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Arkansas Razorbacks vs Auburn Tigers: Both teams are ready for a fight

The Auburn Tigers are hosting the Arkansas Razorbacks at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama on Saturday.

How good are the Razorbacks this season?

The Arkansas Razorbacks have a solid start to the season standing at 2-1. They opened things up with an impressive 70-0 win over Arkansas Pine Bluff. The real challenge came in the second week of the season when the Razorbacks failed just short, 39-31 in double overtime over Oklahoma State. In the last game, Arkansas won 37-27 against UAB. Ja’Quinden Jackson ran for 147 yards and a touchdown to lead the Razorbacks to the second win of the season.

The Tigers are up for the fourth straight home games

The Auburn Tigers are 2-1 to open up the season. They started with a 73-3 in over Alabama A&M. In week 2, they failed 21-14 to California mainly because starting QB Payton Thorne threw five interceptions. Hank Brown stepped in as the starting QB in the next one and threw four TDs to lead the Tigers to a 45-19 win over New Mexico.

Betting Trends

The Tigers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games overall, 3-12 SU in their last 15 games against teams from the West Division and 15-5 SU in their last 20 games played in September. They are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games overall, 8-4 ATS in their last 12 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against teams from the Southeast Conference. Auburn has played over the total point line in their last 5 games against Arkansas, 4 of their last 5 home games against them and has stayed under in 7 of their last 10 games in Week 4. The Razorbacks are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games overall, 1-7 SU in their last 8 games against Auburn, 1-8 SU in their last 9 games against teams from the Southeast Conference and 0-6 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the West Divison. They are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 2-6 ATS in their last 6 games against Auburn, and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games on the road. Arkansas has played over the total point line in their last 7 games overall and their last 5 games played in September.

Prediction and Conclusion

Both teams have a promising start to the season, standing with a 2-1 record, and both of them were pretty close to being perfect at this point of the season. Auburn will play their fourth home game to start the season and are -2.5-point favorites going into this one. Last season they won 48-10 against Arkansas, and even though their roster does not look the same, they are still a much better team than the Razorbacks and will easily cover the given spread.