Both the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Alabama Crimson Tide will try to improve to 4-0 on the season this Saturday in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama (ranked third in AP) has won five of the last six games between these two teams, but are 3-3 ATS over that stretch, including 1-2 ATS at home.
Arkansas (ranked 14th) will have plenty of points to work with as an 11.5-point road underdog.
View Arkansas vs Alabama Odds and Stats.
Betting Line: If you're going with the Crimson Tide in this one, they're listed as 13-point favorites on the betting line for the contest.
Power Rankings / Prediction: This game matches up the No. 16 (Crimson Tide) and the No. 74 (Razorbacks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAF Power Rankings at OddsShark.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits Alabama's No. 23-ranked offense, averaging 38.7 PPG, against a Razorbacks defense that ranks No. 17 this week at 12.7 PPG. The Crimson Tide aerial game is averaging 233.7 yards per game, more than the Razorbacks secondary allows through the air, 218 YPG per game.
Arkansas was a 38-28 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Troy. They failed to cover the 23–point spread as favorites, while the total score of 66 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Alabama won its last outing, a 41-0 result against North Texas on September 17. Alabama failed to cover in that game as a 47-point favorite, while the 41 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Arkansas Razorbacks Trends:
When playing in September are 7-3
When playing on grass are 5-5
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 7-3
Alabama Crimson Tide Trends:
When playing in September are 10-0
When playing on grass are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing within the conference are 7-3
A few Razorbacks at Crimson Tide trends to consider:
Arkansas is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arkansas's last 5 games on the road
Arkansas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Arkansas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Alabama
Alabama is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games at home
Alabama is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games
Alabama is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arkansas
Alabama is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arkansas
Next up:
Arkansas at Texas A&M, Saturday, October 1
Alabama at Florida, Saturday, October 1
