Auburn’s draw to open the SEC slate has been rough so far, and the Tigers are looking to avoid its first 0-3 conference start since 2012.
Early betting lines are not favoring Auburn to upset No. 20 LSU this weekend, as they began the week as 11.5-point underdogs. It does not help their case that several key contributors such as [autotag]Keionte Scott[/autotag] and [autotag]Mosiah Nasili-Kite[/autotag] are out due to injury.
How does ESPN predict the game will go? Things are not looking great for Auburn in that regard, either, as the visiting Tigers have just a 24.2% chance to defeat LSU at Tiger Stadium on Saturday night.
LSU enters the game at 4-2 on the season, with losses to ranked teams. No. 4 Florida State defeated LSU in the season opener, and No. 13 Ole Miss outraced LSU in a shootout on Sept. 30. LSU got into another shootout with No. 21 Missouri last week before using a strong second-half effort to run away with the 49-39 win.
Should we anticipate any more upsets within the SEC this weekend? Here is ESPN’s forecast of the other six games taking place within the conference this week.