Arkansas vs. LSU College Football Picks: No. 17 LSU (8-3,4-3 SEC), still smarting after losing at Ole Miss in Week 12, returns home to Baton Rouge to take on the surging Arkansas Razorbacks (7-4,3-4 SEC) in a crucial SEC West battle at Death Valley. The central theme to this game is bowl position. The winner will probably get a Cotton Bowl bid while the loser will fall down the SEC bowl pecking order. Tonight's game will be televised on ESPN with kickoff time set for 7 pm ET.
College Football Picks oddsmakers at BetUS.com have installed the Tigers as slight 3 1/2-chalk ATS and -160 moneyline favorites versus Arkansas with a 53 1/2 total. Hog's backers are getting +140 odds as a moneyline underdog.
Our pick for this game is the OVER 53 1/2 total. The Razorbacks have the most potent offense in the SEC, averaging 445.2 yards per game, the best passing attack, 310.3 ypg and lead in scoring average 38 points a game. On the flip side Arkansas' defense is one of the leagues poorest ranked last in pass defense, and total defense.
Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett leads the SEC and ranks third nationally in pass efficiency (165.18) and he also leads the league and is tied for third nationally in passing touchdowns (28). Mallett is first in the SEC and 13th in the nation in total offense (287.9) and he ranks first in the SEC in passing yards per game (290.5).
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