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Vanderbilt vs Auburn

Vanderbilt visit Auburn in Week 4. The model favors Auburn by 4.3. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
40%
60%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · September 23 · refreshed weekly

SP+ separates these SEC teams by just 1.9 rating points, Auburn 11.6 (31st) over Vanderbilt 9.7 (39th), and projects Auburn by 4.3 with a 60% win probability. The market prices the game far harder: Auburn -9.5 on a 54.8 total implies 72%, and the ProphetX exchange pushes further with Auburn -325 (76%) against Vanderbilt +310 (24%). That 12-to-16 point probability gap between model and market is the central disagreement, with the number itself more than double the projected margin.

The unit ranks explain the shape rather than the size of the edge. Auburn's defense grades 20th against a Vanderbilt offense at 28th, while Vanderbilt's defense (57th) faces an Auburn offense ranked only 51st. Results this season cut against the price: Vanderbilt is 3-0, including 35-31 over NC State, while Auburn survived Baylor 17-16, handled Southern Miss 43-8, and fell to Florida 39-44. The series sits even at 2-2, and Vanderbilt took the last meeting 45-38 in 2025.

Season outlooks are close, Vanderbilt projected for 6.8 wins to Auburn's 6.4, with matched 0.8% market title odds. The model's 40% for Vanderbilt against a market implying 24 to 28% frames the value on the underdog side.

Model gives Auburn a 4.3-point edge, but the market's -9.5 and 76% price leave the value pointed at Vanderbilt.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
AUB -9.5
Total (O/U)
54.8
Favorite
AUB
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
Vanderbilt23%-7 ptsvsAuburn77%+7 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Vanderbilt favoredAuburn favoredSep 14Sep 16Sep 19Sep 21Sep 23

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Vanderbilt's win price; Auburn's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Vanderbilt is favored, below it Auburn is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Sep 23.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#39SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#31
#14FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#24
1880EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1670
0.8%Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.0.8%
VanderbiltAuburnsolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
Series even 2-2
Vanderbilt have won the last 2
20162025
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2025
45-38
Vanderbilt
at Vanderbilt
2024
17-7
Vanderbilt
at Auburn
2023
31-15
Auburn
at Vanderbilt
2016
23-16
Auburn
at Auburn
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When do Vanderbilt and Auburn play?

Week 4 of 2026, on Sep 26, 2026 at Auburn.

Who is favored?

The model projects Auburn by 4.3 (60% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Series even 2-2 over the meetings in our records.

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