The Arkansas Razorbacks and the LSU Tigers meet in week 4 college football action from Tiger Stadium on Saturday night.

Arkansas Falls To BYU

The Arkansas Razorbacks fell short against BYU in their last game, dropping to 2-1 on the year after a 38-31 loss to the Cougars last time out. KJ Jefferson has thrown for 629 yards, 6 touchdowns and an interception on 71.4% passing while AJ Green has rushed for a team-high 190 yards and 2 touchdowns. Andrew Armstrong leads Arkansas’ receiving group with 18 catches for 197 yards and 3 touchdowns while three more Razorback receivers have at least 100 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Jaheim Thomas leads Arkansas with 29 total tackles along with 1.5 sacks while Landon Jackson has 2.5 sacks this season. As a unit, Arkansas’ defense has combined for 12 sacks and 5 interceptions this season.

Arkansas Razorbacks Team Facts

Arkansas has lost 27 of its last 32 games against AP-ranked teams.
Arkansas has covered the spread in five of its last six September games against AP-ranked teams.
Arkansas has won the first quarter in three of its last four games against conference opponents.
Arkansas has won the first half in three of its last four games against conference opponents.
Seven of Arkansas’ last eight September games as an underdog have gone UNDER the total points line.

LSU Blows Out Mississippi State

The LSU Tigers improved to 2-1 on the year and 1-0 in SEC conference play after demolishing Mississippi State by a final score of 41-14. Jayden Daniels has thrown for 976 yards, 8 touchdowns and an interception on 73.7% passing while also leading the Tigers with 157 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. Logan Diggs has 156 rushing yards and Josh Williams has 104 rushing yards as well on the year. Malik Nabers leads LSU’s receiving group with 24 grabs for 393 yards and 3 touchdowns while Brian Thomas Jr. has 20 receptions for 280 yards and 3 TDs as well. On defense, Zy Alexander has a team-high 16 total tackles while LSU’s defense as a whole has 5 sacks and 2 interceptions this season.

LSU Tigers Team Facts

The team ranked 12th in the AP Poll has won each of its last 12 games.
LSU has covered the spread in eight of its last nine games at Tiger Stadium.
LSU has lost the first half in three of its last four home games against conference opponents.
Each of LSU’s last seven games have gone OVER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

LSU was one of only five FBS teams to win 4+ games when trailing after Q1 last season.
LSU ranked T10th among FBS teams for Q3 win percentage last season (.643).
Arkansas ranked T21st among FBS teams for Q2 win percentage last season (.615).
Arkansas ranked T25th among FBS teams for Q4 win percentage last season (.538).

Chris’ Pick

I’m sticking with LSU here. This is a huge number for an SEC conference matchup, but LSU’s looking every bit as good as advertised, while my main takeaways from Arkansas are that they can beat inferior opposition but when a mid-level team like BYU shows up, the defense crumbles and gives up 38 points. I can’t help but think that a high-powered LSU offense will be able to do damage here as well, so I’m laying the big number with the Tigers in this one.