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Auburn is a step down in competition for Ole Miss, but that doesn’t mean the Rebs’ll win

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The losses to Kentucky and Florida offered little to Ole Miss fans outside of feelings of helplessness and despair, but with the exception of South Carolina (twice), there’s a good chance the Rebs won’t face a tougher matchup over the rest of their SEC slate.

Auburn, despite being 10-4, is 105th in KenPom and is the conference’s fourth weakest team in terms of both net rating and strength of schedule. Most recently, they lost to the decent but uninspiring squads of Georgia and Vanderbilt by an average margin of 15.5 points.

While Sebastian Saiz has been a consistent fixture for the Rebels on both sides of court, Saturday’s contest in (at?