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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 11 2026 · Saturday, November 14

South Carolina vs Arkansas prediction and pick

Our South Carolina Gamecocks at Arkansas Razorbacks pick: South Carolina by 3.3, 58% to win. The forecast rates every team against the opponents it has played, this season and last, and adds home field. No betting information goes in.

An early look, 7 weeks ahead: it sharpens as the game comes up. Updated every day until kickoff, then frozen and scored. After the game this page shows who deserved to win.

Why the curves are so wide: luck. Even with both teams’ strength known exactly, one game’s bounces, kicks, calls and sequencing move the final margin by about ±12.1 points (one standard deviation, measured from every play since 2019). These forecasts carry ±17.0, so about 50% of the width is that luck; the rest is what nobody knows yet about the teams. That is why a 7-point favorite still loses about 3 times in 10.

South Carolina at Arkansas

Sat, Nov 14, time to be announced · Razorback Stadium

South Carolina by 3.3 · 58% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
South Carolina win57.7%
Arkansas win42.3%
Middle 50%: South Carolina by 14 to Arkansas by 850%
Middle 90%: South Carolina by 31 to Arkansas by 2590%
Middle 95%: South Carolina by 37 to Arkansas by 3195%
Exactly South Carolina by 36.6%
Exactly Arkansas by 36.1%
Exactly South Carolina by 75.2%
Exactly Arkansas by 74.4%
Exactly South Carolina by 143.4%
P50
Half of games like this end between South Carolina by 14 and Arkansas by 8.
P90
9 in 10 between South Carolina by 31 and Arkansas by 25.
P95
19 in 20 between South Carolina by 37 and Arkansas by 31.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsSouth Carolina+5.3
Home fieldArkansas+3.1
Last seasonSouth Carolina+1.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
South Carolina 2–2 2.0 −0.3
Arkansas 2–2 1.8 0.0

Coin-flip wins: the wins each team’s games were worth with only the kicks, bounces, drops and calls re-rolled, the record adjusted for luck. Luck in wins: actual wins minus what the play was worth.

South Carolina vs Arkansas: questions and answers

Who will win South Carolina vs Arkansas?

Our forecast picks South Carolina, with 58% to win; Arkansas win 42% of the time.

What’s the spread for South Carolina vs Arkansas?

Our spread: South Carolina −3.3. The betting line isn’t out yet. Ours uses no betting information, so where the two differ is where our read of the teams differs from the market’s.

When is South Carolina vs Arkansas?

Saturday, November 14, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Razorback Stadium.