Arkansas vs Utah Prediction: The Big 12 Can't Lose This
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There are games teams can lose and everyone sort of forgets about, and there are games teams lose and they take down an entire conference.
Utah is supposed to be good enough to battle for the Big 12 title. It went 11-2 last year. It should go at least 10-2 this year in the regular season, and it has the stuff to be deep in the mix for a playoff spot.
Arkansas is just getting going under new head coach Ryan Silverfield. It’s expected to do nothing more than be a tough out every week. If one of the projected worst teams in the SEC can win a road game at Utah …
No, the Big 12 really can’t lose this.
Arkansas vs Utah: Quick Hits
- It’s a true fish-out-of-water game – the two teams have never played each other.
- Arkansas won its opener against North Alabama 31-10, but it took a decent fourth quarter to put it away. It starts the SEC season against Georgia next week.
- Utah looked the part from the start, blowing past Idaho 66-14. It gets Utah State next, and then the Big 12 season starts at Iowa State.
How To Watch Arkansas vs Utah
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026
Game Time: 10:15 PM ET
TV: ESPN
Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
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Why Arkansas Will Win
It didn’t seem like Arkansas released the hounds against the Lions. North Alabama played a tough game, but it couldn’t get the running game going against the Hog defense that time and again did a strong job on third downs.
So what was the problem? Arkansas turned it over three times, struggled to convert drives into points, and played like it was Week One under a new coaching staff. However, it held the ball for over 41 minutes.
Why Utah Will Win
Arkansas isn’t holding the ball for 41 minutes against Utah.
The Hog run defense might have held up against North Alabama, but it’ll have a tough time containing Utah quarterback Devon Dampier and a ground game that couldn’t be stopped last week. The idea is to get physical again under new head man Morgan Scalley, and the tone was set with 49 carries for 364 yards.
Arkansas vs Utah Prediction, Betting Lines
This should be a fun, high-scoring game.
Arkansas has a long way to go to be any sort of SEC player, but it has a few nice parts on both sides of the ball. Again, the opener was more about a team needing to tweak – it should be far more aggressive this week.
It’ll still give up some big numbers to the Big 12 home side.
Utah 37, Arkansas 20
Latest Consensus Line: Utah -12.5, o/u: 55.5
ATS Confidence (out of 5): 3.5
Must See Rating (out of 5): 3
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