Cotton Bowl point spread and line: Missouri vs. Arkansas

The Cotton Bowl game betting preview, including the point spread and line on the Missouri vs. Arkansas.

Cotton Bowl point spread and line: Missouri vs. Arkansas New Year day will be full of excitement for all fans of college football. We continue our betting previews of the college bowl games with the Cotton Bowl, which will take place on January 1st and will match up the Missouri Tigers (11-2) against the Arkansas Razorbacks (8-4). Both teams will go on the field with strong offensive games, Missouri's offense ranks 12th and Arkansas 14th in the NCAA, thus an action-packed game is expected. At the online betting firm Bookmaker, the point spread on the Cotton Bowl game Missouri vs. Arkansas is sitting at -3 points chalk the Tigers and the total is posted at 70 points. Missouri is also the odds favorite with betting line +155 and the Razorbacks line is +135.

Injuries so far in the Arkansas camp include wide receiver Crosby Tuck and tight end Ben Cleveland, both out for the season, and the Razorbacks defensive end Malcolm Sheppard is currently questionable for the Cotton Bowl game. In Missouri safety Cornelius Brown is out for the season and wide receiver Danario Alexander has been posted as doubtful. Probable for the Cotton Bowl game against Arkansas is tight end Chase Coffman, who is nursing an ankle injury. When betting on the Cotton Bowl, keep in mind that Arkansas is 5-1 against the spread in its last 6 games and Missouri is 6-3 against the spread in its last 9 games.

Published on 12/13/2007