Auburn vs. Ole Miss Prediction, Odds & Pick
Prediction, odds and the model's read
Our model's read
Scouting report
2026 · 2 games in, blended with the projection
Where Auburn gets at Ole Miss: 33rd at running it, against a unit 85th at defending the run. Where Ole Miss gets at Auburn: 8th at surviving second and twelve, against a unit 71st at closing out passing downs. Ole Miss is also 6th at staying on schedule through the air, against a unit 62nd.
How
AUBattacks
MISS
- 1
Run it
running it · 23% this season, 2 games
AUB+0.23#33 of 138MISS+0.13#85 of 138
HowMISSattacksAUB
- 1
Trust the offense behind schedule
surviving second and twelve · projected · 2 games in
MISS35%#8 of 138AUB31%#71 of 138 - 2
Stay on schedule through the air
staying on schedule through the air · 21% this season, 2 games
MISS53%#6 of 138AUB40%#62 of 138 - 3
Finish drives in the red zone
turning trips inside the 40 into points · 21% this season, 2 games
MISS5.36#12 of 138AUB3.00#45 of 138
The two teams
Auburn
Auburn is in year 1 under Alex Golesh, whose offenses have been balanced. The strengths are defensive, led by 7th at defending the run. The way in is 113th at throwing it, and they are 110th at hitting chunk plays.
On fourth down he goes for it more often than his peers do from the same spots (+5.1%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −21.6% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.
Auburn has played 2 games against an average slate, adjusted for here. That football carries about 25% of what is below; the rest is still the preseason projection.
Strengths
- Defenserunning it-0.26#7 of 138
- Defensethe push the line gets2.11#9 of 138
- Defensefirst and second down41%#24 of 138
Soft spots
- Offensethrowing it+0.16#113 of 138
- Offensehitting chunk plays1.19#110 of 138
Ole Miss
Ole Miss is in year 1 under Pete Golding. The strengths are offensive, led by 6th at staying on schedule through the air.
Ole Miss has played 2 games against an average slate, adjusted for here. That football carries about 22% of what is below; the rest is still the preseason projection.
Projected strengths
- Offensestaying on schedule through the air53%#6 of 138
- Offensesurviving second and twelve35%#8 of 138
- Offensefirst and second down59%#11 of 138
Ranks are national. Nothing here is last season's number — carrying one forward is measurably worse than saying nothing — and in-season figures are adjusted for who was actually played. This describes the matchup; it is not a prediction and not a pick.
Head coaches only — there is no free feed for coordinators, so on a program where the head coach does not call the offense this describes the staff he hired. Play-calling identity is a style, not a grade: throwing more than the situations warrant is not better than throwing less than they warrant.
Model prediction
how the number is builtOur model simulates the game drive by drive from each side's opponent-adjusted efficiency (MISS Elo 1851, AUB Elo 1678 for reference), with home-field advantage. That projects MISS -20.1 (91% to win), essentially in line with the market.
Why that percentage is worth reading: across 604 graded in-season games, the calls this model put near 58% came in at 58.2%. The full calibration table is published, bin by bin. Early in the season the cold-start path runs instead and calibrates less well (Brier 0.2028 against 0.1889).
Model as of Sep 1 · through week 1 · drive simulation
Where the game is won
2026 national rank · right is better
offensethe defense it faces
Moving the ball
AUB61st117thMISSMISS43rd32ndAUBThrough the air
AUB47th107thMISSMISS22nd116thAUBOn the ground
AUB24th103rdMISSMISS96th23rdAUBStaying on the field
AUB31st54thMISSMISS94th63rdAUBTaking care of it
AUB104th109thMISSMISS74th22ndAUB
Each bar runs from last in the country on the left to 1st on the right. The filled span is the gap between the offense and the defense it faces.
Season form — 2026
nationally rankedThe matchup, in context
series history + adjusted profilesAuburn leads 35–13 · Ole Miss has won 2 straight · 44% have been one-possession games
| AUB | MISS | |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 (#29) | CORE overall | +15.4 (#28) |
| +3 / -12 | offense / defense | +16 / +1 |
| 2.29 | points / drive | 3.59 |
| 0.65 | allowed / drive | 2.09 |
| 14% | three-and-outs | 23% |
| +1 | pass over expected | +9 |
Bold is the side ahead. CORE strips the situation from every play and solves the schedule out across the league, so these compare two teams that never met.
Key matchups
The analyst read: each team's offense splits crossed against the opponent's defense, with the edges called out.
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FAQ
Who will win Auburn vs. Ole Miss?
Gridpex's model favors Ole Miss with a 91% win probability.
What's the predicted spread for Auburn vs. Ole Miss?
The model projects Ole Miss by 20.1.
What time is Auburn vs. Ole Miss and what channel is it on?
Time TBD, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
Where this number comes from. Every projection on this page is produced by the same model, run before kickoff on opponent-adjusted efficiency, power ratings and situational data — walk-forward validated on eleven seasons and never adjusted after the fact. How the model works →