Auburn opens as road underdog

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Auburn opens as road underdog against LSU

By Tom Green | tgreen@al.com

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Auburn quarterback TJ Finley (1) runs off the field after the win over Georgia State in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)AP

Auburn will be a road underdog in its first SEC game of the Bryan Harsin era.

LSU opened as a four-point favorite against Auburn for next weekend’s game in Death Valley, according to VegasInsider.com. The two teams will meet at 8 p.m. Saturday in LSU’s Tiger Stadium, with the game airing on ESPN.

Auburn (3-1) is coming off a thrilling, if not alarming, 34-24 comeback win against Georgia State to close out its nonconference slate. LSU also sits at 3-1 and is coming off its third straight win since a season-opening loss at UCLA. Ed Orgeron’s team opened SEC play with a 28-25 road win against Mississippi State.

Auburn will also head into the game with a question at quarterback after former LSU transfer T.J. Finley relieved third-year starter Bo Nix in the third quarter against Georgia State and led the team’s late rally.

Now Auburn will get its opportunity for its first SEC win, as well as its first road win, under Harsin. Auburn has not won a game in Baton Rouge, La., since 1999 -- the infamous Cigar Game -- and has lost 10 straight road games in the rivalry since then.

Saturday’s matchup will be the 56th all-time meeting between the two SEC West foes. LSU leads the all-time series, 31-23-1, with Auburn winning the most recent game, 48-11, last season while setting the series mark for largest margin of victory.

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.

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