The Kansas Jayhawks and Arkansas Razorbacks meet Wednesday in the college football Liberty Bowl at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The Kansas Jayhawks have lost 6 of their last 7 games. The Arkansas Razorbacks have lost 6 of their last 9 games.
The Kansas Jayhawks have lost 4 straight non-home games. Jalon Daniels is completing 65.7 percent of his passes for 1,470 yards, 13 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Lawrence Arnold and Luke Grimm have combined for 1,053 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns, while Quentin Skinner has 25 receptions. The Kansas Jayhawks ground game is averaging 194 yards per contest, and Devin Neal leads the way with 1,061 yards and 9 touchdowns. Defensively, Kansas is allowing 33.8 points and 450.8 yards per game. Kenny Logan Jr. leads the Kansas Jayhawks with 96 tackles, Lonnie Phelps has 7 sacks and Cobee Bryant has 3 interceptions.
The Arkansas Razorbacks have lost 3 of their last 5 non-home games. KJ Jefferson is completing 68.3 percent of his passes for 2,361 yards, 22 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Matt Landers and Jadon Haselwood have combined for 1,482 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns, while Trey Knox has 26 receptions. The Arkansas Razorbacks ground game is averaging 224.9 yards per contest, and Raheim Sanders leads the way with 1,426 yards and 10 touchdowns. Defensively, Arkansas is allowing 28.8 points and 453.2 yards per game. Drew Sanders leads the Arkansas Razorbacks with 103 tackles, Jordan Domineck has 6.5 sacks and Dwight McGlothern has 3 interceptions.
The Jayhawks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Razorbacks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 9-2 ATS in their last 11 vs. Big 12. The over is 5-1 in Jayhawks last 6 games overall. The over is 6-2 in Razorbacks last 8 games overall.
This is a weird game to cap because you don’t know which team you’re going to get. Both teams got off to amazing starts and then fizzled out halfway. Now they’re limping into the bowl season. The Kansas Jayhawks are probably the more motivated side, considering they’re in their first bowl appearance since 2008. With that said, the Arkansas Razorbacks are the more talented team from top to bottom, and they should be able to control the trenches. This probably won’t be the prettiest bowl game, but it’s one Arkansas should win. I’ll lay the field goal.