The Auburn Tigers (0-0) hit the road to match up against the Baylor Bears (0-0) at McLane Stadium on Friday, August 29, 2025.

The Tigers are small favorites (-1) in their matchup versus the Bears, with the over/under being 57.5 points. (On the moneyline, the Tigers are -116 and the Bears are -104.)

Below you’ll find our betting primer for this this game between the Tigers and the Bears, and find all of our betting picks here, too!

Auburn vs. Baylor betting lines

• Spread favorite: Tigers (-1)
• Moneyline: Tigers (-116), Bears (-104)
• Total: 57.5 points
• TV Channel: FOX 4K
• Live Stream: Fubo

Auburn vs. Baylor betting info and stats

• Auburn was 5-6-0 against the spread last year.
• As a 1-point or greater favorite last season, Auburn had two wins against the spread (2-4).
• Out of 11 Auburn games last season, four hit the over.
• Baylor had eight wins in 12 games against the spread last year.
• Against the spread, as underdogs of 1 point or greater, Baylor went 3-2 last year.
• Last season, nine of Baylor’s 12 games hit the over.

Auburn vs. Baylor key players

Auburn Tigers

• Last season Payton Thorne recorded 2,713 passing yards — including a 62.8% completion percentage — with 21 touchdowns and nine interceptions (226.1 yards per game). His rushing performance consisted of 112 carries for 283 yards and two TDs.
• Last season, Jarquez Hunter rushed for 1,201 yards on 187 attempts (100.1 yards per game) and scored eight times.
• In the previous year, KeAndre Lambert-Smith grabbed 50 passes (on 86 targets) for 981 yards (81.8 per game). He also found the end zone eight times.
• Cam Coleman produced last season, catching 37 passes for 598 yards and eight touchdowns. He collected 49.8 receiving yards per game.
• Malcolm Simmons’ stat line last year: 451 receiving yards, 40 catches, three touchdowns, on 50 targets.
• Jalen McLeod’s hard work last season put up a stat line of 8.0 sacks, 12.0 TFL and 47 tackles.
• Dorian Mausi was a wrecking ball on the field, collecting 67 tackles, 6.0 TFL, and 2.5 sacks last year.
• Kayin Lee collected two interceptions while adding 27 tackles and three passes defended last year.

Baylor Bears

• Sawyer Robertson completed 62.2% of his passes to throw for 3,071 yards and 28 touchdowns last season. He also helped on the ground, tallying four touchdowns while racking up 230 yards.
• Bryson Washington averaged 79.1 rushing yards per game and scored 12 rushing touchdowns. Washington complemented his performance on the ground with 1.7 receptions per game to average 18.1 receiving yards.
• Dawson Pendergrass rushed for 671 yards and six touchdowns last season.
• Josh Cameron was targeted 6.2 times per game and piled up 754 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns over the course of 2024.
• Ashtyn Hawkins averaged 43.6 receiving yards on five targets per game in 2024, scoring five touchdowns.
• Monaray Baldwin averaged 36.8 receiving yards per game on 4.2 targets per game a season ago.
• Last year Matt Jones put pressure on opposing quarterbacks with 4.0 sacks, and added 9.0 TFL and 96 tackles.
• Last year Devyn Bobby intercepted three passes to go along with 70 tackles, 2.0 TFL, and three passes defended.