Auburn vs. LSU Week 8 Free Pick
(The Spread) – No. 20 Auburn will look to knock LSU off its No. 1 pedestal this Saturday when the teams meet in Baton Rouge at 3:30PM ET.
AUBURN: The Tigers enter Saturday’s game having won three of their last four games, including a 17-6 affair against Florida in Week 7. Thanks in large part to Michael Dyer’s 752 rushing yards and eight touchdowns, Auburn is keeping pace in the SEC West, where its one game behind LSU and Alabama in the standings. The Tigers are 5-2 overall this year but just 3-4 against the spread.
LSU: After a somewhat slow first-half, the Tigers got rolling in the final two quarters against Tennessee last week and completely shut down the Vols’ banged up offense in a 38-7 victory. LSU is now 7-0 on the year and 5-2 against the spread, which includes a 2-2 ATS mark at home. While Jarrett Lee remains the starter at quarterback, Les Miles continues to give work to Jordan Jefferson, who saw plenty of action in the second-half last week in Tennessee.
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ODDS: Oddsmakers have installed LSU as a 21-point favorite, which puts the line just above the key number of 21. It’s worth noting that only 55% of public bettors currently favor LSU so the public may force the spread to drop leading up to kickoff. The over/under total for this contest is currently sitting at 46.5 points.
FREE PICK: Take Auburn. Even without Wednesday’s suspension announcement for LSU the spread as too high. Now seeing as how star cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, DB Therold Simon and running back Spencer Ware are out for LSU (or at least that’s the story the national media has provided – Les Miles hasn’t confirmed anything as of this writing), it makes Auburn an even more attractive play. According to latest college football trends, Auburn is 5-1 ATS in their last six games in October and 13-3 ATS in their last 16 conference games. LSU, meanwhile, is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games as a favorite of 10.5 or greater and 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games as a home favorite of 10.5 or greater.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 8 FREE PICK: AUBURN TIGERS +21
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