Auburn opens as 2-score road underdog against Mississippi State

Auburn might be an underdog for the fifth time in as many video games when it travels to Starkville, Miss., in Week 10.

Auburn opened as a 12-point underdog towards Mississippi State for the groups’ matchup Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium, according to Circa Sports. The Tigers and Bulldogs will meet at 6:30 p.m., with the sport airing on ESPN2.

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Auburn has not been favored in a recreation since its SEC opener towards Missouri again on Sept. 24, with Bryan Harsin’s crew dropping every of its 4 video games since that slim additional time escape at Jordan-Hare Stadium — shedding at dwelling to LSU, then on the street towards Georgia and Ole Miss earlier than the latest loss at dwelling to Arkansas after the bye week.

Auburn (3-5, 1-4 SEC) will attempt to snap that skid Saturday in Starkville towards Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are 5-3 total and 2-3 in SEC play, and Mike Leach’s crew is mired in a shedding streak of its personal. Mississippi State has misplaced every of its final two video games, at Kentucky and at Alabama, however might be coming off its bye week when it hosts Auburn in Week 10.

The Bulldogs are 4-0 at dwelling this season, whereas the Tigers are 0-2 on the street this fall. Mississippi State can even be aiming for its second consecutive win towards Auburn after rallying from a 28-3 deficit for a 43-34 win at Jordan-Hare Stadium final fall. That collapse set off Auburn’s season-ending five-game shedding streak in Yr 1 below Harsin; a loss Saturday would give the Tigers one other five-game skid below the embattled coach.

Auburn leads the all-time sequence with Mississippi State, 62-30-3, however the division rivalry has been comparatively even over the past decade, with the groups splitting the final 10 conferences. Neither crew has received greater than two in a row towards the opposite since Auburn strung collectively 4 consecutive wins between 2008-11. Auburn additionally holds a 14-7-1 benefit on the street within the sequence, however the Tigers haven’t received consecutive video games in Starkville since 2008 and 2010.

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