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#96 Arkansas Stateat#73 Louisiana

Week 5·Active forecast·As of Week 4
Published Forecast2026 · Through Week 4Verified BOA release
Updated Sep 27, 2026, 10:29 PM
#96 Arkansas State
BOA rating 1396.6
Win probability
29.0%
Projected
24
#73 Louisiana
BOA rating 1496.9
BOA Pick
Win probability
71.0%
Projected
35
BOA Pick
Louisiana
Pick Confidence
71.0%
Strong
Projected Margin
Louisiana by 10.7
BOA Spread
Louisiana -10.7
Rating Edge
Louisiana +100.4

How the matchup tilts

Each edge is calculated from the exact team-rating board attached to this published forecast. BOA does not substitute live or staged values here.

Overall power
Louisiana
Arkansas State
1396.6
Louisiana
1496.9
Louisiana holds a 100.4-point rating edge.
Arkansas State offense
Louisiana
Arkansas State offense
19.7
Louisiana defense
52.4
Louisiana holds a 32.6-point rating edge.
Louisiana offense
Louisiana
Arkansas State defense
41.6
Louisiana offense
46.2
Louisiana holds a 4.6-point rating edge.
Schedule strength
Arkansas State
Arkansas State
18.2
Louisiana
12.4
Arkansas State holds a 5.8-point rating edge.

Matchup pressure points

The three verified areas with the most influence on BOA’s view of the game.

1
Overall power
Louisiana holds a 100.4-point rating edge.
2
Arkansas State offense
Louisiana holds a 32.6-point rating edge.
3
Schedule strength
Arkansas State holds a 5.8-point rating edge.

Game context

KickoffOct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM
SiteLouisiana home game
Week5
Forecast throughWeek 4
Projection stateActive and published

Recent form

The last three completed games available in the current BOA season database. These are context, not a replacement for the model.

Arkansas State
Last 3 completed
1–2
WWeek 4 · Kennesaw State
17–14
LWeek 3 · TCU
7–31
LWeek 1 · Memphis
24–42
Louisiana
Last 3 completed
2–1
WWeek 4 · Charlotte
34–7
WWeek 3 · UAB
21–14
LWeek 2 · USC
30–49

Matchup Comparison

Current BOA team-rating context alongside the published pregame forecast.

MetricArkansas StateLouisiana
National Rank#96#73
BOA Rating1396.61496.9
Offensive Rating19.746.2
Defensive Rating41.652.4
Schedule Strength18.212.4
Win Probability29.0%71.0%
Projected Points2435

Forecast Snapshot

Projected Total59.0
Rating EdgeLouisiana +100.4
As-of Week4
Forecast StatusCurrent
Information Statein_season_next_game

Model Lineage

Forecast Versionboa_2026_national_week5_postw04_e14671fa1b1d_v1
Model Versionboa_2026_week5_r22_absolute_power_postw04_v4
Component Modelboa_r22_absolute_power_plus_boa_team_components_weekly_v1_asof_w04_v4
Score/Spread Modelboa_score_spread_v2_market_total_margin_realism_v7
Score Displayfootball_score_realism_v2 · unchanged
Generated9/27/2026, 9:54:55 PM
Published9/27/2026, 9:54:55 PM
Understanding confidence

BOA Pick Confidence is the model-estimated win probability of the selected winner. It is a probabilistic estimate, not a guarantee. Current rating and schedule-strength values provide matchup context. BOA preserves the published raw forecast; its football-score realism layer only converts integer display scores when needed while leaving win probability, modeled margin, and spread unchanged.

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