Arkansas at LSU (3). When: Friday, 2:30. Favorite: LSU by 12 ½. Impact: 5. They’re ranked No. 1 and No. 3, with national title hopes on both sides. It gets no bigger than that.
Heat: 4. Neither side likes the other, and perhaps less these days than ever. But this isn’t a hatefest along the lines of some old-school rivalries.
History: 3 1/2. They used to meet annually in Shreveport, La., but that was from 1913-36 – not a lot of people still breathing who are talking about those games. From 1937-91 they only met four times in the regular season. The rivalry rekindled in 1992 when Arkansas joined the SEC, and they do have an appropriately goofy trophy for the winner (the Golden Boot), and most of the recent meetings have been thrillers. But this isn’t one of the game’s classic rivalries. Yet.
Total: 12 ½. The biggest game of the weekend, even if it’s not the biggest rivalry game. If that makes sense.
SEC Football Online pick: LSU 24, Arkansas 17. Tigers haven’t given up more than 11 points in a game since September – but they haven’t faced an offense this potent since their opener against Oregon. This won't be a walk in the Park. The SEC Rocks!
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