{"id":8803,"date":"2010-10-08T17:29:46","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T22:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=8803"},"modified":"2010-10-08T17:29:28","modified_gmt":"2010-10-08T22:29:28","slug":"arkansas-vs-texas-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/arkansas-vs-texas-am-8803\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Football Picks: Arkansas Vs Texas A&M Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arkansas Razorbacks vs Texas A&M Aggies at Cowboy Stadium
\nSaturday, 10\/9\/10, 3:30 PM EDT, TV:\u00a0 ABC
\nOpening Point Spread: Arkansas -6.5
\nCurrent Betting Line: Arkansas -5
\nOpening Total: 55.5
\nCurrent Total: 61.5
\nCurrent Moneyline: Arkansas -215\/Texas A&M +185<\/strong>
\nLines from above taken from Bookmaker Sportsbook<\/p>\n

\"Arkansas
Ryan Mallett and Razorbacks are 5 point favorites over the Aggies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arkansas is hoping for similar results from its last visit to Cowboy Stadium when it faced the Aggies last season, capturing a dominating 47-19 victory in the first year of a 10-year contract for both teams to play at the facility.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re excited to go back to Dallas,\u201d said head coach Bobby Petrino.\u00a0 \u201cIt was a lot of fun last year with the unbelievable atmosphere and an unbelievable stadium to play in.\u201d\u00a0 The Razorbacks enter the game with a 3-1 record, their best start in three seasons under Petrino, with the only loss coming to top-ranked Alabama.\u00a0 The team has won eight of its last 10 games dating back to last season and Petrino-led teams are 23-7 all-time when having more than one week to prepare for a game.\u00a0 Arkansas is 4-4 against members of the Big 12 Conference since its inception in 1996.\u00a0 Over the last three years, the squad is 3-5 ATS in non-conference games.<\/p>\n

The Razorbacks are led by quarterback Ryan Mallett who threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns in last year\u2019s game in front of a crowd of 71,872.\u00a0 Mallett and his offensive mates have had two weeks off since a 24-20 home loss to No. 1 Alabama, as he had one of his worst performances in tossing one touchdown and three interceptions.\u00a0 \u201cI think it makes you work harder, when you watch it and you see the pain you went through,\u201d he stated.\u00a0 \u201cI add something to you.\u201d\u00a0 Arkansas is 13-of-14 in the red zone so far this season, which is second in the SEC and tied for 12th nationally.\u00a0 Over the course of the season, the team has trailed for just 8:48 through four games.\u00a0 The total is 7-19 Over\/Under in the squad\u2019s last 26 games as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points.<\/p>\n

Texas A&M will play its second straight game away from Kyle Field when they play an old Southwest Conference rival.\u00a0 The Aggies blew a second-half lead in their last game, a 38-35 loss at Oklahoma State on September 30th in their Big 12 opener.\u00a0 Arkansas is Texas A&M\u2019s seventh most-played opponent with 66 all-time meeting dating back to the first contest in 1903.\u00a0 The team trails 24-39-3 all-time in the series and the two have split the last 10 meetings evenly at five wins each.\u00a0 Last year\u2019s matchup marked the first time\u00a0 both teams squared off since the last year of the SWC in 1991.\u00a0 The Aggies are 3-5 ATS versus the SEC in their last eight chances.<\/p>\n

The Aggies rank No. 6 in total offense (509.8 ypg) and No. 14 in total defense (279.5 ypg), which makes them one of just three teams nationally to rank in the top 20 in both categories.\u00a0 The other two teams are Alabama and Boise State.\u00a0 Part of the team\u2019s problem has been turnovers this season, committing 14 of them, which is tied for fifth-most in the nation.\u00a0 Quarterback Jerrod Johnson threw four interceptions for the second straight game, which is a troubling statistic considering he set a conference record with 242 straight completions without an interception last year.\u00a0 Part of the problem is a rebuilt offensive line that has allowed 14 sacks thus far in 2010.\u00a0 The team is 1-5 ATS over the last three seasons on turf.<\/p>\n

Bettors will take great interest in the Razorbacks 5-11 ATS mark in their last 16 non-conference games, but the Aggies offer little with a 4-9 ATS record in the same situation.\u00a0 Maddux Sports has released one of their 7 premium NCAA football picks on the side of the this game.\u00a0 We know we have the right side so hop on board now and cash an easy ticket on Saturday.\u00a0 Included in our Saturday NCAA football picks package are 6 other winners including our Big Ten football game of the year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arkansas Razorbacks vs Texas A&M Aggies at Cowboy Stadium Saturday, 10\/9\/10, 3:30 PM EDT, TV:\u00a0 ABC Opening Point Spread: Arkansas -6.5 Current Betting Line: Arkansas -5 Opening Total: 55.5 Current Total: 61.5 Current Moneyline: Arkansas -215\/Texas A&M +185 Lines from above taken from Bookmaker Sportsbook Arkansas is hoping for similar results from its last visit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":3926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,1444],"tags":[2448,738,3313,3312,1146,2250,2042,739,1145],"class_list":["post-8803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","category-headlines","tag-arkansas-razorbacks","tag-big-12","tag-bobby-petrino","tag-cowboy-stadium","tag-jerrod-johnson","tag-ncaa-football-picks","tag-ryan-mallett","tag-sec","tag-texas-am-aggies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8803","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\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8803"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8840,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8803\/revisions\/8840"}],"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=8803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}