Take #128 Arkansas over Missouri
(NCAAF) Missouri vs. Arkansas,
Point Spread: 9.00 | -110.00 Arkansas (Home)
Result: Loss
Missouri has had a hell of an emotional month. They wound up and took a big swing at Georgia on the road, losing a game they had a chance to win in the final four minutes. They were able to hold it together the next week and hammer Tennessee. Last week was a letdown spot against a desperate Florida team and Mizzou barely escaped with a fluke 33-31 win. Missouri set up the game-winning field goal thanks to a converted 4th-and-17 pass with 38 seconds left. Now Missouri is back on the road in a game that doesn't mean anything to them. Arkansas just announced that head coach Sam Pittman will be coming back next year. The players love this guy. And Arkansas has been a tricky underdog over the past few years. This team has played the nation's toughest schedule. They only lost at Alabama, at LSU and at Ole Miss by a combined 13 points and didn't lose any of those games by more than a touchdown. Arkansas isn't going to a bowl game. So this game, a chance to knock off a Top 15 opponent in Lafayette, is the game for them to lay it all on the line. I think they will do just that and don't be surprised if this one is an outright upset.