Weekend Predictions: Auburn Wire staff picks Auburn-Mississippi State, remaining SEC weekend games

Taylor Jones

January 14, 2023 at 9:00 AM·2 min read

The No. 22 Auburn Tigers return to Neville Arena on Saturday night to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs in hopes of winning its third straight game.

The last time the Tigers played in front of the home crowd, they defeated a stout then-No. 13 Arkansas squad, 72-59. Three Tigers reached double-digits on the score sheet in the wire-to-wire win.

Much like last Saturday’s game, Auburn will host Mississippi State for the final game of the day within the conference. Ahead of the Tigers’ contest, SEC fans will have their eyes on Kentucky-Tennessee in Knoxville, LSU–Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and South Carolina’s game with Texas A&M in Columbia.

It is time for this week’s “Weekend Predictions”, where writers Taylor Jones, J.D. McCarthy, and River Wells predict every Saturday game on the SEC schedule, with added data analysis from ESPN’s Basketball Power Index matchup predictor.

Here’s a look at how the guys at Auburn Wire see this weekend’s schedule shaking out for Auburn, and the remaining SEC teams.

Kentucky at Tennessee (11 a.m. CT, ESPN)

The Tennessean

Taylor Jones	Tennessee
J.D. McCarthy	Tennessee
River Wells	Tennessee
ESPN BPI	Tennessee (91%)

Georgia at Ole Miss (noon CT, SEC Network)

Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

Taylor Jones	Georgia
J.D. McCarthy	Georgia
River Wells	Georgia
ESPN BPI	Ole Miss (67%)

Arkansas at Vanderbilt (1 p.m. CT, ESPNU)

The Tennesean

Taylor Jones	Arkansas
J.D. McCarthy	Arkansas
River Wells	Arkansas
ESPN BPI	Arkansas (69%)

Missouri at Florida (2:30 p.m. CT, SEC Network)

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

Taylor Jones	Florida
J.D. McCarthy	Missouri
River Wells	Missouri
ESPN BPI	Florida (85%)

LSU at Alabama (3 p.m. CT, ESPN)

Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports

Taylor Jones	Alabama
J.D. McCarthy	Alabama
River Wells	Alabama
ESPN BPI	Alabama (92%)

Texas A&M at South Carolina (5 p.m. CT, SEC Network)

The Courier-Journal

Taylor Jones	South Carolina
J.D. McCarthy	Texas A&M
River Wells	Texas A&M
ESPN BPI	Texas A&M (82%)

Mississippi State at Auburn (7:30 p.m. CT, SEC Network)

Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

Taylor Jones	Auburn
J.D. McCarthy	Auburn
River Wells	Auburn
ESPN BPI	Auburn (76%)

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