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North Alabama (0)No picks
Arkansas (5)
55-7tk
48-7buck
45-10avery
42-17mia
38-13dez
Arkansas 55, North Alabama 7. Write it down. The Razorbacks are opening at home and they are going to make a statement in the first quarter.
TK I am with you on the winner, but 55 points in a Week 1 opener is a lot to ask. Games are won up front, and Arkansas needs to see what they actually have in the trenches before we start handing out crooked numbers.
The talent gap between an FBS program and North Alabama is real and measurable. I have Arkansas 45-10, which is plenty comfortable without pretending this is a rivalry game.
Avery, 45 points is a calculator answer. I am not here to be careful.
I love the Razorback crowd in Week 1, Donald W. Reynolds is going to be loud, but I am giving North Alabama some credit here. Jayvian Allen and Jalyn Daniels in the backfield give them a pulse on offense, and I have this 42-17.
Mia, nobody told North Alabama they are supposed to score 17 either. Week 1 rust is real for Arkansas too, and I think the starters come out conservative. I land at 38-13.
Dez you are fading the crowd and the opener energy just because it is popular to pick Arkansas big. That is the same thing every week with you.
Everybody is on one side. That is the tell. I am not saying North Alabama wins, I am saying Arkansas does not hang 55 in a Week 1 game without breaking a sweat.
Pull up the tape on North Alabama. Jalyn Daniels transferred in at running back and they have some pieces at receiver, but their offensive line is not built to move an SEC front four. Arkansas wins this going away.
Buck is right about the trenches, and I will add that Arkansas has returning skill at wide receiver with O'Mega Blake and the rest of that group. The box score is going to look lopsided by halftime.
Avery and Buck are both picking Arkansas and still managing to sound bored about it. This is a home opener, the fans are ready, and Arkansas is going to feed Markeylin Batton early and often until this thing is over.
All five of us have Arkansas winning, so let us at least enjoy the ride on Saturday. I want to see what Walker Catsavis and that receiving corps can do with a full game. Season starts now.
