The Arkansas Razorbacks (6-6, 3-5 SEC) will play in the Liberty Bowl for the seventh time in program history on Friday when they face the Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

Both teams will look very different than the regular season, as Arkansas lost more than 20 players and a significant number of starters to the transfer portal, while Texas Tech will be without its coordinators as well as its starting quarterback and star wide receiver .

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“The majority of the kids that are going to play in the bowl are going to be on the team next year, so we’re using that as development and belief,” Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman said Dec. 12. “Just because you hid in the corner doesn’t mean you can’t play, or that we had a little confidence because we saw how they were going to do things to strengthen our football team.

The Razorbacks will have two first-time starters on offense, a whole new group of starters at receiver and redshirt sophomore Rodney Hill is expected to start at running back. Defensively, the Hogs will feature a strong group of familiar faces, led by defensive tackle Cam Ball and linebackers Xavian Sorey Jr. and Stephen Dix Jr. at center.

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Texas Tech will use freshman Will Hammond at quarterback. The Austin, Texas native led the state of Texas in passing with 3,901 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior last fall while rushing for another 1,077 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Pittman led the Razorbacks to a bowl game for the fourth time in five seasons and the Liberty Bowl for the second time in his coaching tenure at Arkansas. He is one of only five Arkansas head coaches in program history to lead the Razorbacks to bowl games in four of their first five seasons at the helm.

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Arkansas is 3-3 all-time in Liberty Bowl games. The Hogs played Tennessee (1971), Auburn (1984), Georgia (1987), East Carolina (2010), Kansas State (2016) and Kansas (2022) in their six previous appearances.

BetSaracen lists the Razorbacks as 1-point favorites over the Red Raiders, with the overall over/under score at 53. Below are details on how to watch/stream/listen to Arkansas’ game against the Red Raiders, along with other helpful links, betting odds, our picks and more…

WHO: Arkansas Razorbacks (6-6, 3-5 SEC) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-4, 6-3 Big 12)

What: Liberty Bowl

When: Friday, December 27, 6:00 p.m. CT

Where: Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium – Memphis, Tennessee

TV/Stream: ESPN/Watch ESPN (Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra)

Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett, Quinn Grovey and Geno Bell)

Money line:

Arkansas: -115

Texas Tech: -105

Spread:

Arkansas: -1, (-110)

Texas Tech: +1, (-110)

Total points:

OVER 53, (-110)

UNDER 53, (-110)

Team totals:

Arkansas OVER 27, (-105)

Arkansas UNDER 27, (-115)

Texas Tech OVER 26.5, (-110)

Texas Tech UNDER 26.5, (-110)

(Alternative lines, spreads and team totals are available on the BetSaracen mobile app.)

~ Arkansas -1.5 and OVER 52.5 Total Points: +275

~4+ TDs to score in each half: +400

~ Both teams score a goal in each quarter: +700

~ Each team scores 2+ TDs and 2+ FGs: +900

~1+ FGs to be scored in each quarter: +1200

~ Each team scores 1+ TD and 1+ FG in each quarter: +2500

~ Each team scores 1+ pass TDs and 1+ rush TDs in each half: +4000

~ Every team scores 1+ TDs in every quarter: +4000

~Arkansas team scores OVER 6.5 in first quarter:-110

~ Andreas Paaske OVER 1.5 receptions and OVER 14.5 receiving yards: +150

~ Anton Juncaj OVER 0.5 QB hurries and OVER 1.5 tackles: +155

~Arkansas special teams MORE THAN 1.5 punts thrown inside the 20 yard line: +125

~ Braylen Russell OVER 14.5 rush attempts and OVER 79.5 rush yards: +105

~ Cam Ball OVER 3.5 total tackles and OVER 0.5 sacks: +160

~ Isaac TeSlaa OVER 6.5 receptions and OVER 74.5 receiving yards: +180

~ Monte Harrison OVER 3.5 receptions and OVER 34.5 receiving yards: +115

~ Quincy Rhodes Jr. OVER 1.5 total tackles and OVER 0.5 sacks: +185

~ Taylen Green OVER 234.5 passing yards and OVER 54.5 rushing yards: +200

The last time Arkansas played in the Liberty Bowl in the 2022 season, it scored 55 points in a win over Kansas. Obviously this is a different matchup with different players, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see another high-scoring back-and-forth.

For one thing, Texas Tech’s defense ranks 120th nationally in scoring defense (34.5) and 123rd nationally in total defense (451.9), while the Red Raiders rank fifth in offense (38.6). ) and rank eighth overall in offense (459.8).

These defensive stats are especially important as the Razorbacks are without several key players on the offensive side of the ball. So if they play a weaker unit, Arkansas can score more points.

The only concern for Texas Tech is that it will be without starting quarterback Behren Morton, but Arkansas will not have star edge rusher Landon Jackson or safety TJ Metcalf playing on the back end.

It’s difficult to predict what will happen in a game when both teams’ rosters are in flux, but I’m leaning toward it being a strange, chaotic rollercoaster of action where the overhit occurs.

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