Tennessee at Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Interstat) — Tennessee will visit Arkansas on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Razorback Stadium. The Volunteers enter with a 4-1 record, while the Razorbacks are 2-3. The game-time forecast is 85 degrees.
Tennessee is coming off a 24-14 home win against Auburn on Oct. 3. George MacIntyre completed 8 of 10 passes for 86 yards. Faizon Brandon completed 3 of 8 passes for no yards. DeSean Bishop ran 33 times for 216 yards and three touchdowns. Earlier this season, Tennessee lost 20-17 to Texas on Sept. 26. MacIntyre completed 1 of 3 passes for 6 yards and ran once for 1 yard in that game. Tennessee also beat Kennesaw State 42-9 on Sept. 19, beat Georgia Tech 45-24 on Sept. 12 and beat Furman 56-9 on Sept. 5.
MacIntyre is a player to watch for Tennessee. In recent games, he completed 8 of 10 passes for 86 yards against Auburn and 1 of 3 passes for 6 yards with one rush for 1 yard against Texas.
Arkansas is coming off a 34-7 loss at Texas A&M on Oct. 3. KJ Jackson completed 13 of 25 passes for 111 yards and ran four times for 6 yards and a touchdown. Sutton Smith ran six times for 41 yards, caught five passes for 24 yards and had one punt return for minus-1 yard. Braylen Russell ran seven times for 40 yards. Earlier this season, Arkansas beat Tulsa 34-6 on Sept. 26, lost to Georgia 45-17 on Sept. 19, lost at Utah 43-10 on Sept. 12 and beat North Alabama 31-14 on Sept. 5.
Jackson is a player to watch for Arkansas. Against Texas A&M, he completed 13 of 25 passes for 111 yards and ran four times for 6 yards and a touchdown. Against Tulsa, he completed 24 of 36 passes for 309 yards, ran 13 times for 29 yards and accounted for multiple touchdowns. Against Georgia, he completed 20 of 27 passes for 212 yards and a touchdown.
Tennessee is scheduled to host Alabama in its next game, then visit South Carolina, host Kentucky, visit Texas A&M, host LSU and visit Vanderbilt. Arkansas is scheduled to visit Vanderbilt in its next game, then host Missouri, visit Auburn, host South Carolina, visit Texas and host LSU.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Tennessee 56, Arkansas 36. Interstat’s ELO system gives Tennessee an 80.4 percent probability to win. Arkansas has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -13.5, and the over/under is 51.5.