Week 1 • August 30, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC
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SEC
Power Rank: 11.7
38 FINAL 24
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Big 12
Power Rank: 8.8
Auburn covered by 11.5 | Game went Over by 5.5

Auburn defeated Baylor 38–24 in a double-digit victory.

Auburn @ Baylor Preview

General Information

Week: Week 1
Kick Off (at stadium): 07:00 PM CDT
Stadium: McLane Stadium
Capacity: 45,140
Elevation: 404 ft
HFA Rating: 2.4
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Auburn -2.5
Total (O/U) 56.5
Expected Score AUB 29.5 - 27.0 BAY
Power Rank Implied Line Auburn +2.9
Prediction Markets Auburn 51% Baylor 51% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

31.7°F

Wind Chill: 24.7°F
Wind: 8.1 mph SSW
Gusts: 16.9 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 44%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Auburn (Away)

This Week: 685.5 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 685.5 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: No Prior

Baylor (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 0.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: No Prior

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Betting Information
Current Line Auburn -2.5
Total Points 56.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Auburn 11.7
Baylor 8.8
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 685 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest
HFA: McLane Stadium
Capacity 45,140
Elevation 404 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 31.7°F
Wind Speed 8.1 mph
Your Line Baylor -2.9
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Auburn vs Baylor?

Auburn: Key Factors

Baylor: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Auburn travels 685 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Auburn won by 14 in a double-digit victory.

Auburn covered the spread, covering by a solid margin.

The total went Over by 5.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at McLane Stadium?

At 31.7°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Auburn and Baylor compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Auburn (11.7) over Baylor (8.8) by 2.9 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Baylor faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Baylor brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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Weather

Auburn won and Auburn covered the spread.