The Arkansas Razorbacks (1-1) and Auburn Tigers (1-1) square off at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. for a 4 p.m. ET kickoff Saturday (on SEC Network). Below, we analyze the Arkansas-Auburn college football betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
The Tigers are the No. 13 team in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Arkansas at Auburn: Betting odds and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 10:55 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Auburn -589 (bet $589 to win $100) | Arkansas +410 (bet $100 to win $410)
- Against the spread/ATS: Auburn -13.5 (-110) | Arkansas +13.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 47.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Arkansas at Auburn: Three things to know
- The Razorbacks opened with an uninspiring 37-10 loss at Georgia, although they did end up narrowly covering at most shops on a 27.5-point number. They were much better last week, bumping off Mississippi State while grounding the ‘Air Raid’ offense, 21-14, winning outright as a 16.5-point ‘dog.
- The Hogs are averaging just 15.5 points per game, while yielding 25.5 PPG. As such, the Under has cashed in each of their two games to date.
- Auburn has struggled on offense, as second-year QB Bo Nix hasn’t shown a big jump in production, at least not yet. The Tigers are averaging just 270.0 total yards (71st in the nation), 205.0 passing yards (56th) and 65.0 rushing yards (72nd) per game while averaging only 17.5 PPG. The Under is 2-0 for Auburn, too.
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Arkansas at Auburn: Odds, betting lines and picks
Prediction
Auburn 30, Arkansas 19
Money line (ML)
Auburn (-589) will cost you nearly six times your potential return, which is just too expensive during normal circumstances. But the Tigers are just too inconsistent on offense and an upset could always be right around the corner until they start putting points on the board with a little more ease. AVOID.
Against the spread (ATS)
ARKANSAS +13.5 (-110) would give me even more confidence if this number was at 14, or 14 and a hook. However, the inconsistency of Nix under center makes me feel a little better about the Hogs, even if they are 1-4 ATS in their past five trips to the Plains. The favorite is also 7-0 ATS in the past seven meetings in this series, so backing Arkansas is going against Joey Public, that’s for sure.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 47.5 (-110) is worth playing, ever so slightly, although this will certainly not be a track meet. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this one inch over the finish line in the fourth quarter. The over is 5-1 in the previous six in this series.
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