Week 11 · Game preview · Sat 12:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
Auburn by 1.0
53% to win
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Auburn |  Mississippi State | |
|---|---|---|
| #37 | Résumé rank | #51 |
| +14.8#33 | Power rating | +11.8#40 |
| +6.5#40 | Offense | +8.8#26 |
| +7.6#30 | Defense | +4.3#54 |
| +1.0#28 | Special teams | -0.5#112 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Auburn | Mississippi State | |
|---|---|---|
| 24.3#96 | Points per game | 26.2#84 |
| 26.3#84 | Points allowed | 27.8#100 |
| 0.23#38 | Offense EPA/play | 0.24#31 |
| -0.01#32 | Defense EPA/play | 0.03#53 |
| 45.4%#52 | Offense success rate | 49.8%#20 |
| 36.5%#31 | Defense success rate | 38.9%#57 |
| 5.2#112 | Yards per play | 5.9#62 |
| 42.2%#46 | 3rd down | 39.7%#76 |
| 64.2%#34 | Red zone TD rate | 62.4%#60 |
| 17.2%#26 | Havoc created | 16.1%#39 |
| 2.0#49 | Turnover margin | -4.0#107 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Auburn
Byrum Brown#15 QB
1627 pass yds · 11 TD · 7 INT · 762 rush yds
Elijah Melendez#7 LB
67 tackles · 10 TFL · 4 sacks · 1 INT
Xavier Atkins#44 LB
37 tackles · 7.5 TFL · 3 sacks · 1 INT
Mississippi State
Kamario Taylor#31 QB
1299 pass yds · 13 TD · 4 INT · 205 rush yds
Fluff Bothwell#7 RB
616 rush yds · 2 TD · 143 rec yds
Will Whitson#83 DL
23 tackles · 7 TFL · 3.5 sacks
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).