The No. 11 Arkansas Razorbacks (4-0, 1-0 SEC) and No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (4-0, 2-0) meet Saturday at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET. Below, we look at the Arkansas vs. Georgia odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
Arkansas is making believers out of plenty of folks following a neutral-site win over Texas A&M in Arlington, Texas. The Razorbacks won 20-10 as 4.5-point underdogs in the Lone Star State, and they now boast a perfect 4-0 ATS mark.
Georgia kicked off its season with the 10-3 win over Clemson in Charlotte, N.C., and it has passed tests against UAB, South Carolina and Vanderbilt in the weeks that followed. The Bulldogs covered a 36-point spread last week in a 62-0 road victory over Vanderbilt, but the Razorbacks figure to give them the most trouble they’ve seen since Sept. 4.
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Arkansas at Georgia odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Arkansas +650 (bet $100 to win $650) | Georgia -1100 (bet $1,100 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Arkansas +18.5 (-112) | Georgia -18.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 48.5 (O: -103 | U: -117)
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Arkansas at Georgia odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Georgia 29, Arkansas 17
Money line
There is no way you can take Georgia (-1100), risking 11 times your potential return, especially in a battle between two ranked teams.
AVOID, and look to the spread instead.
Against the spread
I think ARKANSAS +18.5 (-112) catching more than two touchdowns is quite attractive. The Razorbacks have proven that they’re legit defensively and if you doubt that you can ask Texas and Texas A&M for confirmation.
The Razorbacks rank 12th in the nation with just 267.3 total yards per game allowed, while yielding just 14.5 PPG to check-in at 11th. The Bulldogs also boast a suffocating defense, so don’t expect this game to feature a big lead for either side at any point.
Over/Under
As mentioned above, these teams boast tremendous defensive units. While UNDER 48.5 (-117) is a rather low number for this day and age of football, it’s a bit on the high side for two teams of this caliber on defense.
Yes, Arkansas has hit the Over three times in four tries, but that’s mostly due to the offense putting up big numbers against Rice and Georgia Southern. They won’t have nearly as much success against UGA, especially between the hedges.
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