Week 2 in college football doesn’t feature a ton of great matchups, with only two games between Top 25 teams, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be a ton of fun to be had in some other contests.
While Arkansas is not ranked, they do have a talented team that is headlined by star QB Taylen Green, who lit up FCS AR-Pine Bluff last week for 229 yards passing, 68 rushing and four total TD’s before getting yanked in a blowout 70-0 win. While the Cowboys defense will present a much bigger challenge for the signal-caller than an FCS school, they still allowed 20 points to FCS South Dakota State’s offense last weekend, so I imagine Green could still be licking his chops here.
On the other side, we get to see superstar RB Ollie Gordon ll take the field, who has been one of the best runners in the sport for a couple of years now. He ripped South Dakota State last week for 126 yards on the ground and 3 TD’s, which is what you might expect against a defense that isn’t in the same league. Arkansas managed to get a shutout last week, but again, that was against an FCS school. Not only does OKST have Gordon, but they also have one of the better offensive lines in the Big 12, so this will be a massive step up in competition for the Razorbacks defense.
I think we could see quite the high-scoring affair in this game, and the total has been bet up to 63 in some places. After facing two FCS offenses last week, both of these defenses managed to combine for 23 missed tackles, which is extremely concerning given the level of competition. Both will have to face a far more talented and better offense this week, and if they keep missing tackles, it could be a shootout in a hurry.
I’ll be very interested to see where the money goes in this game, and what side the sportsbooks will need before kickoff. This line has moved from -7 to -7.5 in most places, and I am even seeing a -8 now for the Cowboys at one book.
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