Pick’em: Week 7

AUBURN | Each week the AuburnSports.com staff and friends make their predictions on Auburn and top college football games from around the country.
GAMES | J LEE | BILL | DAN | JAY G |
IND at ORE | ORE | ORE | ORE | ORE |
ISU at COL | ISU | ISU | ISU | COL |
MICH at USC | USC | USC | USC | USC |
BYU at ARZ | BYU | BYU | BYU | ARZ |
TCU at KSU | KSU | KSU | TCU | TCU |
ALA at MIZ | ALA | MIZ | MIZ | ALA |
UF at TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU |
OKL vs. TEX | TEX | OKL | OKL | TEX |
SCAR at LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU |
UGA at AUB | UGA | AUB | AUB | AUB |
JEFFREY LEE (7-3, 33-17)
Georgia 24-21: I’d like to have confidence that Auburn could pull the upset, but I’m not there … at least not yet. I think the Tigers lose another close one and enter the second half of the season batting .500.
BILL CAMERON (8-2, 30-20)
Auburn 27-24: It’s now or most likely never for Hugh Freeze with the Tigers coming off an open date following two subpar offensive performances in road losses to Oklahoma and Texas A&M. Freeze said at his Monday press conference that the A&M loss hurt him more than any he could remember, so now we find out if he can do anything about that. The Bulldogs are really good, but not quite to the level of their last few teams, and the Tigers do have the talent to win, especially at home. If Auburn can run the ball effectively (and more), and Jackson Arnold can trust his receivers the Tigers can post their first win over the ‘Dogs since 2017. If not, those probably won’t be the only changes being considered.
DAN PECK (7-3, 30-20)
Auburn 23-20: Maybe Auburn unplugged the offense and plugged it back in during the bye week.
If an offensive breakthrough happens, Auburn could find the wind at its back for the second half of the season. If it doesn’t, batten down the hatches.
JAY G. TATE (5-5, 30-20)
Auburn 22, Georgia 13: I have a hot take to share — Auburn actually is a good football team. It’s been hampered mostly by a head coach/play-caller who isn’t getting the most out of his personnel. His tenure here and really his legacy is on the line right now. I think he understands. So what does that mean? I think he’s going to get his proverbial head out of the proverbial clouds and start administrating a functional offense. Perhaps my disdain for UGA is clouding my judgment here? Totally possible. I just think this Auburn team is going to click at some point soon — as soon as the head coach stops being the organizational bottleneck.
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GAMES | CALEB | COLE | JUSTIN | BMATT |
IND at ORE | ORE | ORE | ORE | ORE |
ISU at COL | ISU | ISU | ISU | ISU |
MICH at USC | USC | MICH | USC | MICH |
BYU at ARZ | BYU | ARZ | ARZ | ARZ |
TCU at KSU | TCU | TCU | KSU | KSU |
ALA at MIZ | ALA | MIZ | MIZ | ALA |
UF at TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU |
OKL vs. TEX | OKL | OKL | OKL | OKL |
SCAR at LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU |
UGA at AUB | UGA | UGA | AUB | AUB |
CALEB JONES (6-4, 27-23)
Georgia 20-13: Saturday is set up for Auburn to upset No. 10 Georgia. It’s a night game in Jordan Hare Stadium, Cam Newton is getting his jersey retired and the current team is coming off two close losses on the road. This program needs a signature win and it could be tonight. However, I still don’t trust the offense to support the defense enough to win against a top-10 team. Give me the Dawgs.
COLE PINKSTON (3-7, 27-23)
Georgia 24-14: I have no faith that Auburn can put a good enough offensive game plan together to beat a sound Georgia team. Having said that, Georgia is young and not as dominant as we’ve seen.. The door is open, but I don’t believe this Auburn team/staff can get it done.
JUSTIN HOKANSON (8-2, 26-24)
Auburn 23-20: Georgia is the predictable pick. They win this game more times than they lose it under these circumstances. But somehow, someway, let’s go Auburn.
BRYAN MATTHEWS (5-5, 25-25)
Auburn 3-2: I’m picking Auburn because I don’t want to cover another coaching search and people barking at other people is embarrassing.