Auburn vs. Missouri: SI score prediction for College Football Week 8, odds & picks for matchup
In an intriguing Week 8 Southeastern Conference game featured in the noon slate, the Auburn Tigers are up against the No. 19-ranked Missouri Tigers at Memorial Stadium. This will only be the fifth time that these teams are squaring off against one another in program history.
Auburn (2-4, 0-3 SEC) is looking to snap a three-game losing streak as it is coming off a 31-13 road loss to the Georgia Bulldogs on Oct. 5 after having an off week for Week 7.
On the other hand, Missouri (5-1, 1-1) is coming off Saturday's massive 45-3 road win over the UMass Minutemen. The Tigers are currently a small favorite heading into this matchup, so it will be interesting to tell us what to expect for this contest.
Auburn vs. Missouri: Score prediction for Week 8
Sports Illustrated has its own analytical model that predicts the scores of college football games, and this massive SEC game is no exception. SP+ states that the Missouri Tigers will win by a projected score of 31-22. In addition, the model is projecting an average score differential of 8.3 points.
The key to this contest for Missouri is to not play hectic during its homecoming game, as they are clearly the better team. Missouri cannot afford to lose another game, especially to an unranked Auburn team, if it wants to have a shot at the College Football Playoff.
The key here is Missouri on third downs, as it is 45 of 89 (50.56%) in those situations. If the Tigers can extend drives, they will be in control of this game.
Auburn vs. Missouri: Point spread prediction
According to the model, the best bet that you can make would be the Missouri Tigers -4, as the projected score has them winning by eight points at home.
What time is the Auburn vs. Missouri game on?
The game will be aired on ESPN for people watching on linear television. However, it will also be available to be streamed on ESPN+, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live Sports, Fubo TV, Sling TV and DirecTV Stream.
The Auburn versus Missouri game is scheduled to kick off at 12:00 p.m. ET on Saturday.