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Arkansas at Vanderbilt

Prediction · week 7, 2026 · Sat Oct 17, 6:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM ET · FirstBank Stadium (Nashville)

Updated Tue Oct 13, 7:56 PM CT

The prediction

Our call: Vanderbilt by 7.4Strong

All three models favor Vanderbilt.

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 Vanderbilt by 6.1, Elo has Vanderbilt by 7.6, and Our model has Vanderbilt by 8.6. They are within 2.5 points of each other.

Every model

ModelSays
SP+
Arkansas -2.4 vs Vanderbilt +1.2
Vanderbilt by 6.1
Elo
Arkansas 1482 vs Vanderbilt 1610
Vanderbilt by 7.6
Our model · experimental
Arkansas -2.4 vs Vanderbilt +3.7
Vanderbilt by 8.6
Line (benchmark)
no pregame line
n/a
Our call
average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Strong
Vanderbilt by 7.4

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. How these work ›

Key injuries

Arkansas

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Vanderbilt

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

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