SEC Football Preview: Alabama at Arkansas

Alabama-Arkansas football preview

Alabama faces Arkansas on Saturday in Fayetteville. 14Powers.com previews this SEC football game and predicts the final score.

Team Schedules/Results

Alabama

Date Visitor Pts Home Pts
Sept. 26 Alabama 38 Missouri 19
Oct. 3 Texas A&M 24 Alabama 52
Oct. 10 Alabama 63 Ole Miss 48
Oct. 17 Georgia 24 Alabama 41
Oct. 24 Alabama 48 Tennessee 17
Oct. 31 Mississippi State 0 Alabama 41
Nov. 14 $ Alabama LSU
Nov. 21 Kentucky 3 Alabama 63
Nov. 28 Auburn 13 Alabama 45
Dec. 5 & Alabama 55 LSU 17
Dec. 5 $ Alabama Arkansas
Dec. 12 & Alabama Arkansas
$ Game postponed
& Game rescheduled

Arkansas

Date Visitor Pts Home Pts
Sept. 26 Georgia 37 Arkansas 10
Oct. 3 Arkansas 21 Mississippi State 14
Oct. 10 Arkansas 28 Auburn 30
Oct. 17 Ole Miss 21 Arkansas 33
Oct. 31 Arkansas 31 Texas A&M 42
Nov. 7 Tennessee 13 Arkansas 24
Nov. 14 Arkansas 35 Florida 63
Nov. 21 LSU 27 Arkansas 24
Nov. 28 $ Arkansas Missouri
Dec. 5 $ Alabama Arkansas
Dec. 5 & Arkansas 48 Missouri 50
Dec. 12 & Alabama Arkansas
$ Game postponed
& Game rescheduled

College Football Ratings

Rating Alabama Arkansas
ESPN FPI 1 50
Sagarin 1 41
Massey Composite 1 70
PiRate Ratings 1 57

Key Stats

Stat Alabama Arkansas
Points 49.2 28.2
Points Allowed 18.3 33.0
Total YDS 548.3 414.1
Pass YDS 361.1 254.9
Rush YDS 187.2 159.2
Total YDS Allowed 357.0 452.7
Pass YDS Allowed 240.3 263.2
Rush YDS Allowed 116.7 189.4
Turnover margin 0.7 0.9
3rd Down Conv. 57.3 33.9
3rd Down Conv. DEF 38.9 44.4

Players to Watch

Alabama

 
WR Devonta Smith, WR Jaylen Waddle, RB Najee Harris, CB Patrick Surtain II, OL Alex Leatherwood.

Arkansas

WR Treylon Burks, OL Ricky Stromberg, DL Mataio Soli, DE Dorian Gerald, OL Noah Gatlin.

Injuries

Alabama

[LB] 11/13/2020 – Kevin Harris II left the team (Transferred)
[RB] 11/09/2020 – Trey Sanders is out for season (Hip)
[WR] 10/24/2020 – Jaylen Waddle is out indefinitely (Ankle)

Arkansas

[WR] 11/16/2020 – De’Vion Warren is out for season (ACL)
[CB] 10/26/2020 – Jerry Jacobs is out for season (Left Team)
[LB] 10/15/2020 – Levi Draper is out for season (Shoulder)
[RB] 12/01/2020 – Rakeem Boyd is out for season (Left Team)
(!)[QB] 12/05/2020 – Feleipe Franks is “?” (Undisclosed)
[WR] 09/18/2020 – Jaquayln Crawford is out for season (Eligibility)

Source: statfox.com

Comments

There’s a reason Alabama is No. 1 in just about every poll or rating service in existence. They have an explosive offense and a very solid, yet not normal Alabama standards defense. Arkansas has shown significant improvement this season under first-year head coach Sam Pittman. I think the Razorbacks, with their gifted veteran quarterback, Feleipe Franks, will be able to put some points on the board but it won’t be enough to keep up with that Crimson Tide offense.

Our Preseason Prediction

Alabama 41, Arkansas 16

Game Week 14Powers.com Prediction

Alabama 48, Arkansas 27

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 11:00 AM CT (12:00 PM ET). You can watch this SEC football game on the ESPN Network.

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