Saturday, November 7, 2015
Bryant Denny Stadium
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The LSU Tigers matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday at Bryant Denny Stadium. The opening line for this game has Alabama as 6.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 52.5.
LSU was led in passing last game by Brandon Harris, who finished with 286 yards through the air. He went 11 for 20 on the game, good for a 55% completion percentage. The Tigers were led in rushing by Leonard Fournette, who finished with 150 yards on 26 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 6 yards per carry. Travin Dural led the team in receiving with 5 receptions for 132 yards. He had an average of 26 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game LSU totaled 497 yards by way of 63 plays. They rushed the ball 43 times for a total of 211 yards on the game and the Tigers totaled 21 first downs by getting 11 rushing, 7 passing and 3 by penalty.
Alabama was led in passing last game by Jacob Coker, who finished with 247 yards through the air. He went 21 for 27 on the game, good for a 78% completion percentage. The Crimson Tide were led in rushing by Derrick Henry, who finished with 143 yards on 28 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. ArDarius Stewart led the team in receiving with 6 receptions for 114 yards. He had an average of 19 yards per reception in the contest. Alabama totaled 364 yards by way of 69 plays. They rushed the ball 42 times for a total of 117 yards on the game and the Crimson Tide totaled 23 first downs by getting 10 rushing, 12 passing and 1 by penalty.
LSU is scoring 38.9 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 10.7 passes on 18.4 attempts for a 58.1 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 156.9 yards per game through the air as well. The Tigers carry the ball for an average of 309.1 yards per game on 46.4 attempts for an average of 6.7 yards per carry this season. They run 64.9 plays per game and average 7.2 yards per play for an average of 466 total yards each outing. The Tigers get 21.3 first downs per game and they average 63.4 penalty yards via 7.4 penalties each contest.
LSU gives up an average of 222.1 passing yards and 22.6 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 21 completions per game on 36.9 attempts for a completion percentage of 57. The Tigers give up 93.7 rushing yards per contest on 28.7 carries for a 3.3 average per carry. LSU allows 315.9 total yards per game including 4.8 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.4 penalties for 45.1 yards per game.
Alabama averages 33.5 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 21.6 passes per game on 33 attempts for a 65.5 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 233.4 yards through the air per game thus far. The Crimson Tide carry the ball for an average of 188.5 yards per game on 41.6 attempts for an average of 4.5 yards per carry. They run 74.6 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 421.9 total yards per game. The Crimson Tide are averaging 22.3 first downs per outing and accumulate 60.9 penalty yards via 6.8 penalties each game.
Alabama gives up 197.3 passing yards per outing and 16.4 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 18.5 completions on 36 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 51.4. The Crimson Tide give up 78.5 rushing yards per game on 30.3 carries for an average of 2.6 yards per carry. Alabama allows 275.8 total yards per game for an average of 4.2 yards per play. They force 2.1 turnovers per contest and 6.6 penalties for 53.1 yards in each contest.
LSU Betting Trends
LSU is 6-1-0 against the over/under so far this season
LSU has an ATS record of 4-3-0 this season
Alabama Betting Trends
Alabama is 3-5-0 against the over/under so far this season
Alabama has an ATS record of 3-5-0 this season
Injuries to Watch
LSU
11/02/15 DT Christian LaCouture Foot is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Alabama
11/02/15 TE John David Moore Knee is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Alabama
11/02/15 DB Tre'Davious White Undisclosed is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Alabama
10/19/15 TE Dillon Gordon Achilles out for season
09/09/15 OL Chidi Valentine-Okeke Redshirt out for season
Alabama
11/01/15 QB Blake Barnett Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. LSU
09/25/15 Backup PK Gunnar Raborn Suspension out indefinitely
09/20/15 WR Robert Foster Rotator Cuff out for season
Tony's Pick: Take Alabama
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