Florida State Seminoles vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 9/4/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs LSU Tigers

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022

Location: Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Tigers (-3.5)

Total/Over-Under: 51.5

Caesars Superdome is the location where the LSU Tigers (6-6 last year) will play the Florida State Seminoles (5-7 last season) on Sunday. Florida State is 3.5-point dogs. The over/under has been set at 51.5.

The Florida State Seminoles finished the season having earned a 5-7 record. In their last contest, the Seminoles played against the Florida Gators and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 24-21. Jordan Travis went 18/29 with 202 yds passing and 1 touchdown. He had a QB rate of 125.1 and walked away from the game with 1 interception. Jordan Travis led the offense in rushing for the Seminoles with 17 attempts for 102 yds (6.0 yards per attempt). The Florida State Seminoles ended up running the ball 33 different times and recorded 145 yards, earning them an average of 4.4 yards per tote. At the end of the game, they ran 66 plays which gave them 348 yards. Florida State allowed 21 completions on 31 tries for 218 yards, and a completion rate of 67.7%. When it came to stopping the run, the Seminoles gave up 154 yards on 43 tries, which averages out to 3.6 yards per rush surrendered.

The Seminoles earned 4,547 total yards for last year. Florida State amassed 20 touchdowns through the air and 22 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the ball 22 times. Florida State totaled 248 1st downs offensively, and they were flagged for 83 infractions for 750 yds. As a team they averaged 177.3 yards in the run game, which was 52nd in college football. When talking about putting the ball in the endzone, the Florida State Seminoles averaged 27.6 points per game.

When it comes to yards through the air, the Seminoles gave up 2,798 yards which had them ranked 57th in the country. Over the course of their 12 games played, they surrendered 233.2 yards per game via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 58.3%. They allowed 379.0 yards per game which put them 66th in D-1. They yielded 25 touchdowns via the pass and 16 running touchdowns. The opposition ran for 3.7 yards per run and 145.8 yards on the ground per game over the course of last year. For the year, they gave up 1,750 rushing yards through 12 games. The Seminoles were ranked 69th in college football concerning the opposition scoring, conceding 26.5 points per game.

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The Tigers wrapped up their season having earned a 6-6 mark. When they last played, the Tigers walked away with a loss by a score of 42-20 when they played the Kansas State Wildcats. Jontre Kirklin (3 TDs) finished the contest with 138 yards on 7/11 through the air while his quarterback rating was 222.7. He had 2 interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 12.5. Jontre Kirklin ran the football 11 times for 61 yards, ending the contest with 5.5 yards per carry for LSU. LSU ran the football for 4.6 yards per attempt, finishing the game with 170 yds on 37 attempts. The Tigers finished the contest with a total of 308 yds while they ran 48 plays (6.4 yards per play). The Tigers pass defense gave up a completion rate of 75.0%, relinquishing 259 yds on 21 out of 28 passing. LSU surrendered 34 running attempts for 183 yards (5.4 yards per rush).

Concerning their scoring prowess, the Tigers were 79th in D-1 averaging 27.1 points per game. For the previous season, the Tigers had a total of 3,169 passing yards as well as averaging 264.1 passing yards per game, which ranked 31st in Division 1. The LSU Tigers averaged 373.6 yards per outing, which was good for 86th in Division 1. The LSU offense had 388 penalty yds on 50 violations, which was 126th in the nation in terms of making mistakes.

LSU gave up a total of 1,666 yards rushing (138.8 yards/game) in addition to 13 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. They surrendered 26 touchdowns through the air and 234.8 yards/outing, which had them sitting 74th in Division 1. The Tigers defense took the field for 826 plays, ranking them 42nd in the nation. The Tigers gave up 25.3 points per game, which had them ranked 56th in college football. Last season, they conceded 304 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Seminoles/Tigers college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Tigers -3.5

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