2010 Liberty Bowl Game Odds - East Carolina vs Arkansas Picks

A high scoring shootout could be in the works on Saturday at 5:30pm EST when East Carolina and Arkansas meet in 2010 Liberty Bowl odds. The Razorbacks are led by quarterback Ryan Mallett who threw for 3,422 yards and 29 TDs this season while East Carolina has the running of Dominique Lindsay and the passing of Patrick Pinkney. The Razorbacks are 7.5 point favorites in college football picks with a total of 63.5 at online sportsbooks. The Liberty Bowl game should be fun to watch with both teams moving up and down the field.

This will be the 37th bowl game for Arkansas and they have not had a lot of success going 11-22-3 in the previous 36 bowl games including losses in 12 of their last 14. East Carolina has gone 5-5 in college football picks for their previous 10 bowl games but they have lost three of their last four. Arkansas has been winning with an offense that averages 37.3 points per game. The team throws the ball very effectively with Ryan Mallett and they have a number of talented receivers including Greg Childs who had 862 yards and seven touchdowns. The problem for Arkansas heading into 2010 Liberty Bowl odds is a defense that allowed 25.8 points per game this season. They gave up 251.8 yards per game through the air and their rushing defense was nothing special either. The reason the defense survived was that they came up with 34 takeaways.

East Carolina is much more balanced than Arkansas. They averaged 149.6 yards per game on the ground led by Dominique Lindsay. Patrick Pinkney was inconsistent at quarterback but he still threw for 2,738 yards with 14 TDs and 10 interceptions. Dwayne Harris had a very nice year catching 79 balls for 914 yards and six touchdowns. The Pirates defense was pretty good allowing 22.1 points per game. They were not that great against the pass though, allowing 262.3 yards per game and that is a major concern against Mallett and the Razorbacks.

East Carolina also thrived on takeaways as they had 33 this season. Heading into the Liberty Bowl game, the Razorbacks are 4-1 ATS in college football picks for their last 5 games as a favorite. The Pirates are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games as an underdog. The Pirates are 0-6 in college football odds for their last 6 non-conference games. The Over is 9-2 in the Razorbacks last 11 games as a favorite. The Over is 12-5 in the Razorbacks last 17 non-conference games. The Over is 5-1 in the Pirates last 6 non-conference games.

Lanning's College Football Picks: Both teams haven't played too well when it comes to playing in January with Arkansas going 1-4 and East Carolina 0-1. The Razorbacks have gone 4-1 against the spread in their five while the Pirates are 5-2 in their last seven. If there is one betting trend that separates the two teams it would be playing on turf with East Carolina 6-4 and Arkansas 4-4. My college football pick in the 2010 Liberty Bowl game is to take the Pirates plus the points against the Razorbacks to the OVER. Vegas odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Arkansas Razorback -7 favorites against the East Carolina Pirates with a total of 63.5.