Thursday, May 24th, 2012
The Texas A&M Aggies from the Big 12 conference will travel to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks from the SEC conference in a college football game Saturday night. This college football game will take place on a neutral field at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Kick off time is set for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN 2. The LVSC college football odds makers have set the opening point spread in this game and the Arkansas Razorbacks opened as a 1-point favorite. The early money from the college football betting public has come in on the favorite, as the Arkansas Razorbacks are currently a 1-½ point favorite. The college football betting public will find the current over under lined at 66 ½. College football money line bettors can make a play on the favored Arkansas Razorbacks at –125 with the underdog Texas A&M Aggies bringing back +105 to win outright with no points on their side.
The Texas A&M Aggies enters this game with Arkansas with strong offensive numbers. But those numbers are bit deceiving as the team has faced bottom tiered competition in college football thus far in New Mexico, Utah St and UAB this season. One can say the Texas A&M Aggies will face their first test of the season. Arkansas has been torched defensively against their two high profile opponents giving up 52 to Georgia and last week 35 points to Alabama. Alabama gained 425 yards on Arkansas last week and then Georgia 530 yards the week prior. Razorbacks starting quarterback Ryan Mallet is big standing six foot seven inches and two hundred and thirty eight pounds. Mallet has not been accurate against the team’s two high profile opponents hitting on only 53% of his passes to Georgia and just 34% to Alabama last week. Mallet has not made mistakes throwing the football with just 1 interception on the season. On the ground senior running back Michael Smith has been effective averaging 6.8 yards per carry on 24 rushing attempts on the season. Smith had an impressive 5.1 yards per rush average against a fierce Alabama defense a week ago. Texas A&M starting quarterback Jerrod Johnson is dual threat quarterback. He already has 38 rushing attempts on the season. Johnson last season hit on 59% of his passes for 21 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Johnson has yet to throw an interception thus far in the Aggies games against inferior competition. Texas A&M was a bad rushing team in 2008 averaging just 2.9 yards per carry. A huge concern in this game is the fact Texas A&M has given up an average of 351 yards per game to three bad teams thus far in the season.
For the Latest CFB Odds Please Visit our CFB Odds Page
CFB Trend: Texas A&M Aggies are 7-1 to the over in their past 8 roles as an underdog
The Wagerline consensus has 52.0% of the CFB bettors on Arkansas –1 1/2
The Wagerline consensus has 61.9% of the CFB bettors playing under 66 1/2
Tags: arkansas razorbacks versus texas am aggies college football betting odds pick preview, college football odds
