Two schools that had matching records in 2018, the Georgia Southern Eagles and the No. 6 LSU Tigers will square off at Tiger Stadium. Kickoff for this game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET and ESPNU will televise the action.
Betting Preview: LSU Tigers vs. Georgia Southern Eagles
LSU has been tabbed as the heavy favorite and is currently giving up 28 points to Georgia Southern. Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) at 53 points, and there could be multiple decent live betting opportunities for the game.
The total has not moved after it was set initially at 53. Having said that, the line opened at -26 so has recently moved down to -28.
Against the spread (ATS) last season, the Eagles finished 9-4. The under hit in six of those matchups while the over cashed in six. The Tigers assembled a record of 7-6 ATS with an O/U record of 8-5.
Both schools produced straight up (SU) records of 10-3 a year ago. When playing against conference opponents, the Eagles went 6-2 SU and the Tigers were 5-3 SU versus Southeastern schools. The Eagles finished 3-1 SU against teams out of conference while the Tigers were 4-0 SU against non-conference programs.
The Eagles logged 84.3 passing yards per game and 251.0 rushing yards per game versus their eight SBC opponents last year. The team was able to score 30.9 points per game against those opponents while giving up 21.4 per contest. When playing out-of-conference programs, they averaged 31.5 points-for and 22.0 points-against, in addition to 80.0 pass yards per game and 280.5 rush yards per game.
Against non-conference competition, the Tigers passed for 213.5 yards per game and rushed for 184.5 per game on their way to 36.0 points per outing. When playing just SEC opponents, the offense recorded 29.6 points per game by averaging 215.3 passing yards and 169.8 rushing yards. The Tigers defense allowed 12.0 PPG to non-conference foes and 25.4 to teams in conference in 2018
It seems like the Eagles could have an advantage when it comes to applying pressure. Their offensive line allowed just 19 sacks last season while their D-line registered 26 sacks. The Tigers offensive line allowed 35 sacks last year and their defense generated only 34 sacks.
Georgia Southern Eagles at LSU Tigers Free NCAA Betting Tip
SU Winner: LSU, ATS Winner: Georgia Southern, O/U: Over
Team Betting Trends
- The Eagles only threw for 10 passing touchdowns last season.
- The Tigers logged 17 passing touchdowns last season.
- The Eagles created a whopping 35 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Tigers put up 29 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Eagles logged 5.4 yards per carry last season while allowing a YPC of 3.9 to opponents.
- The Tigers recorded 4.0 yards per carry last season and gave up a YPC of 3.9 to opponents.
- The Eagles O-line gave up 19 sacks last season. Their defense created 26 sacks.
- The Tigers offense allowed 35 sacks last year. Their defense recorded 34 sacks.
