How to watch: LSU vs. Auburn
LSU Football takes on Auburn Saturday night at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN inside Tiger Stadium in another SEC matchup for Brian Kelly’s Tigers. Kickoff is set for 6:05 p.m. CT on ESPN and the LSU Sports Radio Network.
The oddsmakers in Las Vegas are high on LSU. The Tigers as 11.5-point favorites over Auburn, according to FanDuel. The biggest question for Auburn will be if the passing offense can get going. That unit ranks 122nd out of 133 FBS teams with just 156.2 passing yards per game this season.
The teams aren’t scheduled to play next year, marking the end of a 32-year streak (1992-2023) between LSU and Auburn, a rivalry that has produced some classic battles. LSU’s looking to grab another key win to keep pace in the SEC West.
“The season is in front of us,” head coach Brian Kelly said on Monday, “and with five of our last six at home, we feel like we’re in a good position, so let’s go take care of business.”
The big key for Auburn will be the running game, which is going up against an LSU team that averages 160.3 yards per game on the ground. However, that number might be inflated by Ole Miss’ 317-yard showing on Sept. 30, which marked the only time this year LSU allowed more than 175 rushing yards in. game.
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Kelly was asked about the Tigers plan at running back this week ahead of Saturday’s game against Auburn.
“I mean, we’re going to have them all ready and available. And it’s kind of been the same theme, you know. We’re going to go with the guy that is running well,” Kelly said. “Logan Diggs has been really good. We’ve kind of stuck with him.”
Logan Diggs has topped the 100-yard mark in three of the five games he has played in this season, and he rushed for 97 yards in another one. On the year, he has 81 carries for 488 yards, for an average of 6 yards per carry.
