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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 13 2026 · Saturday, November 28

LSU vs Arkansas prediction and pick

Our LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks pick: LSU by 16.6, 84% 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, 9 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 ±17.1, 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.

LSU at Arkansas

Sat, Nov 28, time to be announced · Razorback Stadium

LSU by 16.6 · 84% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
LSU win83.7%
Arkansas win16.4%
Middle 50%: LSU by 28 to LSU by 550%
Middle 90%: LSU by 45 to Arkansas by 1190%
Middle 95%: LSU by 49 to Arkansas by 1795%
Exactly LSU by 34.8%
Exactly LSU by 74.5%
Exactly LSU by 144.1%
Exactly LSU by 214.0%
Exactly LSU by 174.0%
P50
Half of games like this end between LSU by 28 and LSU by 5.
P90
9 in 10 between LSU by 45 and Arkansas by 11.
P95
19 in 20 between LSU by 49 and Arkansas by 17.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsLSU+12.7
Last seasonLSU+7.1
Home fieldArkansas+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
LSU 3–1 3.2 −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.

LSU vs Arkansas: questions and answers

Who will win LSU vs Arkansas?

Our forecast picks LSU, with 84% to win; Arkansas win 16% of the time.

What’s the spread for LSU vs Arkansas?

Our spread: LSU −16.6. 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 LSU vs Arkansas?

Saturday, November 28, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Razorback Stadium.