Both the Arkansas Razorbacks (2-4) and the Mississippi State Bulldogs remain winless in SEC play as the 2 teams prepare to clash in Fayetteville on Saturday.

The FPI projects the outcome of every college football game during the season and has Arkansas as the favorite, giving Sam Pittman’s team a 67.6% chance of winning.

This will be a battle between 2 teams who are both fighting an uphill battle to earn bowl eligibility in the midst of what looks to be a lost season for the pair. Given that the Bulldogs and the Razorbacks have had no shortage of struggles in 2023, some may argue that this should be considered more of a 50/50 game.

But when looking at the quality of competition each team has faced to this point and margin of victory against what should be deemed lower-level competition, one can see where the swing factor is.

An injury-ridden MSU team comes off of an open date directly after an uncharacteristically close, 41-28 win over the visiting Western Michigan Broncos. Arkansas may have the worse record, but the Razorbacks nearly upset the No. 11-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in their latest outing, falling 24-21 on the road.

It will be interesting to see how this one shakes out as the Razorbacks and the Bulldogs face off at Noon ET over the weekend.