Auburn slightly favored at home

[aubiefifty 18,236]

Auburn slightly favored at home against Ole Miss

By Tom Green | tgreen@al.com

2 minutes

Oct 16, 2021; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Zakoby McClain (9) between Auburn and Arkansas at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Todd Van Emst/AU AthleticsTodd Van Emst/AU Athletics

Auburn will be favored in a top-25 matchup for the first time this season when it returns to the field next weekend.

Fresh off its bye week, No. 18 Auburn opened as a one-point favorite against No. 10 Ole Miss, according to VegasInsider.com. The two SEC West foes will meet on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium, with kickoff set for 6 p.m. and the game airing on ESPN.

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The Tigers (5-2, 2-1 SEC) head into the game coming off an open date in Week 8 that followed their road blowout of Arkansas. The Rebels (6-1, 3-1) defeated LSU, 31-17, over the weekend.

Saturday’s matchup will be the 46th all-time meeting between Auburn and Ole Miss. The Tigers lead the all-time series, 34-11, and have won each of the last five games against the Rebels. Auburn’s last loss in the series came in 2015 at Jordan-Hare Stadium, but the program holds a 16-3 record against Ole Miss when the series is on the Plains.

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

[aubiefifty 18,236]

well here is one says we are a dog. lol who knows?

Auburn football opens as very slight underdog to Ole Miss

Lance Dawe

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eric

Auburn football opens as very slight underdog to Ole Miss

Auburn opens as an incredibly narrow underdog against the No. 10 team in the nation.

The Ole Miss Rebels (6-1, 3-1 SEC) will travel up to Auburn to take on the No. 18 Tigers (5-2, 2-1 SEC) in a battle that has some very serious SEC West implications. Auburn controls its own destiny to Atlanta. If they win out (ESPN’s FPI gives Auburn a 0.3% chance to do so), they’re in the SEC championship game. Ole Miss needs a little extra help. If the Rebels defeat Auburn, they will need Alabama to lose one more game on their remaining schedule. Alabama’s best chance to lose (according to ESPN’s FPI) will come in their regular-season finale against Auburn (Auburn has a 17.3% chance to win as of October 24th).

As would be expected, because the game is in Jordan-Hare Stadium, the line for this game is incredibly small in favor of Ole Miss.

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook

Line: Ole Miss (-0.5)

O/U: 66.5

Auburn is coming off of a huge momentum-building win over Arkansas on the road. The Tigers took their bye week this weekend as well, giving themselves time to both rest and prepare for Ole Miss on October 30th.

[Hank2020 3,356]

33 minutes ago, aubiefifty said:

well here is one says we are a dog. lol who knows?

Auburn football opens as very slight underdog to Ole Miss

Lance Dawe

4-5 minutes

---

eric

Auburn football opens as very slight underdog to Ole Miss

Auburn opens as an incredibly narrow underdog against the No. 10 team in the nation.

The Ole Miss Rebels (6-1, 3-1 SEC) will travel up to Auburn to take on the No. 18 Tigers (5-2, 2-1 SEC) in a battle that has some very serious SEC West implications. Auburn controls its own destiny to Atlanta. If they win out (ESPN’s FPI gives Auburn a 0.3% chance to do so), they’re in the SEC championship game. Ole Miss needs a little extra help. If the Rebels defeat Auburn, they will need Alabama to lose one more game on their remaining schedule. Alabama’s best chance to lose (according to ESPN’s FPI) will come in their regular-season finale against Auburn (Auburn has a 17.3% chance to win as of October 24th).

As would be expected, because the game is in Jordan-Hare Stadium, the line for this game is incredibly small in favor of Ole Miss.

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook

Line: Ole Miss (-0.5)

O/U: 66.5

Auburn is coming off of a huge momentum-building win over Arkansas on the road. The Tigers took their bye week this weekend as well, giving themselves time to both rest and prepare for Ole Miss on October 30th.

Odd that AU is favored in betting lines but ranked much lower.

