LSU at Auburn (-3.5)

Two top-ten SEC teams matchup at Jordan-Hare Stadium this weekend as the (#6) LSU Tigers challenge the (#3) Auburn Tigers. Looking back at the game through this millenia, it seems that the home team has won each time. For the past two years, the game has been won by an average of two points. But in 2002, Auburn took it to LSU 31-7 only to have LSU win by that exact score the following year. So which type of game will this be: a defensive battle or a landslide victory?


On the offensive side of the ball, the game will be pitting two of the best SEC quarterbacks against each other in JaMarcus Russell and Brandon Cox. I'll consider this a wash, but the Auburn offense as a whole is stronger and that will show against the younger LSU defense. The Plainsmen have four seniors on their offensive line and uber-talented Kenny Irons waiting to run for the Heisman behind them.

Who wins? Auburn.
Do they cover the insane early spread of -3.5? Nope.

Auburn will be heading to the SEC championship game regardless of the outcome of this game though. LSU travels to Florida and Tennessee, while Auburn gets Florida and Georgia at home. They do have to travel to South Carolina though, but that's just so Kenny Irons can grab a pair of cleats he left at Williams Brice.