FAYETTEVILLE — Our staff's predictions for Arkansas' home game Tuesday against Mississippi State.
Jimmy Carter
The Hogs played both of the SEC's best teams (Kentucky and Florida) in their first three games and now get a chance to pocket two home wins against young teams this week. Arkansas is older and more talented than Mississippi State and Missouri, so the mini homestand allows Mike Anderson to experiment with playing Moses Kingsley and Trey Thompson together, try to get Dusty Hannahs untracked and maybe get freshmen C.J. Jones and Adrio Bailey some run.
Arkansas by 14.
Dudley Dawson
Mississippi State is led by a very good player in Q Witherspoon and has a former Arkansas high school star in Little Rock Parkview's I.J. Ready, who once formed a backcourt with Arkansas' Anton Beard. The Bulldogs lost a home game to Alabama and then ripped LSU in Baton Rogue. I think the Razorbacks are ready to reel off a good stretch here.
Arkansas by 10.
Matt Jones
Mississippi State is coming off a big win at LSU, but the Tigers aren't anywhere near the level of Arkansas. The Bulldogs' losses to Lehigh and East Tennessee State tell me they aren't winning at Bud Walton Arena, where the Razorbacks have been close to unbeatable.
Arkansas by 15