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Tulsa

AAC · 2-0 · power +4.8 · #124
Our numberARK -5.5 no book has priced this game

Arkansas

SEC · 1-1 · power +10.4 · #80
Our side
MoneylineARK to win ours 66%
Projected score 24–29 TLSA – ARK
2026-09-26 · 8:00 PM Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium · Fayetteville, AR Early season

The books

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Series Arkansas lead 51–16–2 · 69 meetings since 1917
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Tulsa Golden Hurricane 79 ranks
Tulsa Golden Hurricane #157 rush offense Arkansas Razorbacks #236 run defense
Pass game edge Tulsa Golden Hurricane 45 ranks
Tulsa Golden Hurricane #192 pass offense Arkansas Razorbacks #237 pass defense
Run game even 35 ranks apart
Arkansas Razorbacks #13 rush offense Tulsa Golden Hurricane #48 run defense
Pass game edge Arkansas Razorbacks 57 ranks
Arkansas Razorbacks #74 pass offense Tulsa Golden Hurricane #131 pass defense
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Balanced · 55% run Up-tempo Arkansas Razorbacks Balanced · 52% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 65 rush ypg
Tre Lamb · 4-8 Sam Pittman · 32-34 · offense-minded

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
DL Thomas Davis 7 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #9 DL
DL Kyran Duhon 9 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #95 DL
LB Dax Collins 19 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #63 LB
LB Chris Thompson Jr. 18 tkl #106 LB
Arkansas Razorbacks
DB Khmori House 8 tkl #173 DB
WR Chris Marshall 12 rec · 142 yds #196 WR
DB Christian Harrison 9 tkl · 1 INT #325 DB
DB Joker Johnson 10 tkl · 1 PD #465 DB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Tulsa Golden HurricaneAAC +4.8 -0.9 +5.8 #124
Arkansas RazorbacksSEC +10.4 +5.8 +4.5 #80

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Tulsa offense vs Arkansas defense-5.5 pts
Arkansas offense vs Tulsa defense+0.1 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.