LSU vs. Auburn football preview, prediction

LSU lost to Florida State in a last-second kick. It also pulled out a 13-point comeback against Mississippi State. The team also won an early SEC West game.

Auburn's offense is not very good. Quarterback and offensive line have not synced well together. Auburn is 109th in FBS with 17.7 points per game, 99th with yards per play, 114th on third down, 92nd with first downs gained total.

Auburn has clogged the primary running lines defensively and come off the edge against the pocket. LSU is 28th in the nation in rushing with under 200 yards per game. Quarterback Jayden Daniels leads the team running the ball. Armoni Goodwin and Noah Cain have 9 of LSU's 13 running scores.

LSU has won 9 straight games when scoring 30 points. Home team haswon 18 of last 22 games in this series. LSU has thrown a TD pass in 46 straight matches. Auburn hasn't had a punt blocked in 170 straight. The Tigers are 4th in SEC with 198.8 rushing yards per game. They are 5-2 under Bryan Harsin when leading at halftime and 3-4 when not.

Auburn's last two situational records under Harsin have been to win. Tank Bigsby can help his team, but he didn't play much in the Missouri game. LSU's defense should be able to contain Auburn's running game and give Brian Kelly a valuable second win in SEC West.