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In anticipation of this weekend's game, HawgBeat compared the projected starting lineups for Arkansas and LSU using the players' star ratings as recruits and their Pro Football Focus grades from this season.

We also did a side-by-side statistical comparison of the two teams using their numbers up to this point of the season.

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Offense

Scoring: 35.8 (29th) | 26.0 (84th)

Total yards: 458.0 (26th) | 388.3 (73rd)

Passing: 338.4 (13th) | 240.1 (57th)

Rushing: 119.6 (104th) | 148.1 (81st)

Third downs: 33.3% (t-102nd) | 36.1% (90th)

Sacks allowed/game: 2.60 (88th) | 3.29 (111th)

Turnovers: 7 (t-53rd) | 8 (t-61st)

Defense

Scoring: 33.6 (84th) | 31.4 (74th)

Total yards: 478.6 (113th) | 428.9 (80th)

Passing: 335.2 (123rd) | 245.4 (77th)

Rushing: 143.4 (43rd) | 183.4 (84th)

Third downs: 47.0% (105th) | 40.6% (t-64th)

Sacks/game: 2.80 (33rd) | 1.71 (t-85th)

Turnovers forced: 11 (t-36th) | 16 (t-4th)

Breakdown

Arkansas: 4

LSU: 15

Tied: 3

(NOTE: Despite still being listed first on the depth chart, Myles Brennan is not expected to play for LSU, so we used TJ Finley instead. There was also an "or" at running back, but we went with Emery because he's played more snaps and started the last two games. ... For Arkansas, there is still an "or" between the top two players at four positions on the depth chart, but Kern, Wagner, Gregory and Williams started most recently, so that's who we went with for this project. We also went ahead and replaced De’Vion Warren because of his season-ending ACL injury. Sam Pittman said Morris and Trey Knox would likely take his reps, but we went with Morris because he's played more snaps recently and is actually listed as the backup to Warren.)

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Team Grades (LSU | Arkansas)

Overall: 89.3 | 70.5

Offense: 81.2 | 69.9

Passing: 77.9 | 75.4

Rushing: 79.7 | 69.0

Receiving: 76.8 | 66.7

Pass blocking: 62.5 | 65.8

Run blocking: 71.7 | 62.6