Wk 1 · 2026
Baylor Bears vs Auburn Tigers — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
· ABC · Disney+
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
Big 12 · no games yet
vs
3:30pET
AUB -7 · total 59.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential AUB by 6.1
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
A neutral-site game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Aflac Kickoff.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
no home-field adjustment at a neutral site.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Baylor form
No completed games on record.
Auburn form
No completed games on record.
Baylor this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Auburn this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Auburn leads 1–0 · Auburn won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
14.0 points toward Auburn
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-08-29 | Auburn 38 — 24 Baylor | at BAY | Auburn |
Baylor leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Sawyer Robertson QB #13 | 304/503, 3681 YDS, 31 TD, 12 INT |
| Nate Bennett QB #12 | 5/7, 34 YDS | |
| Rushing | Bryson Washington RB #30 | 154 CAR, 788 YDS, 6 TD |
| Caden Knighten RB #11 | 104 CAR, 469 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Michael Turner RB #23 | 65 CAR, 320 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Josh Cameron WR #34 | 69 REC, 872 YDS, 9 TD |
| Michael Trigg TE #1 | 50 REC, 694 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Ashtyn Hawkins WR #6 | 53 REC, 621 YDS | |
| Kole Wilson WR #19 | 44 REC, 591 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Keaton Thomas LB #11 | 99 |
| Devyn Bobby S #3 | 77 | |
| Jacob Redding S #8 | 53 | |
| Sacks | Emar'rion Winston DL #4 | 4 |
| Jackie Marshall DT #0 | 2 | |
| Kendrick Simpkins S #16 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Jacob Redding S #8 | 3 |
| DJ Coleman S #33 | 2 | |
| Micah Gifford S #24 | 1 |
Auburn leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Jackson Arnold QB #11 | 136/215, 1309 YDS, 6 TD, 2 INT |
| Ashton Daniels QB #14 | 68/119, 797 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Jeremiah Cobb RB #23 | 175 CAR, 969 YDS, 5 TD |
| Jackson Arnold QB #11 | 112 CAR, 311 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Ashton Daniels QB #14 | 63 CAR, 280 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Cam Coleman WR #8 | 56 REC, 708 YDS, 5 TD |
| Eric Singleton Jr. WR #2 | 58 REC, 534 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Malcolm Simmons WR #11 | 25 REC, 457 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Perry Thompson WR #3 | 17 REC, 154 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Xavier Atkins LB #17 | 84 |
| Robert Woodyard Jr. LB #0 | 67 | |
| Kaleb Harris S #8 | 50 | |
| Sacks | Xavier Atkins LB #17 | 9 |
| Keyron Crawford EDGE #24 | 5 | |
| Chris Murray DL #13 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Rayshawn Pleasant CB #4 | 2 |
| Elijah Melendez LB #9 | 2 | |
| Kayin Lee DB #14 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.