Army Black Knights vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 10/21/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Army Black Knights vs LSU Tigers

Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023

Location: Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: SEC Network

Odds/Point Spread: Tigers (-26)

Total/Over-Under: 57

The LSU Tigers (5-2) are welcoming the Army Black Knights (2-4) at Tiger Stadium on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Army opens this game as 26-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is set at 57.

The Army Black Knights come into this matchup with a record of 2-4 for this season. In their last matchup, the Black Knights faced the Troy Trojans and went home with a loss by a final score of 19-0. Champ Harris connected on 6/13 with 63 yards through the air. He had a quarterback rate of 71.5 and ended the contest with 1 pick. Kanye Udoh was the best rusher for the Black Knights with 18 carries for 124 yds (6.9 yards per attempt). In the game, they ran 69 plays for 253 yds. The Army Black Knights rushed the ball a total of 51 different times and amassed 175 yards, earning them an average of 3.4 yards per attempt. On the ground, the Black Knights gave up 222 yards on 39 attempts, which is an average of 5.7 yds per run allowed. Army allowed 10 completions on 21 attempts for a total of 227 yds, and a completion rate of 47.6%.

The Black Knights have racked up 2,029 yards in total for the season. When it comes to getting in the endzone, Army has earned 6 passing touchdowns and 11 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the ball 13 different times. Army has accumulated 104 first downs as a team, and they have committed 20 infractions for 161 yds. As a unit they're averaging 194.7 yards via the ground game ranking this team at 23rd in college football. Regarding putting points on the board, the Army Black Knights have an average of 24.5 points per game.

The Black Knights rank 34th in the nation regarding their opponents scoring, conceding 20.2 PPG. They are allowing an average of 4.7 yards per rush and 175.5 rushing yards per contest on the season. Over the course of this year, they have allowed 1,053 rushing yards through 6 games. Concerning passing yards, the Black Knights have given up 1,048 yds which has them ranked 6th in the country. They have surrendered 174.7 yards per contest through the air in addition to allowing a completion percentage of 58.7%. For the season, they have yielded 350.2 yards per outing which has them ranked 50th in the country. They have yielded 6 touchdowns by air in addition to 8 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Tigers head into this game 5-2 for this season. When they last stepped on the field, the Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 48-18 when they faced the Auburn Tigers. Jayden Daniels (3 touchdowns) ended the game with 325 yards on 20/27 passing while his quarterback rate was 204.4. He tossed 1 interception and his average yards per attempt was 12.0. Logan Diggs carried the ball 18 times for 97 yards, ending the contest with 5.4 yds per attempt for LSU. The Tigers finished the game with a total of 563 yards and they ran 66 plays (8.5 yds per play). LSU ran the ball for 6.1 yards per carry, finishing the game with 238 yards on 39 attempts. LSU allowed 34 running attempts for 139 yds (4.1 yards per rush). The Tigers secondary conceded a completion rate of 55.6%, relinquishing 154 yds on 15 for 27 passing.

The LSU Tigers are averaging 550.4 yards per outing, which has them sitting 2nd in the country. The LSU offense has 369 yards of penalties on 44 infractions, which is good for 39th in the country in terms of hurting your team. They hold an average of 214.6 run yards per game and have toted the ball for 1,502 yards for the year. They have given away 3 interceptions while conceding 2 fumbles and they have tallied 194 1st downs. Concerning their scoring prowess, the Tigers currently sit 3rd in Division 1 averaging 45.3 PPG. During this campaign thus far, the Tigers currently sit at 2,351 passing yards together with an average of 335.9 throwing yards per game, which has them sitting 7th in college football.

The Tigers are relinquishing 30.3 PPG, which puts them 101st in college football. LSU has given up a total of 1,101 yards rushing (157.3 yards per game) as well as 10 touchdowns via the rush for the year. In total, they have allowed 212 points. They have allowed 16 touchdowns through the air and 266.6 yards per game, which has them ranked 116th in the country. The Tigers defense has taken part in 461 plays, which is good for 103rd in college football. They have totaled 1 fumble recovered and 6 picks over the course of the season.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Tigers -26

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