No. 12 Ole Miss brings 36-point offense into Oxford meeting with Auburn

No. 12 Ole Miss (5-2, 3-2 SEC) hosts Auburn (4-3, 2-3 SEC) on Saturday at 11:45 AM Central at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in a conference game carried by the SEC Network. The Rebels sit three games above .500 overall and one above in SEC play; the Tigers are a game above overall and a game below in the conference.

Ole Miss has won three of its last five, beating LSU 32-24 and Missouri 31-3 at home and Vanderbilt 52-17 on the road, with losses to Florida (52-28) and Texas (34-27), the latter away. Auburn's last five include a 44-39 loss to Florida, a 21-15 win over Vanderbilt, a 24-14 loss at Tennessee, a 27-24 win at Georgia and a 38-17 loss to LSU.

Trinidad Chambliss directs the Ole Miss passing game, having completed 167 of 262 attempts for 1,926 yards with 16 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Deuce Alexander has 43 catches for 610 yards and five scores, and Kewan Lacy leads the ground game with 388 yards and five touchdowns on 78 carries. Blake Purchase has 4.5 sacks and Keaton Thomas 45 tackles.

Byrum Brown leads Auburn in both passing and rushing: 134 of 209 for 1,365 yards, eight touchdowns and seven interceptions, plus 124 carries for 471 yards and six scores. Keshaun Singleton has 36 receptions for 431 yards and two touchdowns, while Elijah Melendez has four sacks and 57 tackles.

The most telling matchup is through the air. Ole Miss averages 284.9 passing yards per game against an Auburn defense allowing 250.9, while the Tigers' 164.3 rushing yards per game meet a Rebels run defense giving up 161.1. Ole Miss scores 36.0 points per game and allows 25.3; Auburn scores 25.0 and allows 24.1.

DraftKings lists Ole Miss as a 13.5-point favorite with an over/under of 57.5, and the ESPN matchup predictor gives the Rebels a 74.9% chance to win. Kickoff is Saturday at 11:45 AM Central on the SEC Network.