2009 Arkansas at Alabama Betting Preview: Odds, Trends & Injuries

Last Updated on September 26, 2009 12:06 pm by shah

SEC Matchup

No. 3
Alabama looks to win its 18^th-straight SEC opener on Saturday when the Crimson Tide host

Arkansas at 3:30PM ET from Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Bet Arkansas at Alabama

Alabama is 3-0 to start the year with a 34-24 win over Virginia Tech in the season opener. Since, the Tide have rolled past Florida International and North Texas by a combined score of 93-21. Greg McElroy has thrown for 647 yards on 46-of-69 passing with four touchdowns and one interception. Mark Ingram has rushed for 297 yards and three scores thus far while Trent Richardson has 215 yards on the ground. Julio Jones has been dealing with a leg injury and only has five catches on the season, but the tandem of Mike McCoy, Ingram, and Maquis Maze have each had over 100 yards receiving on the season. Defensively,

Alabama ranks first in the SEC for total yards allowed, holding opponents to just 185 yards per-game. The Tide have allowed just 126 yards rushing total for their three games.

While Alabama is tops in defense in the SEC, Arkansas is among the worst, allowing 367.5 yards and 31 points per-game, only bettering Georgia in both categories. The Razorbacks have played just two games, beating

Missouri
State 48-10 while losing to the Bulldogs 52-41 last week.
Georgia racked up 530 yards on

Arkansas last week, including 375 yards from Joe Cox. One bright spot for

Arkansas has been quarterback Ryan Mallett, who has thrown for 717 yards and six touchdowns in two games. Mallett has also not thrown an interception. Jarius Wright has caught 10 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown this season as well. The Razorbacks also have had solid special teams play as Dennis Johnson and Cobi Hamilton each have return averages over 35 yards.

Oddsmakers from online sports book BetOnline have made
Alabama 17.5-point home favorites over

Arkansas on Saturday afternoon. The over/under total for this game has been established at 57.

College Football Week 4 Betting Trends
All games in this series since 1992

ALABAMA is 9-8 against the spread versus

ARKANSAS since 1992

ALABAMA is 10-7 straight up against

ARKANSAS since 1992

8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1992

Games over the last 3 seasons

ALABAMA is 1-1 against the spread versus

ARKANSAS over the last 3 seasons 

ALABAMA is 2-0 straight up against

ARKANSAS over the last 3 seasons 

2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at

ALABAMA since 1992

ARKANSAS is 5-3 against the spread versus

ALABAMA since 1992

ALABAMA is 5-3 straight up against

ARKANSAS since 1992

4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1992 

Games played at

ALABAMA over the last 3 seasons.

ARKANSAS is 1-0 against the spread versus

ALABAMA over the last 3 seasons 

ALABAMA is 1-0 straight up against

ARKANSAS over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

ALABAMA is 17-36 ATS (-22.6 Units) as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points since 1992.

ALABAMA is 23-42 ATS (-23.2 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1992.

ALABAMA is 43-66 ATS (-29.6 Units) in home games when playing on a Saturday since 1992.

ALABAMA is 33-54 ATS (-26.4 Units) in home games when playing with 6 or less days rest since 1992.

ALABAMA is 45-66 ATS (-27.6 Units) in home games in games played on a grass field since 1992.

ALABAMA is 45-66 ATS (-27.6 Units) in home games since 1992.

ALABAMA is 45-66 ATS (-27.6 Units) in home lined games since 1992.

Arkansas is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games

Arkansas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against

Alabama

Alabama is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing

Arkansas

The total has gone OVER in 4 of
Alabama‘s last 6 games when playing

Arkansas

ARKANSAS: 6-0 Over 1st month of season

ALABAMA: 17-36 ATS as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points
Week 4 College Football Injury Report

ARKANSAS

London Crawford WR Out Indefinitely (collarbone)

Lucas Miller WR Out Indefinitely (collarbone)

ALABAMA

Damion Square
DE Out For Season (ACL)

Roy Upchurch RB Questionable Week 4 (ankle)

Julio Jones WR Questionable Week 4 (leg)

Arkansas at Alabama Current Odds

Arkansas Razorbacks +17.5 Over 57 (+800)

Alabama Crimson Tide -17.5 Under 57 (-1450)

Player Props:

Total completions for Ryan Mallett (

ARK): Over/Under 20.5

Total touchdown passes for Mallett: Over/Under 1.5

Total rushing attempts for Michael Smith (

ARK): Over/Under 8.5

Total rushing attempts for Broderick Green (

ARK): Over/Under 5.5

Total receiving yards for Jarius Wright (

ARK): Over/Under 85.5

Total receptions for Greg Childs (

ARK): Over/Under 4.5

Total receptions for Joe Adams (

ARK): Over/Under 3.5

Total receptions for D.J. Williams (

ARK): Over/Under 3.5

Total completions for Greg McElroy (

ALA): Over/Under 15.5

Total touchdown passes for McElroy: Over/Under 1.5

Total rushing yards for Mark Ingram (

ALA): Over/Under 115.5

Total receptions for Ingram: Over/Under 3.5

Total receptions for Mike McCoy (

ALA): Over/Under 2.5

Total receptions for Marquis Maze (

ALA): Over/Under 2.5

Bet Arkansas at Alabama

Posted: 9/26/09 12:06PM ET