The Cotton Bowl pits Kansas State Wildcats of the Big 12 against Arkansas Razorbacks of the SEC.
This season the Kansas State Wildcats are 10-2 and the NCAA FBS production model's measure of their strength of schedule (SOS) was equal to 57.83. Kansas State's best win was against currently ranked #22 Missouri, and their worst loss was against currently ranked #16 Oklahoma. To date, the Wildcats are the #51 ranked team overall, with the #57 ranked offense and the #35 ranked defense.
The Arkansas Razorbacks are 10-2 with a strength of schedule equal to 62.50. Arkansas's best win was against currently ranked #7 South Carolina, and their worst loss was against currently ranked #3 LSU (yes, there worst loss was to LSU - the other was to #1 Alabama. To date, the Razorbacks are the #27 ranked team overall, with the #21 ranked offense and the #53 ranked defense.
The NCAA FBS production model ranks Arkansas better than Kansas State, and hence expect Arkansas to win the Cotton Bowl today.