Arkansas State at Memphis RV
The Paint Bucket Bowl, Arkansas State at Memphis, final: Memphis beat Arkansas State 42–24. The Gotta See It Meter called it a game to flip to between plays: 13 of 100 (Worth a Flip), mostly on rivalry: Paint Bucket Bowl and program baseline.
- Date
- Saturday, Sep 5, 2026
- Final
- Arkansas St. 24, Memphis 42
- Line score
1 2 3 4 T ARST 3 14 7 0 24 MEM 0 21 14 7 42 - TV
- ESPN+ · Streaming only · ESPN+
- Venue
- Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
- City
- Memphis, TN
- Week
- Week 1
- Rivalry
- Paint Bucket Bowl
- Line
- Memphis −10.5 · coveredO/U 52.5 · Over @ 66
Worth a Flip
Arkansas St.3–4
Lat Memphis24–42
Wvs West Georgia52–7
Lat TCU7–31
Wvs Kennesaw St17–14
Lat Louisiana20–23
Lvs S. Alabama49–56
Wat So Miss23–13
Memphis6–2
Wat UNLV27–21
Wvs Arkansas St.42–24
Lat Boise State20–38
Wvs UT Martin45–21
Wat Charlotte59–8
Wvs UAB38–13
Lat Tulane17–31
Wvs E. Carolina41–34
What was expected
Line, rankings, stats below remain as they were heading into the game.
Vegas set the total at 52.5. The last 4 meetings have averaged a 16.0-point margin.
| Arkansas State | |
|---|---|
| Memphis | RV |
Blowout riskMaybedecided by 18 HIT
SeriesCall 911avg margin 16.0 over 4 meetingsdecided by 18 HIT
The series
Memphis leads 4–0 over the last 4
| Year | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Memphis 37–3 | 34 |
| 2022 | Memphis 44–32 | 12 |
| 2021 | Memphis 55–50 | 5 |
| 2020 | Memphis 37–24 | 13 |
How to watch
| Network | ESPN+ |
|---|---|
| Stream | Streaming only · ESPN+ |
| Final | Arkansas St. 24, Memphis 42 |
| Where | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN |
What the Meter sees
| Rivalry: Paint Bucket BowlThey do not like each other, and they never have | +8.0 |
|---|---|
| Program baselineA small floor for every FBS program; bigger for a power-conference team or one receiving votes | +2.0 |
| Vegas says it's closeClosing spread of 10.5 — the tighter the number, the bigger the bump | +2.0 |
| Where it's onESPN+ — a network puts its best games where everyone can find them | +1.0 |
| Gotta See It Meter™ | 13 |
Still Ball0–5Worth a Flip6–17I'll Bite18–33Ready to Rumble34–59Thunderdome60–99Maximum100
Quick answers
- What was the final score of Arkansas State vs Memphis?
- Memphis beat Arkansas State 42–24.
- What channel is Arkansas State vs Memphis on?
- ESPN+.
- Is Arkansas State vs Memphis a rivalry game?
- Yes. It's the Paint Bucket Bowl.