Liberty at Auburn 11/17/18 - NCAA Football Picks & Predictions

The Liberty Flames (4 - 5) are on the road in order to take on the #24 Auburn Tigers (6 - 4). Auburn will be hosting this game at the Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, AL. Auburn takes the field a week removed from getting beaten up by #5 UGA. Auburn will look to take out their frustrations by getting back into the win column over the underwhelming Liberty Flames. Liberty has lost two straight games and they'll be big underdogs in this matchup.

The Auburn Tigers have shown the ability to play well on both sides of the ball. Auburn is scoring 27 PPG on offense this season while racking up 367 total yards of offense. Auburn likes to crush opposing defenses by mixing in a ton of early-down running and they'll likely be able to get to Liberty with ease. Auburn is surrendering just 18 PPG to opposing teams this season. Liberty takes the field with a high-flying offense that is averaging 35 PPG while racking up 464 total yards from scrimmage per outing. Liberty has struggled on defense, to put it lightly, and if the Flames don't tighten up on D then they will get blown away for sure. Liberty is surrendering 39 PPG to opposing teams on defense so far this year. Most of Liberty's problems can be traced to their turnover prone QB, Stephen Calvert (2,677 yards, 18 TD, 14 INT).