Arkansas Razorbacks at Georgia Bulldogs 2010 NCAAF Week 3 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: The No. 13 Arkansas Razorbacks travel to Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia on Saturday to take on the Georgia Bulldogs in an important South Eastern Conference match up at 12:00 Noon ET and the game can be seen on ESPN. Head football coach Bobby Petrino is pleased with the 2-0 start but knows they will have to improve to snap the Razorbacks six game losing streak to the Bulldogs dating back to 1993. “We are where we wanted to be after the first two games of the year, as far as the record goes,” Petrino said. “We certainly have a lot of work ahead … to improve before the Georgia game.” Arkansas will be without running back special team’s returner Dennis Johnson who is averaging 9.2 yards per carry. Vegas odds makers have the Georgia Bulldogs a -2 point favorite at home against the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Arkansas is coming off of a 31-7 win at home against Louisiana-Monroe in which quarterback Ryan Mallett had an impressive performance going 28 for 43 passing for 400 yards and three touchdowns. Mallet is a transfer from Michigan and considered one of the best drop back passers in the nation. His favorite target was wide receiver Greg Childs with 12 snags for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Arkansas is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Georgia and the total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arkansas’s last 6 games on the road. Vegas odds makers have Ryan Mallett +1000 odds to win the Heisman Trophy.
Georgia is coming off a tough SEC loss 17-6 at South Carolina where they failed to score a touchdown and could manage only two field goals. Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray was 14-21 for 192 yards but no scores. Georgia running back Washaun Ealey had 19 carries for just 75 yards and leading receiver Kris Durham caught 3 passes for 76 yards. The Bulldogs defense gave up over 350 yards while the offense could only manage 253 yards total. Odds makers at BoDog have the over/under for the total score at 53 1/2 points combined of the Arkansas Razorbacks and Georgia Bulldogs.
This is an important game for both schools as the Georgia Bulldogs don’t want to fall to 0-2 in the SEC and the Arkansas Razorbacks need to start with a win as they have a tough SEC schedule upcoming with No. 1 ranked Alabama as well as Auburn just down the road. I predict an Arkansas victory outright, go Hogs! Note: Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert NCAA Football Predictions against the vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.