Auburn remains inside top 20 of ESPN’s FPI

Auburn is still getting some love from ESPN’s Football Power Index.

Auburn is still getting some love in some form of official ranking.

While the Tigers were dropped from both the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll and the AP poll, they are still sitting inside the top 20 (at no. 20) of ESPN’s ‘Football Power Index,’ which is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season.

Auburn currently is projected to finish 7-5 per the FPI. They have a 0.1% chance of winning out, easily the lowest chance of any team inside the top 30. Auburn has a 5.8% chance to win the SEC West, which is the second-highest chance of any team from the West behind Alabama, who has a 76.4% chance to come out on top.

Auburn travels up to Fayetville to take on the No. 17 Arkansas Razorbacks this Saturday. The Razorbacks have a 60% chance to win according to ESPN’s FPI.

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Kickoff time for Auburn vs Arkansas announced

Auburn will be kicking off early against Arkansas next Saturday.

No. 18 Auburn will head back on the road next Saturday for an early kick against the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Kickoff time will be at 11 a.m central time either on ESPN or CBS, depending on the results of this weekend, according to the SEC. The other contest in the loop of the two 11 a.m. kicks is No. 20 Florida vs LSU.

Both No. 18 Auburn and No. 13 Arkansas are 4-1 overall. The Tigers are 1-0 in the SEC, and the Razorbacks are 1-1 in the SEC after falling to No. 2 Georgia this past Saturday. According to ESPN’s FPI, Arkansas has a 57.0% chance to beat Auburn next weekend.

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Auburn vs Arkansas Prediction, Game Preview

Auburn Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks prediction and game preview.

Auburn Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks prediction and game preview.


Auburn vs Arkansas Broadcast

Date: Saturday, October 10
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
Network: SEC Network

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Auburn (1-1) vs Arkansas (1-1) Game Preview

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Why Arkansas Will Win

So how is this happening? How did the program that was so miserable for so long pull off an upset over a Mississippi State team that throttled the LSU defense the week before? How did it hang around with Georgia for a half?

Turnovers and more turnvoers.

The offense hasn’t exactly been air-tight with five turnovers, but the two takeaways against Georgia helped and the four against Mississippi State were killers.

The Hogs have to be better than that against an Auburn offense that isn’t screwing up. If Arkansas can be at least a +2, and if QB Feleipe Franks can be as good as he was against the Bulldogs – 71% for 212 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions – this can be close. But …

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Why Auburn Will Win

Arkansas isn’t moving the ball well enough.

The offense sputtered on third downs against Georgia and only converted on 5-of-14 chances against Mississippi State.

Auburn’s defense is having problems on third downs, and the team as a whole is settling in, but the offense isn’t going to make the big mistakes Arkansas needs. Defensively, the front needs to get past a rough day against Georgia, but Arkansas isn’t running for over 200 yards on this group.

At some point Anthony Schwartz is going to break out – the speedy receiver is only averaging 8.8 yards per grab – and Seth Williams is about to bounce back after being held to just 34 yards by Georgia.

The Auburn passing game will work again.

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s one of the more fascinating games of the early SEC season. Is Arkansas for real? Can Auburn show that last week was just a bad day against an elite Georgia team?

Tiger QB Bo Nix might not be accurate enough, and he’s not getting enough help from the running game, but the offense will be efficient and the defense will keep finally start to come up with third down stops and get off the field.

Auburn vs Arkansas Prediction, Line

Auburn 30, Arkansas 13
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Auburn -14, o/u: 48
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 3

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