Arkansas@Auburn Week 7 Preview

I'm curious why the 103rd ranked scoring offense in the nation began as a 19 point favorite this week in the match-up against Arkansas? Furthermore, their pass offense is 104th, which is why offensive coordinator, Tony Franklin, was fired less than 10 months after he was hired to implement the spread offense at Auburn and improve a unit that finished 103rd last year. That's right, they actually got worse.

Arkansas may have lost the last three games to Alabama, Texas and Florida by huge margins (an average of 36 points), but those are three very good teams. Plus, 21 of Alabama's 35 point win came as a result of four turnovers. With that said, I suppose if you do the math, Auburn beat La. Monroe 34-0 and Arkansas beat them 28-27, then Auburn should win by 33 points. But this Auburn team was given all of its credit this year based on what it was thought Tony Franklin could do with its offense--and as that has now officially backfired, I am picking Arkansas to cover in this game.