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It isn't often that you get to prepare for your second opponent of the season all summer, but that's basically what Arkansas did for Saturday’s game with No. 23 Georgia.

No offense to Missouri State, but the Razorbacks really didn't need to focus too much on the Bears for their season opener. And Arkansas has been off since that 48-10 win on Sept. 5, so that's even more preparation time for the Bulldogs. Georgia, on the other hand, enters off a hard-fought win over South Carolina last weekend. So maybe it's not too surprising, then, that Arkansas is a 2.5-point favorite at Bodog Sportsbook – live betting is available for this game.

Teams coached by Bobby Petrino, in his second year at Arkansas, are 22-6 all-time when having more than one week to prepare for a game.

The Hogs are considered one of the sleeper teams in the SEC this year, but it's hard to know what to make of them with only one game in their pocket. Michigan transfer Ryan Mallett looked great in the opener, completing 17-of-22 passes for 309 yards and a TD. But, again, that was against Missouri State.

However, Georgia's pass defense  hasn't been great, as it allowed 313 yards through the air last week to an offensively challenged South Carolina team.

Georgia does welcome back tailback Caleb King this week; he is being called "very probable." King was No. 1 on the depth chart heading into fall camp but missed the first two games with a hamstring injury. Richard Samuel will continue to start. The Bulldogs also get a defensive reinforcement as end Justin Houston returns from a two-game suspension. He is one of the strongest players on the team and had three sacks in Georgia's spring game; the Dawgs' defense has just two sacks this season, and that unit lost starting end Rod Battle to a season-ending knee injury last week. Houston will start right away.

This is the first time these teams have met since 2005. Arkansas has never beaten Georgia in Fayetteville (0-3). In fact, the Dawgs are one of the best road teams in the SEC since Mark Richt arrived, going 24-4 in conference away games and having won five in a row.

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