[bigbird 60,939]

Isn't home field with something like 3-3.5 pts?

[fredst 9,070]

1 hour ago, bigbird said:

Isn't home field with something like 3-3.5 pts?

I thought sport books tended to count it worth 4 but I’m no expert. @Brad_ATX probably the resource here

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

14 minutes ago, fredst said:

I thought sport books tended to count it worth 4 but I’m no expert. @Brad_ATX probably the resource here

Usually about a FG for home field

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

2 hours ago, Hank2020 said:

Odd that AU is favored in betting lines but ranked much lower.

Happens all the time.

Oklahoma State, Oregon, and San Diego State were all ranked underdogs last week to unranked teams.

[Guest MustardSeed]

Latest I see is us by 2.5 and O/U at 66

[TigerEyez13 46]

https://madduxsports.com/college-football-lines.php

 

Legit betting site has most of the odds-makers

[TigerEyez13 46]

https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/odds/las-vegas/

 

Here's another site, but I find the layout eye-boggling

[Swamp Eagle 5,269]

10 hours ago, bigbird said:

Isn't home field with something like 3-3.5 pts?

I was about to post that you usually get 3 points just for being the home team…so away or neutral we’d prolly be ‘dogs.

[clwn 336]

Depends on which Bo Nix shows up. Dude's so bipolar in his play. The one who balled out against Arky shows up, I think we got this one pretty good. Especially being at home I always like our chances.

[aucanucktiger 1,891]

This is a watered down preview of Bama IMO - our converting 3d down and stopping them from having 3d and short is a HUGE part of this game. I personally think our D is capable of a crazy breakout game where they absolutely stuff a very good O. Hope this is it.

[gr82be 14,911]

11 minutes ago, aucanucktiger said:

This is a watered down preview of Bama IMO - our converting 3d down and stopping them from having 3d and short is a HUGE part of this game. I personally think our D is capable of a crazy breakout game where they absolutely stuff a very good O. Hope this is it.

As much as they go for it on 4th down, the 3rd down stops won't be the end of some of their drives. I hope our D has the breakout game you mentioned. 

[woodford 3,732]

Sounds about right. It’s home and Ole Miss doesn’t have great success against Auburn historically. 
 

I’m leaning Auburn because they have more talent, but OM has the better QB. I think it’s a real toss up. Thankfully it’s at home. Massive game for both programs for different reasons. 

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

This is a game that as a gambler, I wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole.

[Hank2020 3,356]

23 hours ago, bigbird said:

Isn't home field with something like 3-3.5 pts?

I think you are correct so it’s telling us that straight up we are considered a slight underdog. Probably as close to even as they can get. We are both trying to prove our teams are breaking out of typical constraints.

[Skates 0]

Line is a huge “tell.” Harsin is 7-1 off bye weeks as HC. Ole Miss coming off 3 physical games. More than likely will be close (ole miss 4th down tendencies). However, line tells me Vegas is daring you bet OM. I’d take Auburn & the under FWIW.

[Viper 3,502]

3 hours ago, Brad_ATX said:

This is a game that as a gambler, I wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole.

Ditto. The O/U either. I can see a tight game. I can also see either team beat the other by 14.

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

 

[Cardin Drake 2,076]

I'm feeling good about it, because we have the better defense.  We need the offense that played Arky to show up and score 50, because Ol Miss will score some points.  Matt Corral is scary, but if we can stuff the run we will be fine.  Bo shines, and we win by 14.

[rophle 256]

On 10/25/2021 at 8:27 AM, Hank2020 said:

Odd that AU is favored in betting lines but ranked much lower.

Vegas don’t care about the poles. 

[Guest MustardSeed]

Well we are up to a 3 point fav now 🎉🎉

[bigbird 60,939]

1 hour ago, rophle said:

Vegas don’t care about the poles. 

Many a dancer there would disagree

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

1 hour ago, bigbird said:

Many a dancer there would disagree

Can confirm