This is an 8* play on AUBURN

Auburn is a good team that has recently hit a rough patch. A three-game losing streak has the Tigers out of the Top 25 for the first time all season. This is a team that twice got as high as #8 in polls. Bruce Pearl's team was the betting favorite in all three of its recent losses, so even though the spread is higher than you might think tonight, it's a good "buy low" spot as they welcome in an outclassed Missouri squad. Mizzou has lost five of six and hasn't been favored to beat anyone in SEC play. Two of the three games Auburn just lost were by decided by three points or less. Also, the last two were on the road. The only time the Tigers have been beaten at home this year was by two by Kentucky. Otherwise, they're 9-0 on campus and their scoring differential here (+26.6 points per game) is quite impressive. They average 90.1 PPG at home and anything approaching that number will be make it difficult, if not impossible, for Missouri to stay within the spread. Play on AUBURN

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