Auburn Opens Season As Favorite Against Baylor
Auburn is favored to open the season against Baylor in a matchup the market expects to be high-scoring, its first snap since last season's finish against Alabama.
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Covers' aggregated injury table lists two Auburn receivers as questionable heading into the opener. B. Williams Jr. is dealing with a lower-body injury reported last week, and it remains unclear whether he suits up against Baylor. C. Neptune carries a shoulder injury reported earlier in the month and is also listed questionable for the same game.
Neither designation rises to a ruled-out tag, so both should be treated as game-time questions rather than confirmed absences. No further detail on severity has been made available.
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Auburn opens the season on September 5 vs. Baylor, with the market installing the Tigers as favorites in a game pegged for plenty of scoring. The matchup is set for Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Baylor enters at 0-0 as well, having finished last season with a loss to Houston, 31-24.
It's a clean slate for Auburn, whose only tie to recent form is how last season ended — a loss to Alabama, 27-20, on November 30. That result closed out a 2025 campaign that also included wins over Arkansas and Mercer and losses to Kentucky and Vanderbilt down the stretch.
A week later, Auburn hosts Southern Miss at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 12, though that line has yet to be priced by the market.