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Tennessee

SEC · 2-0 · power +26.9 · #12
Our numberTENN -16.6 no book has priced this game

Arkansas

SEC · 1-1 · power +10.4 · #80
Our side
MoneylineTENN to win ours 18%
Projected score 38–21 TENN – ARK
2026-10-10 · kickoff TBD Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium · Fayetteville, AR SEC game Early season

The books

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Series Tennessee lead 14–7 · 21 meetings since 1907
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Tennessee Volunteers 212 ranks
Tennessee Volunteers #24 rush offense Arkansas Razorbacks #236 run defense
Pass game edge Tennessee Volunteers 206 ranks
Tennessee Volunteers #31 pass offense Arkansas Razorbacks #237 pass defense
Run game edge Arkansas Razorbacks 78 ranks
Arkansas Razorbacks #13 rush offense Tennessee Volunteers #91 run defense
Pass game even 21 ranks apart
Arkansas Razorbacks #74 pass offense Tennessee Volunteers #95 pass defense
Tennessee Volunteers Balanced · 52% run Avg pace Arkansas Razorbacks Balanced · 52% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 65 rush ypg
Josh Heupel · 73-28 · offense-minded 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
Tennessee Volunteers
DL Xavier Gilliam 8 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 5.5 TFL #36 DL
DB Dejuan Lane 4 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT #35 DB
RB DeSean Bishop 244 rush yds · 3 TD · 1 rec #16 RB
QB Faizon Brandon 374 pass yds · 5 TD · 0 INT #16 QB
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
Tennessee VolunteersSEC +26.9 +22.0 +5.0 #12
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
Tennessee offense vs Arkansas defense+17.4 pts
Arkansas offense vs Tennessee defense+0.9 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 573 mi

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.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.