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Auburn enters with a more balanced offensive profile and a defense that has been better than Arkansas in efficiency terms, while Arkansas leans on the pass more heavily because its rushing production has been limited. Auburn is averaging 215.4 passing yards and 152.8 rushing yards per game, with 24.1 points scored per game, while Arkansas is at 231.1 passing yards, 105.0 rushing yards, and 19.6 points per game. Defensively, Auburn has allowed 24.1 points and 396.9 yards per game, while Arkansas has allowed 26.7 points and 357.7 yards per game, so both teams have issues, but Arkansas’s lower offensive ceiling and Auburn’s stronger scoring output give the home team the edge in a game that should tilt toward Auburn if it controls the line of scrimmage.
Auburn should control this game enough to win by double digits, with a projected final score of Auburn 31, Arkansas 17. The Tigers have the better offensive scoring rate, the more reliable defensive profile, and the home-field advantage, while Arkansas has struggled to generate consistent rushing production and has been less dependable in recent results. That combination supports Auburn on the spread and points to a game that lands below the projected total.
