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Arkansas State

SBC · 1-1 · power +4.3 · #129
Our numberLT -0.1 no book has priced this game

Louisiana Tech

CUSA · 1-1 · power +3.9 · #134
Our side
MoneylineLT to win ours 54%
Projected score 27–27 ARST – LT
2026-11-21 · kickoff TBD Joe Aillet Stadium · Ruston, LA Early season

The books

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Series Louisiana Tech lead 16–4 · 20 meetings since 1974
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 189 ranks
Arkansas State Red Wolves #235 rush offense Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #46 run defense
Pass game edge Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 92 ranks
Arkansas State Red Wolves #148 pass offense Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #56 pass defense
Run game edge Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 78 ranks
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #106 rush offense Arkansas State Red Wolves #184 run defense
Pass game even 2 ranks apart
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #178 pass offense Arkansas State Red Wolves #180 pass defense
Arkansas State Red Wolves Balanced · 46% run Up-tempo Dual-threat QB · 36 rush ypg Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Run-heavy · 67% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 32 rush ypg
Butch Jones · 48-51 Sonny Cumbie · 21-34 · defense-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
Arkansas State Red Wolves
RB Kenyon Clay 99 rush yds · 2 TD · 4 rec #33 RB
DB Five Hamilton 8 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #78 DB
LB Robert Stevens 15 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #50 LB
DL Elias Sherman 13 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.0 TFL #93 DL
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
LB Alonzo Jackson Jr. 16 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 5.0 TFL #2 LB
DB Jordan McRae 12 tkl · 1 INT #15 DB
WR Jalen Mickens 9 rec · 234 yds · 2 TD #41 WR
DB Sam Fongang 15 tkl #141 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
Arkansas State Red WolvesSBC +4.3 +4.1 +0.2 #129
Louisiana Tech BulldogsCUSA +3.9 +4.1 -0.2 #134

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

Where the number comes from
Arkansas State offense vs Louisiana Tech defense+4.3 pts
Louisiana Tech offense vs Arkansas State defense+3.9 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.