LSU vs. Arkansas

                                                                                         

Tigers -4 1/2 vs. Razorbacks

The program that Les Miles has brought to LSU is not used to losing four games per year. But that is exactly what they have done this season. The Tigers (7-4, 3-4) have had a down year by the new standards in Baton Rouge where winning is everything and nothing less than a trip to the SEC title game is accepted.

Alas Tigernation will have to accept it, for a year. The SEC was once again one of the top conferences in the nation and LSU stumbled a bit against the top teams-and some of the mediocre ones as well-to sputter to at best a .500 record in the SEC and they will have to get past Arkansas on the road this Saturday to accomplish that.

The story of LSU's inconsistent season can be seen by the results of their games. The Tigers started the season 4-0, but when they got into the heart of their conference schedule, they could not sustain wins. Starting on October 11 when the Tigers were undefeated, they played the Florida Gators. They lost that game 51-21 and have neither won two in a row nor lost two in a row. They have alternated wins and losses each week since then. LSU's most recent loss was an ugly home loss to Ole Miss 31-13. The Tigers never seemed right on both sides of the ball and lost their third home game of the season, which was thought unfathomable.

North in Arkansas, things have not gone well for first year coach Bobby Petrino. The Razorbacks (4-7, 1-6) have fallen apart this season. They have won only twice in their last nine games and have lost two straight overall. Last week Arkansas also lost their third home game of the season to Mississippi State 31-28.

Saturday's game will be a rematch of last year's entertaining overtime game between Arkansas and LSU. The Razorbacks won that game 50-48 and were victorious for the first time since 2002, which was also the last time the Arkansas Razorbacks won at home.

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