Mississippi State vs. Auburn

Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn and Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen meet at midfield during warmups before the Mississippi State game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. (Julie Bennett/jbennett@al.com)

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Despite a 58-7 romp of ULM, Auburn is still a slight underdog in its first road trip of the season.

Auburn (3-2, 1-1 SEC) opened as a 1-point underdog at Mississippi State, according to VegasInsider.com, for this week's game at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville (11 a.m. CT, SEC Network).

The line moved to MSU minus-1.5 within a half hour of its initial listing, but as of 6:10 p.m. CT, Auburn is now favored by 2.5.

Auburn has won 11 of the last 15 meetings in the series, but Mississippi State has won the past two. The Bulldogs beat the Tigers 17-9 on the Plains last season and 38-23 in Starkville in 2014.

Mississippi State (2-2, 1-1 SEC) is coming off an open week. After dropping their season opener to South Alabama, beating South Carolina and losing at LSU, the Bulldogs beat UMASS 47-35 in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Sept. 24.

Auburn has covered the spread in four of five games this season, including Saturday's win over ULM, in which the Tigers were favored by 32.5 points.