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Arkansas at Texas A&M

Prediction · week 5, 2026 · Sat Oct 3, 6:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM ET · Kyle Field

Updated Tue Oct 13, 7:56 PM CT

Result

Final: Texas A&M 34, Arkansas 7

Closest: Our model (Texas A&M by 17.4, missed by 9.6). 3 of 3 models named the winner. Our call was right.

Our call: Texas A&M by 13.5Strong

All three models favor Texas A&M. The line, shown for comparison only, has Texas A&M by 14.5.

The average of SP+, Elo and Our model; the line is left out and kept as a benchmark. Toss-up under 3 points, Lean 3 to 7, Strong 7 and over. More ›

SP+ has Texas A&M by 11.7, Elo has Texas A&M by 11.5, and Our model has Texas A&M by 17.4. They are within 5.9 points of each other.

This page was first built after kickoff, so these are the week's projections as recorded then, from the same weekly ratings the season record scores.

Every model

ModelSaysMissed by
SP+
Arkansas -0.3 vs Texas A&M +8.9
Texas A&M by 11.7 ✓15.3
Elo
Arkansas 1516 vs Texas A&M 1742
Texas A&M by 11.5 ✓15.5
Our model · experimental Closest
Arkansas -1.1 vs Texas A&M +13.8
Texas A&M by 17.4 ✓9.6
Line (benchmark)
pregame line
Texas A&M by 14.512.5
Our call
average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Strong
Texas A&M by 13.5 ✓13.5

Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. ✓ when a model named the winner, ✗ when it did not; Closest marks the one nearest the final margin (an exact tie goes to the first listed). How these work ›

Key injuries

No injury list was recorded for this game: its page was first built after kickoff.

Last 5 meetings

Arkansas leads 42–37–3 · last: Texas A&M 45–42, 2025 · Texas A&M has won 4 straight

SeasonResultSite
2025Texas A&M 45–42Razorback Stadium
2024Texas A&M 21–17neutral site
2023Texas A&M 34–22neutral site
2022Texas A&M 23–21neutral site
2021Arkansas 20–10neutral site

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