Head Coach Gus Malzahn and the No. 16 Auburn Tigers are favored by a field goal when they take on Coach Mario Cristobal and the No. 11 Oregon Ducks at AT&T Stadium. The matchup is scheduled to get underway at 7:30 p.m. ET and fans can watch the action on ABC.
Betting Preview: Oregon Ducks at Auburn Tigers
Oregon is getting picked to play the role of underdog and is currently getting 3 points in this game. The Ducks are also receiving +135 moneyline odds while the Tigers are -155. There could be some good live betting scenarios for this matchup, and oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 56.5 points.
The under is getting most of the early sharp action, as this game’s over/under initially opened at 58.
Against the spread (ATS) last season, the Ducks managed a record of 6-7. The under hit in eight of those matchups while the over cashed on five occasions. The Tigers compiled an ATS record of 6-7 with an O/U record of 5-8.
Overall, the Ducks finished 9-4 straight-up (SU) in 2018 while the Tigers only managed an 8-5 SU record last year. Against conference opponents, the Ducks finished 5-4 SU and the Tigers were 3-5 SU versus Southeastern schools. The Ducks finished 3-0 SU against teams out of conference while the Tigers were 4-0 SU against such competition.
The Ducks averaged 243.2 passing yards per game and 183.7 rushing yards per game against their nine Pac-12 opponents last year. The team managed to score 32.3 points per game against those opponents while giving up 29.3 per contest. When facing non-conference competition, those figures all improved, as they averaged 51.7 points and 20.0 points-allowed, along with 289.0 pass yards per game and 214.0 rush yards per game.
In matchups against non-conference foes, the Tigers passed for 211.8 yards per game and rushed for 253.0 per game on their way to 40.3 points per outing. When playing just SEC opponents, the offense registered 22.3 points per game by averaging 208.4 passing yards and 119.6 rushing yards. The Tigers defense allowed 9.5 PPG to non-conference foes and 24.6 to SEC teams in 2018.
Oregon Ducks vs. Auburn Tigers Free Prediction
SU Winner: Auburn, ATS Winner: Auburn, O/U: Under
Betting Notes
- Oregon created 28 rushing touchdowns last season.
- Auburn put up 25 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Ducks registered 4.4 yards per carry last season while allowing 3.7 YPC to opponents.
- The Tigers registered 4.3 yards per carry last season and gave up 3.7 yards per rush attempt to opponents.
- Oregon put up 29 passing touchdowns last season.
- Auburn produced 21 passing touchdowns last season.
