Gameday Live: Arkansas vs LSU

The Arkansas Razorbacks take on the No. 1 ranked LSU Tigers Saturday evening at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge (La.). Check out the HawgSports.com staff predictions.
WHO: Arkansas Razorbacks (2-8, 0-6 SEC) at No. 1 LSU Tigers (10-0, 6-0 SEC)
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 23 at 6 p.m. (CST)
WHERE: Tiger Stadium (102,321 cap.) in Baton Rouge (La.)
TELEVISION: ESPN
STREAMING: Available via ESPN app or found HERE
RADIO: Razorback Sports Network from IMG (99.5 FM/1290 AM in Fayetteville), Sirius Channel 99, XM Channel 190. It is available online on TuneIn HERE
WEATHER: 59 degrees, Chance of Rain, 'Never'
BETTING LINE: LSU is favored by 44.5 points
TREY BIDDY | 8-2 overall, 5-5 against the spread
Arkansas is a 2-8 football team, and while the talent on the roster isn't with the SEC elite - maybe it's not even middle of the pack - it certainly isn't reflective of being a 2-win program. That won't matter too much in this one as the Hogs are dramatically outmatched against this LSU steamroller. It would not surprise me, however, to see the Hogs show a little fight now that Chad Morris has been ousted and Barry Lunney Jr. has had two weeks to prepare for the Tigers...but it still just isn't going to be enough to avoid a blowout. Will they go into this game with an actual game plan to get Rakeem Boyd the ball. Last time he had three carries in the first half and ultimately set a career-high on just eight rushes for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Will they go with true freshman K.J. Jefferson at quarterback for an entire game, or will the whole game look like another experiment just like the last 22. LSU 55, Arkansas 17
PETE ROULIER | 6-4 overall, 5-5 against the spread
I think the Razorbacks will play hard for interim coach Barry Lunney Jr. You can see in practice how they’ve rallied around him, and mixing things up with music and practice lengths probably has them refreshed. That being said, this Arkansas team doesn’t know how to compete, much less win. Also, they are running into a juggernaut in No. 1 LSU. With Heisman frontrunner Joe Burrow and an abundance of weapons, there is no reason to believe the Razorback defense, the SEC’s worst, will be able to even remotely slow down the monster that is LSU’s offense. Offensively, KJ Jefferson will most likely start for the Hogs, and although he is the best choice at this time, he will likely struggle with a weak offensive line facing a talented defensive front. The Hogs won’t win and they won’t cover on Saturday night in Death Valley. Their ‘Super Bowl’ will be against Missouri the next week. LSU 62, Arkansas 10
DANNY WEST | 6-4 overall, 4-6 against the spread
21COMMENTS
There have been many years in which the Razorbacks had no business competing with or beating LSU, and somehow they found a way to do it anyway. This won't be one of those years. I do think the Hogs will play much harder for Barry Lunney Jr. than they had been for Chad Morris -- which isn't saying a lot -- LSU is the best team in the country and will be out to prove a point after a disappointing defensive performance last week against Ole Miss. Joe Burrow will continue to score at will, while Arkansas' offense will most certainly continue to struggle no matter who lines up at quarterback. LSU will control the game, but the spread might be a bit over the top even for this year's Razorbacks. LSU 59, Arkansas 20

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