Music City Bowl: Auburn vs. Maryland odds, picks and predictions
The Auburn Tigers (6-6) and Maryland Terrapins (7-5) face off in Saturday's TransPerfect Music City Bowl. Kickoff from Nissan Stadium in Nashville is set for 2 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Auburn vs. Maryland odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Auburn ended its regular season with back-to-back losses, the last of which coming in a 27-24 outing vs. the Alabama Crimson Tide as a 13-point underdog. Auburn covered ATS in 4 of its last 5 regular season games and will not be missing any key players for this matchup.
Maryland ended its season with a 42-24 win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights while covering as a 2-point favorite. The Terrapins won 2 of its last 3 games and covered ATS in all 3 of those games. Maryland will be without starting QB Tualia Tagovailoa, who declared for the NFL Draft.
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Auburn vs. Maryland odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 3:57 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Auburn -250 (bet $250 to win $100) | Maryland +200 (bet $100 to win $200)
- Against the spread (ATS): Auburn -6.5 (-105) | Maryland +6.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 47.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Auburn vs. Maryland picks and predictions
Prediction
Auburn 24, Maryland 17
Moneyline
PASS.
Auburn should come away with the win here, but the Tigers are not worth betting on as a -250 favorite. Bet on the spread and/or total instead.
Against the spread
LEAN AUBURN -6.5 (-105).
The Tigers are the better team defensively and have the advantage in the run game. I expect Auburn to have a solid lead coming down the stretch and the Tigers will simply be able to run out the clock at the end of the game to win by at least a TD.
This is a risky bet as neither of these teams has a big advantage over the other, but I still like the Tigers to cover here and take advantage of the fact that the Terrapins are missing their QB.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 47.5 (-110).
This game will be very run-heavy for both teams as Auburn has struggled to find any success in the passing game all year and Maryland will have to rely on the ground attack without its starting QB. Neither team has played in a little over a month, so I also expect to see some rust for both squads that will equate to a slow start offensively.
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