LSU has been the better team this season, but this will be only the second time the Tigers have played on the road. They'll be doing so without Xavier Pinson. Considering LSU already has problems with turnovers, being without a primary ballhandler on the road against a defense that forces turnovers might prove to be a tricky spot.

I'm seeing this line as far as LSU -1.5 on some other books, and my model agrees that you should expect LSU to win this contest. The number I'm projecting is a 3.5 point win for the Tigers. Five points of value is not something I get too often in my model. I could go deeper into it but this team is 14-1 on the year and is a major threat to win this game. Take LSU plus the point.