Arkansas Razorbacks vs BYU Cougars Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/15/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 15, 2022

Venue:  LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Arkansas +2.5, BYU -2.5; Over/Under:  60 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Arkansas +2.5, BYU -2.5; Over/Under:  59.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Arkansas +2.5, BYU -2.5; Over/Under:  59.5 points

 

Arkansas Razorbacks:  3-3 (1-3) (7th place, SEC West)

BYU Cougars:  4-2 (3rd place, FBS Independents)

 

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Arkansas Razorbacks:  lost their last game on the road against the Mississippi State Bulldogs 40-17.

BYU Cougars:  lost their last game on the road against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28-20.

 

Arkansas is entering this game with a 3-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd road game of the season here as they are 0-1 in their road games this year. They lost against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in their last game on the road 40-17. Malik Hornsby started that game at QB and he completed 8/17 passes for 234 yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Malik Hornsby led the team in rushing with 114 yards on 8 rushing attempts. Jadon Haselwood led the team in receiving with 113 yards on 3 receptions. Drew Sanders led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 13 assisted tackles. No one on the defense recorded a sack for them and no one on the defense came away with an interception in that one.

 

 

 

BYU is entering this game with a 4-2 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th home game of the season as they are 3-0 in their home games this year. They lost against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in their last game on the road 28-20. Jaren Hall started that game at QB and he completed 9/17 passes for 120 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Christopher Brown Jr. led the team in rushing with 86 yards and 1 TD on 14 carries. Kody Epps led the team in receiving with 100 yards and 2 TDs on 4 receptions. Max Tooley led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles. Max Tooley came away with the only interception for them while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one.

The current betting odds have BYU listed as a 2.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. BYU just took a tough loss against another Independent team in Notre Dame. They lost that game by 8 points and have definitely played better games, but now they are coming back home for this game and they will be hungry for a win after disappointment last week. BYU still has a very good team with a lot of talented players and they are a very big and physical team as well. Arkansas started off the season playing well again just like last season, but they have fallen flat on their face as soon as their conference schedule started which just goes to show how much this team overachieved last season. They are not going to be as good as they were last year as they have struggled on offense in a few of their games already, but their big issue comes on defense as they struggle to keep good offenses out and will end up giving up a lot of points to BYU here on the road. BYU has the better offense to pull away in this game and they will win on the line of scrimmage as they are a more physical team. The best way to place a bet here is on BYU to cover the spread in this game.

 

Arkansas BYU Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 15, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is BYU 35 Arkansas 24.

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Arkansas Razorbacks: 33-21 ATS off 2 or more consecutive overs. 20-13 ATS when the total is greater than or equal to 63. 20-13 UNDER when the total is greater than or equal to 63.

BYU Cougars: 14-26 ATS when the total is greater than or equal to 63. 1-8 ATS against SEC opponents. 54-32 UNDER when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 

 

 

Arkansas Razorbacks:  K. Jefferson (QB) Prob Sat - Head. I. Sategna (WR) Ques Sat - Ankle. K. Renfro (QB) Out indefinitely - Knee. J. Catalon (DB) out for season - Shoulder.

BYU Cougars:  C. Roberts (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. M. Moore (DB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. M. Wake (TE) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. M. Davis (RB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed.

 

 

"We’ve got to figure out who possibly our third receiver is. I think we’ve got the talent. We’ve just got to give more effort and play harder." - Sam Pittman on how to improve his offense this season.

 

 

"I don't think he was 100% ... he definitely was banged up. We have to go back and figure out what our game plan was, and what he can do." - Kalani Sitake on Hall after his team’s loss against Notre Dame in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Thompson, Warren

WR Landers, Matt

WR Haselwood, Jadon 

TE Knox, Trey

QB Jefferson, KJ

RB Sanders, Raheim 

 

WR Romney, Gunner

WR Nacua, Puka

WR Hill, Keanu 

TE Rex, Isaac 

QB Hall, Jaren

RB Brooks, Christopher 

 

 

Passing: K. Jefferson (1096)

Rushing: R. Sanders (695)

Receiving: J. Haselwood (364)

Touchdowns: R. Sanders (6)

 

Passing: J. Hall (1558)

Rushing: C. Brooks (380)

Receiving: K. Hill (334)

Touchdowns: C. Brooks (5)

 

Coaches:

Arkansas Razorbacks: Sam Pittman (3rd season)

BYU Cougars: Kalani Sitake (7th season)