3 things have to happen for Bama to win this series.
1- Bama must play clean defense and not give away outs/runs. auburn has one of the best pitching staff in the SEC/nation, so runs will be at a premium if they show up.
2- As good as auburn's pitching is, their offense can struggle at times. They are still good, and can put up runs quickly, but good pitching can limit them. UA's staff needs to be sharp. Fay and Adams must carry over their performances from last week and give Bama a shot. Upchurch will be well rested after last Sunday's early exit. Hopefully, that was more of a blip on his radar than it was indication of some control issues cropping up. IMO, he will look much better this week. But the starters and pen need to get outs and really limit runs and big innings.
3- Bama's offense must find a way. We've seen them play small ball and we've seen them play the grip it and rip it game (on the few occasions where they get hot at the plate). Vaughn is gonna have to really have his pulse on the offense to see what's working, what isn't. If auburn's staff performs like they have been, every AB is going to matter. Every run is going to be massive.
If I had to guess, I'd say Bana wins 1 of 3, but if they play like they did last week, a series win is certainly possible. If they bring their B game or C game, auburn will probably sweep it.
