Saturday, October 4, 2014

JordanHare Stadium in Auburn

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The #15 LSU Tigers (4-1) will be looking to pick up their first SEC win of the season when they face the #5 Auburn Tigers (4-0) on Saturday night. Auburn was able to beat LSU 35-21 on the road last year.

LSU scored 42 first half points against New Mexico last weekend and were able to cruise to a 63-7 home victory. The Tigers had 363 yards on the ground alone in that win and held New Mexico to just 274 total yards.

LSU currently has the sixth-best defense in the country after only giving up 13 points per game in their first five games. Running back Leonard Fournette has averaged 5.8 yards per carry this season and has 322 rushing yards with four touchdowns. Wide receiver Travin Dural has caught 21 passes for the Tigers for 534 yards and five scores.

Auburn rushed for 254 yards against Louisiana Tech last Saturday and came away with an easy 45-17 win. They ended up with 473 total yards in that win and they didn't turn the ball over.

The Tigers have rushed for 260.5 yards per game this season and are scoring 42.3 points per game. Cameron Artis-Payne has been their best rusher by accumulating 468 rushing yards with five touchdowns and averaging 5.4 yards per carry. D'haquille Williams has been the team's best receiver by catching 23 passes for 357 yards and three touchdowns.

Louisiana State Tigers Betting Trends

Louisiana State Tigers are 4-1-0 Against the Spread

Louisiana State Tigers are 3-1-0 against the Over/Under

Auburn Tigers Betting Trends

Auburn Tigers are 2-2-0 Against the Spread

Auburn Tigers are 3-1-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Louisiana State Tigers

09/28/14 DT Quentin Thomas Arm "?" Saturday vs. Auburn
09/27/14 S Corey Thompson Knee out indefinitely
09/10/14 DL Travonte Valentine Eligibility out indefinitely
09/10/14 DL Trey Lealaimatafao Undisclosed out indefinitely
09/05/14 Backup QB Jared Foster Foot out for season

Auburn Tigers

09/26/14 OL Jordan Diamond Undisclosed out for season
09/22/14 DB Jermaine Whitehead Suspension out indefinitely
08/29/14 FB Gage Batten Knee out indefinitely
08/29/14 FB Patrick Young Knee out for season
08/02/14 OL Alex Kozan Back out for season
08/02/14 DL Carl Lawson Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Auburn

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