642 yards of total offense.\u00a0 Heisman Trophy winning running back Mark Ingram returned to action last week in a 62-13 victory over Duke, rushing for 151 yards on just nine rushes.\u00a0 \u201cFelt better than I did before I had the injury,\u201d Ingram said.\u00a0 This year\u2019s squad is off to a better start offensively, averaging 542 yards of total offense per game to rank fourth nationally and first in the SEC.\u00a0 Alabama is scoring 44.67 points per game to lead the conference and rank ninth nationally.\u00a0 Senior quarterback Greg McElroy is leading the charge, completing 71.7 percent of his passes for 705 yards and six touchdowns.\u00a0 The team is 8-1 ATS in their last nine road games overall and 3-0 ATS as a road favorite of 3.5 to 7 points.<\/p>\n

Arkansas enters the game 3-0 overall and 1-0 in league play after a 31-24 victory over Georgia last weekend.\u00a0 The Razorbacks have won eight of their last nine games dating back to last season.\u00a0 Alabama and Florida are the only two other schools in the SEC to win at least eight of their last nine.\u00a0 For the seventh time in school history and first time since 1979, two top ten teams will meet in Fayetteville.\u00a0 Arkansas has won two of the previous six matchups, with both wins coming in 1965.\u00a0 The program is 4-11 all-time against the nation\u2019s top-ranked team and half of those wins have come against a conference foe in Fayetteville.\u00a0 The Razorbacks are 10-7 ATS in their last 17 games against SEC opponents and the total is 10-7 O\/U in those games.<\/p>\n

The Razorbacks defense may be up to the challenge of stopping the Crimson Tide\u2019s high-powered rushing game, allowing just two rushing touchdowns in the last 14 quarters.\u00a0 The unit also leads the SEC in sacks, averaging 4.0 per game in 2010.\u00a0 On the other side of the ball, Arkansas is led by quarterback Ryan Mallett, who leads the SEC and ranks third nationally in 359.3 yards of total offense per game.\u00a0 His nine passing touchdowns pace the conference and is tied for third in the NCAA.\u00a0 In his 19 collegiate starts, Mallett has thrown for 200 or more yards 17 times and 300 or more yards eight times, all while being a member of the Razorbacks (previously with Michigan).<\/p>\n

Bettors will be interested in knowing that the Crimson Tide is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 conference games, while the Razorbacks are a capable 4-0 ATS as a home underdog in their last four opportunities.\u00a0 Maddux Sports has actually released this game as a premium pick to its clients.\u00a0 We know what the right side is and should have another easy winner on our hands.\u00a0 Currently on a 75% run our last 24 college football picks you know you are getting a great play on this game.\u00a0 Visit the college football sports picks page and follow us to the bank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday, 9\/25\/10, 3:30 PM EDT, TV:\u00a0 CBS Opening Point Spread: Alabama -6 Current Betting Line: Alabama -7 Opening Total: 54 Current Total: 56 Current Moneyline: Alabama -295\/Arkansas +245 Lines taken from Bookmaker Sportsbook, a great book for online football betting. Top-ranked Alabama opens SEC play with a visit to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":3926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,1444],"tags":[462,2448,2098,2298,3129,3123,2040,588,2042,739],"class_list":["post-8113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","category-headlines","tag-alabama-crimson-tide","tag-arkansas-razorbacks","tag-college-football-picks","tag-college-football-predictions","tag-college-football-sports-picks","tag-greg-mcelroy","tag-mark-ingram","tag-nick-saban","tag-ryan-mallett","tag-sec"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8113"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8148,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8113\/revisions\/8148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}