Missouri vs. Arkansas: No. 23 Tigers Take the Battle Line Rivalry to Fayetteville on a Rainy Halloween Night
The No. 1 search in the United States on Saturday evening is a rivalry game that has not kicked off yet: No. 23 Missouri, winners of four straight Battle Line games, at Arkansas at 6:45 p.m. Central on SEC Network, with rain in the Fayetteville forecast.
Saturday evening's No. 1 Google search in the United States is a football game in Fayetteville. No. 23 Missouri (5-2, 2-2 in the SEC) plays Arkansas (3-4, 1-3) tonight at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, with kickoff at 6:45 p.m. Central on SEC Network — the Battle Line Rivalry, which Missouri has won four years in a row.
Both teams had last week off, and both needed it. Missouri has not played in 14 days and comes back chasing bowl eligibility and the outside College Football Playoff chance ESPN's College Football Power Index still gives the Tigers, at 5.1 percent. A central question for Missouri is the return of running back Ahmad Hardy, who entered the year regarded as one of the nation's best backs. Arkansas, celebrating homecoming, is hunting its first SEC winning streak since 2021 after a win over Vanderbilt two weeks ago showed what the Razorbacks believe they can be.
The game may be played in the weather. The Southwest Times Record's live file put an 80 percent chance of precipitation over Fayetteville tonight, with the start of the game potentially affected before conditions clear, and temperatures around 60 degrees at kickoff. Arkansas wide receiver Chris Marshall is a game-time decision who, the same file reported, seems unlikely to play. BetMGM listed Missouri as a 10-point favorite with an over/under of 48.5, as reported in that file.
This story is a preview: at filing time the game was still scheduled and had not kicked off, and no score is claimed. The Sports Desk files the final with tonight's game-night roundup.
