Arkansas and Auburn each enter Saturday riding a wave of momentum following lackluster starts to their seasons.
The Razorbacks are coming off a historic win over Florida last week, ending their six-game losing streak on the year. The Tigers are riding a two-game winning streak over SEC opponents and have looked much improved of late.
This week’s game has major bowl implications for both programs. Arkansas (3-6, 1-5 SEC) cannot afford to lose a single game over these last three in order to become bowl eligible. Auburn (5-4, 2-4 SEC) only needs one more win to secure a bowl berth, and a loss this weekend makes their margin for error very slim.
This series has provided fans with some entertaining games and incredible moments over the years, sometimes for all of the wrong reasons. With these two teams being so closely matched on paper, this game has the potential for drama and adding more of those moments to the series history.
Neither [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] or [autotag]Sam Pittman[/autotag]’s clubs have a clear advantage entering Saturday, but there are clear paths to victory for both. Let’s take a closer look at three reasons Arkansas will win and three reasons Auburn will win on Saturday.