Two of the nation’s early-season leaders will be on display, as Tra Carson and the No. 14 Texas A&M Aggies visit AT&T Stadium to play Keon Hatcher and the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Razorbacks are 1-2, while the Aggies have a 3-0 record this season. The game starts at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sep 26 and will air on ESPN.
Arkansas fell to Texas Tech 35-24 last week. Hunter Henry had a solid game in the loss, registering four receptions for 32 yards and one TD. Alex Collins also had a big game with 170 yards and a TD on 28 attempts. Texas A&M is hoping for a similar result to last week’s performance when they beat Nevada 44-27 in its matchup. Kyle Allen had an outstanding performance throwing the ball for the Aggies, completing 18 of 31 passes for 270 yards, four TDs and one interception. He added 55 yards and a TD on 10 attempts. Christian Kirk had a big game as well, totaling 120 yards on six receptions.
Texas A&M is a slight three-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is currently unavailable.
The Razorbacks enter the game with both records currently 1-2 Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS) this season. Arkansas can top most teams in terms of time of possession. The Razorbacks have an average time of possession of 35:39 per game for fifth-highest in the nation.
On the other side, the Aggies have 3-0 SU and 2-1 ATS records this season. Offensively, they are a fun team to watch with an average of 46.0 points per game, the 13th-ranked scoring team in the country. Texas A&M’s defense is one of the best, allowing just 22.3 points per game. The Aggies usually get going immediately from the initial kickoff, averaging 16.3 points in the first quarter this year. With an average of 137 return yards per game (16th-most in the country), Texas A&M has had a great deal of success with its special teams.
Predictions: SU Winner – Texas A&M, ATS Winner – Texas A&M
Notes
Arkansas is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arkansas’s last 8 games.
Arkansas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arkansas’s last 6 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas A&M’s last 5 games on the road.
Texas A&M is 3-0 SU when leading at the half this season. Arkansas is 1-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Nationally, the Arkansas passing attack is ranked 28th, while the Texas A&M pass defense is only ranked 35th. The Aggies passing game is ranked 49th, compared to the 78th-ranked pass defense of the Razorbacks.
The Arkansas rushing attack is ranked only 79th in the country, while the Texas A&M run defense is ranked 72nd. The Aggies rushing game is ranked just 31st, compared to the 23rd-ranked run defense of the Razorbacks.
Arkansas has given up 21.3 points per game this year, which is ranked only 77th in the nation. Texas A&M has scored 46.0 points per game this year and is ranked 11th in all of FBS.
