It was always this type of game that kept Bret Bielema from ever getting over the hump. In SEC games, Bielema was just 2-3 when favored (win: 2015 Missouri, 2016 Mississippi State; losses: 2014 Missouri, 2015 Mississippi State, 2016 Missouri), and this inability to win these hump games helped usher in his exit. Arkansas opened as a 2-point favorite against Vanderbilt, although the line has since swung back toward Vandy.
The Commodores (3-5, 0-4 SEC) come to Fayetteville still searching for their first conference win of the year under Derek Mason, who is 21-36 in his fifth season in Nashville.