After an odd non-conference game at Massachusetts, No. 19 Mizzou steps back into the Southeastern Conference meat grinder Saturday when the Tigers host Auburn.
Mizzou (5-1, 1-1 SEC) crushed UMass 45-3 last week, while Auburn (2-4, 0-3) lost 31-13 at No. 5 Georgia in its last outing on Oct. 5. Auburn was off this past week.
Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne has thrown six interceptions, the most by an SEC signal-caller this season.
Despite the teams' disparate records, betting lines have Mizzou favored by less than a touchdown.
Mizzou is 1-3 all-time vs. Auburn, with the lone win coming in the 1973 Sun Bowl.