LSU coach Matt McMahon went 14-19 in his first season last year and seven players transferred away while bringing six new players in the modern age of college hoops with the transfer portal. But one area they’ve already become better at is making shots with accuracy at 47% compared to 41% last season. They’ve won their last two. Syracuse first-year coach Adrian Autry is trying to implement too much and doesn’t have the players. LSU should be favored. I’m on LSU.

Adrian Autry takes over at Syracuse after 47 years of Jimmy Boehiem holding down the position. Autry inhertes a team that finished 118th in the Kenpom rankings. They do return three starters but will have a major transition period with no more matchup zone, trying to play uptempo off the new man to man defense. The Cuse is 1-5 ATS with the only win over Chaminade. Syracuse returns to the mainland from Hawaii. LSU is led by Vanderbilt transfer Will Baker leads the way with 16.3 points per game. LSU Matt McMahoon got his team off to a 12-1 start last year but the record flipped after conference started. LSU if off to a 4-2 start this year. My model has LSU by 7.