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Auburn (6-6 SU, 6-6 ATS) meets Maryland (7-5 SU, 6-6 ATS) in the Music City Bowl from Nashville's Nissan Stadium on Saturday at 2pmET. The weather forecast for this game is projected to be in the mid-40s and cloudy.
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Hugh Freeze has had quite a rocky coaching career. He started at Arkansas State where he took them to the GoDaddy.com Bowl in 2011 with a 10-3 record. After one season, he moved on to Ole Miss and had a 39-25 record there, but got in trouble with NCAA violations and also used a university-issued cellphone to call escort services. He was fired after the 2016 season and moved on to Liberty in 2019 where he went 34-15. He took over at Auburn this season and his squad went a disappointing 6-6.
Auburn finished pretty well, beating Mississippi State (27-13), Vanderbilt on the road (31-16) and Arkansas (49-10). However, that came after losing four straight games, and on November 18, their season hit rock-bottom when they lost a guaranteed game at home to New Mexico State 31-10 as a 25-point favorite. Somehow, the Tigers bounced back from that horrific defeat and nearly upset rival Alabama, falling 27-24 on Nov. 25 in their regular-season finale.
The good news for Auburn is that they have a chance to finish the season on a winning note. QB Payton Thorne leads the way with 1,671 yards with 15 TDs and nine picks. The Michigan State transfer also ranks second in rushing with 520 yards and three TDs. RB Jarquez Hunter leads the Tigers with 865 yards rushing and seven TDs. When it comes to injuries and transfers, they were not hit very hard.
Overall, Auburn averages 355.8 yards per game (91st), just 157.1 passing yards (125th) and 198.8 rushing yards (15th). Defensively, they've been solid, allowing 361.1 yards per game (51st) on 201.7 yards per game passing (29th) and 159.4 rushing yards (82nd).
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