[Cactus Jack]

Auburn doesn't have the toughest schedule to date-- very backloaded & only three teams were ranked when they met (#20, 22 & 16). Their best win by far is against Alabama (who they split with).

Tonight's game between Auburn and South Carolina will obviously have a large influence in this, but right now ESPN'S matchup predictor is giving an 82.7% chance of an Auburn victory.

The Tigers have an 89.7% likelihood in the same metric for tonight's game against South Carolina and the line is at -11.5.

If they hold serve, you'd expect the opening line to be roughly Auburn -7.5.

I say Kentucky is up to the challenge and leaves the Plains with a 3 point win. I think Kentucky actually takes two of three from Auburn, Alabama, and Tennessee. Otherwise, I see one more snag against an Arkansas team playing for their lives or a fluke performance by LSU or MSU.