SEC matchup features Vanderbilt squaring off against Arkansas
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Arkansas (2-4) at Vanderbilt (3-3), Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Vanderbilt by 6.5. Against the spread: Vanderbilt 3-3, Arkansas 2-4.
How to watch: ESPN2
Key stats
Vanderbilt Offense
Overall: 348.5 yards per game (103rd in FBS)
Passing: 228.7 yards per game (72nd)
Rushing: 119.8 yards per game (118th)
Scoring: 24.0 points per game (97th)
Vanderbilt Defense
Overall: 353.5 yards per game (72nd in FBS)
Passing: 214.0 yards per game (80th)
Rushing: 139.5 yards per game (64th)
Scoring: 29.5 points per game (117th)
Arkansas Offense
Overall: 327.2 yards per game (116th in FBS)
Passing: 228.2 yards per game (73rd)
Rushing: 99.0 yards per game (131st)
Scoring: 19.3 points per game (119th)
Arkansas Defense
Overall: 352.3 yards per game (70th in FBS)
Passing: 202.8 yards per game (59th)
Rushing: 149.5 yards per game (83rd)
Scoring: 27.7 points per game (103rd)
Vanderbilt is 116th in the FBS with a -4 turnover margin.
Vanderbilt is 114th in the FBS averaging 70.0 penalty yards per game, compared to Arkansas’ 41st-ranked 50.8 per-game average.
Team leaders
Vanderbilt
Passing: Jared Curtis, 968 yards, 5 TDs, 5 INTs, 63.1 completion percentage
Rushing: Sedrick Alexander, 213 yards on 51 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Junior Sherrill, 529 yards on 33 catches, 3 TDs
Arkansas
Passing: K.J. Jackson, 1,193 yards, 7 TDs, 4 INTs, 59.8 completion percentage
Rushing: Sutton Smith, 166 yards on 50 carries, 1 TD
Receiving: Chris Marshall, 605 yards on 42 catches, 2 TDs
Last game
Vanderbilt fell to Ole Miss 52-17 on Oct. 10. Curtis passed for 222 yards on 19-of-32 attempts (59.4%) with one touchdown and two interceptions. Makhilyn Young carried the ball nine times for 37 yards. Ja’Cory Thomas had three receptions for 60 yards and one touchdown.
Arkansas lost 24-17 to Tennessee on Oct. 10. Jackson led Arkansas with 155 yards on 15-of-27 passing (55.6%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. Cam Settles had 50 rushing yards on eight carries, adding one reception for nine yards. Marshall recorded 56 yards on seven catches.
Next game
Vanderbilt plays at No. 15 Kentucky on Oct. 24. Arkansas hosts No. 13 Missouri on Oct. 31.