Arkansas vs. Troy
Free Pick: Troy +13.5 (-110 odds)
Sat November 14th 2009 7:30p
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College Football is a game of emotion, and that will be key here, as this game means the world to the Troy Trojans while the Arkansas Razorbacks will be more concerned with the last two weeks of the season.

The Razorbacks went over the .500 mark with their 33-16 victory over South Carolina last week, and after this non-conference game vs. a Sun Belt Conference team, they return to the SEC wars next week with a date vs. Mississippi State followed by their traditional season-ender at LSU.

We just do not see how the Hogs can get themselves motivated for this meeting with a team from what is perceived to be the weakest conference in the country. Now, with the SEC considered the strongest conference in the land from top to bottom, another train of thought is that Arkansas can still win this game easily even without an all-out effort.

Well, while that may be true against the rest of the Sun Belt, Tory is easily the cream of the crop and they will come to play here. The Trojans have won seven straight games overall, and they would love to give their program a major boost by knocking off an SEC rival. Besides, with the Sun Belt rival already locked up, the Trojans will have nothing else to play for until their bowl game, so they can afford to put all of their focus on this contest.

Remember that the last time Troy went on the road vs. an SEC team they opened up a 31-3 lead on a powerful LSU team two years ago before choking away the lead, although still covering the spread with ease. Look for another cover vs. a weaker SEC foe here.

CFB Free Pick: Troy +13.5 (-110)