Auburn vs Purdue 12/28/18 - Music City Bowl - CFB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 10:26 AM ET

Auburn vs Purdue 12/28/18 - Music City Bowl - CFB Picks & Predictions

On December 28, the Auburn Tigers play the Purdue Boilermakers at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee in the Music City Bowl. Auburn finished its regular season 7-5 after losing to Alabama 52-21 in the annual Iron Bowl. Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham threw for just 127 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the loss. Stidham faced pressure the entire game from the Bama defense.

Purdue won its final game of the regular season to finish 6-6 after beating Indiana 28-21. David Blough threw three touchdown passes and Rondale Moore finished with his 7th 100-yard receiving game of the season to set a new school mark. Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham has thrown for 2,421 yards, 13 touchdowns and five interceptions. The leading rusher for the Tigers is JaTarvious Whitlow with 777 yards and four touchdowns. The Tigers leading receiver is Ryan Davis with 523 yards, while Seth Williams has 479 yards receiving and five touchdowns.

David Blough leads the Boilermakers in passing with 3,521 yards, 25 touchdowns and eight interceptions. D.J. Knox leads Purdue with 868 yards rushing and eight touchdowns. The leading receiver is Rondale Moore with 868 yards and eight touchdowns.

Purdue has covered the number in 7 of its last 8 non-Big Ten games. With coach Jeff Brohm opting to stay at Purdue, his players will want to prove the right decision was made to remain with the Boilermakers. Auburn has problems amongst its coaches and that will spill onto the field. Expect Rondale Moore to have a big day at wide receiver for Purdue. Final Score Prediction, Purdue Boilermakers win in upset but grab the points just in case 31-27.

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