Gamblers are all going big on Arkansas

[Shirleyudontmeanthat]

One, they’ve had two weeks to prepare, and two, they are now led by a proven successful college head coach who has control of the personnel and the game plan. Again, this will be a tight game no matter what the sunshine pumpers think.

Nope , over by middle 3rd quarter

 

[Volador]

This always leaves me with a sinking feeling. The line has shifted down to -10.5 Vols suddenly, and it seems like a ton of gamblers are hammering Arkansas instead of Tennessee even after that shift. What do they know???

It is impossible for oddsmakers to judge the effect of what has happened in Fayetteville over the past two weeks. Team stumbles. Head Coach Fired. Asst coach and former head coach named temporary coach. He fires just about the entire coaching staff. What the hell??

Who on this earth can "predict" the repercussions on this group of young men? Their coach probably has them believing that today's game is the Super Bowl game of their life. Make a statement. Leave a legacy. Be somebody.

I have not felt comfortable about this game since it was scheduled a year ago and all that has recently happened really does make it impossible to handicap. Vols have the better team, but emotion has won many a game.

Give it you ALL Vols - gonna be a dog fight in the trenches.

 

[VolCalls]

Nope , over by middle 3rd quarter

I hope, but something tells me I’ll be back to remind you of this at 7pm.

 

[WillisWG]

https://www.thepredictiontracker.com/ncaaresults.php?orderby=cover%20desc&type=1&year=25

 

[TennEddie]

Don’t let their QB beat you with his legs.

 

[allvols4life]

We always struggle with the piggy's, we do owe them an a$$ stomping for last year though!! GBDO!

 

[SquirrelOrange3]

I think Penn State losing to the new UCLA staff will cause the Tennessee coaches and players to take this Arkansas game and the new Arkansas staff more seriously. That and the fact that it's a revenge match make it unlikely Arkansas is being overlooked for Bama and not taken seriously.

 

[VOLtaism]

An entirely new staff that's had a week to prepare? Why is that a positive?

Right, they are not going to change the entire offensive and defensive playbook in a week. That means they will be running the same stuff with a little tweaking at best.

 

[VolFootballIsLife]

Money on Arkansas isn’t saying they think ARK will win…only that they should keep it under 11

 

[ETV]

You’re comparing a Pittman coached Arkansas team with a Petrino coached team that also has an entirely new defensive staff. This will be a tight game - mark my words.

Can't learn a new system in 10 days. Not effectively anyways.

 

[VolCalls]

Can't learn a new system in 10 days. Not effectively anyways.

Not a new system - you act like they brought in someone none of the players have met before. He’s cut the playbook in half and gotten back to basics. We’ll agree to disagree.

 

[volfan102455]

Not a new system - you act like they brought in someone none of the players have met before. He’s cut the playbook in half and gotten back to basics. We’ll agree to disagree.

And you know that he has cut the playbook in half HOW?

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

They are just trying to even up the bets and get more money on Arkansas. It's insane to me how many people don't understand how professional books work.

 

[volfeeva]

That Tennessee’s defense sucks and that is way too many points

The defense seems to slow down or even stop the run but then give up a 1st down in the secondary . I wonder how we stack up in sacking the QB cause that's seems like the only way we can't stop an offense these days

 

[UTK]

There’s a reason gamblers aren’t known as the smartest people on the planet

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

I think the original was a reaction to the Notre Dame game. Arkansas only lost to Ole Miss at Ole Miss by 7. And they lost to an undefeated Memphis team by 3 at Memphis.

Memphis got lucky

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

There’s a reason gamblers aren’t known as the smartest people on the planet

Losers outnumber winners

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

I think Penn State losing to the new UCLA staff will cause the Tennessee coaches and players to take this Arkansas game and the new Arkansas staff more seriously. That and the fact that it's a revenge match make it unlikely Arkansas is being overlooked for Bama and not taken seriously.

I seriously doubt it. They are taking Arkansas seriously and that game has no influence

 

[Delmar]

Memphis got lucky

Yep, only because that Arkansas doesn’t teach their running backs to hold on to the ball with both hands when running to set up a game winning chip shot. That was an inexcusable mistake by the RB.

 

[JMSqb11]

how about Ole Miss? Arkansas went to Ole Miss and didn't lose by 10+

Because Arkansas ALWAYS has nail biter games with Ole Miss.

 

[HalfullVol]

Money on Arkansas isn’t saying they think ARK will win…only that they should keep it under 11

You’re making too much sense.

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

It means likel a far tougher day than many of us expected. Those folks do not make a lot of mistakes —-far less than than half rhe time.

Actually that's not true. The best professional gamblers try to hit a little over 50% in terms of win rate. The idea its far above 50/50 is a lie.

With that said when lines move this much the gamblers are usually right. I think this will be the exception. I don't see us playing a close game against Arkansas. Our offense is too explosive and they look like a team that's given up. Gamblers are looking at the Notre Dame game as the exception rather than who they actually are.

 

[vavolfan6]

I could maybe understand it except that Tennessee is getting some health back on defense while Arky has a lot of guys on the injury report.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Because Arkansas ALWAYS has nail biter games with Ole Miss.

Ole Miss put up 63 last year

 

[GetEmVols]

Because Arkansas ALWAYS has nail biter games with Ole Miss.

It was 63-31 last year ole miss. We haven’t beaten Arkansas in nearly 20 years so I’ll just be happy to get the W at this point!