Week 1 slate
Week 1Sat, Sep 5 · 7:30 PM ETTiger Stadium (LA), Baton RougePrime timeFinal
Clemson
CLEM · 0-0
10
Final
#11LSU
LSU · 0-0
51
Final
Model called it
Spread
LSU -10.5
Moneyline
CLEM +315 / LSU -400
Total
O/U 50.5
Weather
N/A
Venue
Tiger Stadium (LA) · Baton Rouge
Kickoff
Sat, Sep 5 · 7:30 PM ET
Final
CLEM 10 / LSU 51
From the booth
The model favored LSU to win, and the call landed.
LSU's got this one favored at 79 percent, and the Tigers are getting a healthy 10 and a half point cushion from Vegas. The model likes the home field advantage here, the betting market agrees, and don't sleep on that AP poll bump for Brian Kelly's squad sitting at number 11. Clemson comes in unranked and facing a pretty steep mountain to climb in Death Valley, but hey, that's why they play the games.
Why the model leans LSU
- Favors LSU: LSU+0.06Vegas point spread
- Favors LSU: LSU+0.03Betting-market win probability
- Favors LSU: LSU+0.02AP poll standing edge