Two SEC teams limping in on one-game skids meet at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, and one side is going to feel a lot better about it by kickoff's end.
Auburn Tigers sit at 4-3 and have dropped their last game, a 17-38 loss to LSU Tigers in Week 8. Ole Miss Rebels are 5-2 and also lost their most recent outing, falling 27-34 to Texas Longhorns. Both programs are looking to shake off a loss heading into this one.
Game details
| When | Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 12:45 PM ET |
| Where | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium |
| TV | SEC Network |
| Line | Ole Miss Rebels -11 | O/U 57.5 (market view) |
| Auburn Tigers record | 4-3 |
| Ole Miss Rebels record | 5-2 |
The matchup
Auburn's last five games have been a rollercoaster: a loss to LSU, a win over Georgia Bulldogs 27-24, a loss to Tennessee Volunteers 14-24, a win over Vanderbilt Commodores 21-15, and a loss to Florida Gators 39-44. That's split right down the middle, and the Tigers have scored 178 points while allowing 169 on the season, a tight margin that points to a team that can hang with anybody but hasn't found consistency.
Ole Miss has been far more explosive, putting up 252 points against 177 allowed. The Rebels have wins over Missouri Tigers 31-3, Vanderbilt 52-17, and LSU 32-24 in their last five, mixed with a blowout loss to Florida 28-52 and last week's defeat to Texas. When Ole Miss is rolling, the scoreboard gets ugly fast, but the Florida game shows the offense can be knocked off its rhythm.
Key matchups
The numbers suggest this comes down to which offense dictates tempo. Ole Miss has shown it can score in bunches, topping thirty points three times in its last five games, while Auburn has needed its defense to keep things close in a year where six of its seven games have been decided outside blowout territory.
Auburn's two wins this season came by combined margins that stayed single digits in the Georgia game and by six against Vanderbilt, which tells you this team wins close when its defense holds up. Ole Miss, by contrast, has alternated between dominant wins and ugly losses, so whichever version of the Rebels shows up will likely decide how comfortable this one feels by the fourth quarter.
The pick
Ole Miss is favored by 11.0 points with the total set at 57.5, and the market score has the Rebels winning 34-23. Ole Miss's scoring numbers this season back up that kind of gap, especially at home. Auburn has shown it can hang with ranked competition, but coming off a 38-17 loss on the road against this version of an Ole Miss offense is a tough ask.
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Auburn Tigers | Wk8 L 17-38 vs LSU Tigers, Wk7 W 27-24 vs Georgia Bulldogs, Wk5 L 14-24 vs Tennessee Volunteers |
| Ole Miss Rebels | Wk8 L 27-34 vs Texas Longhorns, Wk7 W 31-3 vs Missouri Tigers, Wk6 W 52-17 vs Vanderbilt Commodores |
Written by Cole Saturday, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores and box scores), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.