Alex Golesh is already feeling heat from Auburn's fanbase following a 44-39 loss to Florida in Week 3.
With Vanderbilt coming to town in Week 4, a loss as a heavy favorite would set the mood on the Plains ablaze in Week 4.
The Tigers are expected to finally handle business and end a 670-plus-day streak since Auburn last won an SEC game at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Can the Tigers get the job done and prove that there's a tangible home-field advantage in Lee County, Alabama, again?
Latest betting odds for Vanderbilt Commodores at Auburn Tigers
FanDuel Sportsbook has Auburn laying 9.5 points at home against Vanderbilt. The associated moneylines for the game are Auburn -365 and Vanderbilt +285. This means you would need to wager $365 on Auburn to win $100. If you were to bet $100 on Vanderbilt, you would pocket $285. The projected point total for this game comes in at a combined 54.5 points. The final score should be around Auburn 32, Vanderbilt 22.5, according to the books.
This spread hasn't moved at all since it opened. There is confidence from both the sportsbooks and the betting public that the Tigers will turn over a new leaf on their home field.
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
How to watch Vanderbilt Commodores at Auburn Tigers
- Date: Saturday, Sept. 26
- Time: 4:15 p.m. ET / 3:15 p.m. CT
- Location: Auburn, AL
- Venue: Pat Dye Field at Jordan–Hare Stadium
- TV Info: SEC Network
- Streaming Info: fuboTV
- Radio: Auburn Sports Network (Andy Burcham, Jason Campbell, Ronnie Brown)
Kickoff from Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, AL, will be at 4:15 p.m. ET, 3:15 p.m. CT. SEC Network will have the national telecast of this game. You can stream the game on fuboTV if you feel so inclined. If you want to listen along to the game on the radio, you can hear it on the Auburn Sports Network. It will be a classic late-afternoon/early-evening SEC atmosphere on the Plains before this one finishes up.
Vanderbilt Commodores at Auburn Tigers game prediction
This has to be the turnaround.
Commodores true freshman quarterback Jared Curtis makes his first road start this Saturday. The hope is that DJ Durkin's defense gets it together and makes sure to justify the 48-year-old's $2.7 million salary. Curtis may be tough to shut down, but he must be limited.
That has to be the outcome. The alternative is such a disaster.
If there are any silver linings from Week 3, it was Byrum Brown airing it out and finding Keshaun Singleton for 48 yards on his longest throw of the day, and Chas Nimrod on a 35-yarder. The offense looks like it's showing signs of life. Against a Vanderbilt defensive front that doesn't offer the same push as the Gators, perhaps the running back room could finally have a breakout performance.
Pride is on the line tomorrow afternoon. So is the fanbase's sanity. Golesh and Co. have too much to lose in this one, though it very well could be a close one.
