2010 Liberty Bowl Arkansas vs. East Carolina Picks & Predictions

Last Updated on January 2, 2010 1:00 pm by drew

Liberty Bowl Pick

Two strong offensive teams will meet in the 2010
Liberty Bowl as East Carolina faces

Arkansas Saturday at 5:30PM ET.

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Arkansas is 7-5 this season and 7-4 against the spread. The Razorbacks have won four of their last five and covered in four straight.

East Carolina is 9-4 this season and 6-6 against the spread. The Pirates won their last four games to win the Conference USA title. The Pirates have also covered in three of their last four games.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made
Arkansas 7.5-point favorites over
East Carolina on Saturday night. The over/under total for this game has been established at 63.5.

Arkansas is scoring an SEC-high 37.3 points per-game and doing so thanks to Ryan Mallett. Mallett has thrown for 3,422 yards and 29 touchdowns this season and only thrown seven interceptions.
East Carolina is holding opponents to 22.1 points and 385.6 yards per-game, but the Pirates have struggled against the pass, giving up 262 passing yards per-contest.

East Carolina is scoring 27.8 points per-game and racking up 367.6 yards of offense per-game. Patrick Pinkey has thrown for 2,738 yards and 14 touchdowns while Dominique Lindsay has rushed for 1,029 yards and five scores.

Arkansas is giving up 25.8 points and 401.8 yards per-game this season on defense.

The key in this game will be for the ECU defense to find a way to slow down the

Arkansas offense. Bobby Petrino likes to play fast on offense and will be testing the Pirates on every possession. ECU should be able to move the ball on

Arkansas, but it may want to run a slower offense to control the clock. It seems that the Pirates aren’t getting much respect in this game, being 7.5-point underdogs and trends show that ECU has covered toward the end of the season. We suggest a pick of the Pirates with the points and the under.

Our Liberty Bowl Free Pick for this matchup is:
EAST CAROLINA +7.5 and UNDER 63.5.
College Football Bowl Season Betting Trends


Arkansas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Arkansas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

East Carolina is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games

East Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Bowl Season College Football Injury Report


ARKANSAS

[RB] 11/21/2009 – Michael Smith out for season ( Hamstring ) 

E CAROLINA

[DT] 09/24/2009 – Antonio Allison out indefinitely ( Foot ) 

[TE] 11/09/2009 – Rob Kass out for season ( Leg ) 

[DB] 11/09/2009 – Dekota Marshall out for season ( Leg ) 

[DL] 11/12/2009 – A.J. Johnson out indefinitely ( Knee ) 

[LB] 11/12/2009 – Matt Thompson out indefinitely ( Elbow ) 

[RB] 12/02/2009 – Jonathan Williams out indefinitely ( Knee ) 

[WR] 12/25/2009 – Jamar Bryant is upgraded to probable vs Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl ( Shoulder ) 
Liberty Bowl Odds

Arkansas Razorbacks -7.5 Over 63.5 (-330)

East Carolina Pirates +7.5 Under 63.5 (+250)
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Posted: 1/2/10 1:00PM ET