Takeo Spikes of the SEC Network released a bold take involving his alma mater ahead of Saturday,

On “SEC Now,” Spikes predicted Auburn will defeat the LSU Tigers in an upset.

“I said it,” Spikes said.

“You put all of this on paper and you figure, will this be a high-scoring game? We know (LSU quarterback) Jayden Daniels, we know what he can do on the ground. He’s been consistently doing it. But this is a weird rivalry and they don’t call it a rivalry for nothing, so… maybe it could be an upset. I don’t know. I don’t know.”

Though there have been some bumps in the road for LSU, with the trajectory the Bayou Bengals are on, especially in comparison to a team like Auburn, it would be no shortage of an update if Auburn were to get the win over the weekend.

Auburn comes off of a close 27-20 loss to the No. 1-ranked Georgia Bulldogs, the most obvious fuel to the fire for a take like this because the Tigers were able to keep it close with the best team in the nation. That doesn’t necessarily indicate how that trickles into other matchups, though.

LSU looks to stay winning after a 49-39 defeat of the Missouri Tigers. It will be interesting to see how this one shakes out in Tiger Stadium.