COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Auburn enters with the stronger scoring profile and the more balanced offense, while Arkansas has been held below 20 points per game across its sample and has allowed more than 27 points per game. Auburn’s rushing attack is a key separator, and that matters against an Arkansas defense that has given up substantial yards on the ground and through the air. Arkansas does have a workable passing game, but its overall efficiency has been lower than Auburn’s, and its defense has not done enough to offset that. The result is a game that projects to favor Auburn, but with scoring more contained than a higher-total market suggests.
Auburn should win at home, but the cleaner angle is the under because both teams have shown enough inconsistency to limit a full scoring surge. Auburn has the better offense and the better defensive profile, while Arkansas has struggled to keep opponents out of the end zone and has not scored efficiently enough to force a high-total game on its own. My projected final is Auburn 28, Arkansas 17, which fits an under result and a comfortable Auburn victory.