LSU Tigers vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 9/3/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Sunday, September 3, 2023

Location: Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Seminoles (-1)

Total/Over-Under: 58

The Florida State Seminoles (10-3 last year) will play the LSU Tigers (10-4 last season) at Camping World Stadium on Sunday, September 3, 2023. Florida State opens this game as 1-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is set at 58.

The LSU Tigers finished the season with a 10-4 record. In their last matchup, the Tigers faced the Purdue Boilermakers and notched a win by a score of 63-7. Garrett Nussmeier went 11/15 with 173 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 200.9 and ended the contest with 1 pick. Jayden Daniels was the rushing leader for the Tigers with 6 carries for 67 yards (11.2 yards per carry). The LSU Tigers ran the football 31 different times and tallied 220 yds, earning them an average of 7.1 yards per carry. In all, they tallied 69 plays which gave them a total of 589 yards. LSU gave up 19 pass completions on 42 attempts for 169 yds, and a completion percentage of 45.2%. On the ground, the Tigers gave up 94 yds on 36 tries, which calculates to 2.6 yards per run allowed.

In terms of scoring, the LSU Tigers had an average of 34.5 points per contest. As a unit they maintained an average of 183.9 yards on the ground, ranking them 41st in Division 1. The Tigers racked up 6,343 total yards for the previous season. LSU amassed 22 passing touchdowns and 39 touchdowns via the ground. LSU amassed 347 1st downs as a team, and they were flagged for 85 penalties for 760 yards. They gave the ball to the opposition 20 different times.

Concerning passing yards, the Tigers conceded 2,887 yards which ranked them 66th in the country. Over the course of their 14 games played, they allowed 206.2 yards per outing via the pass and relinquishing a completion percentage of 56.0%. They gave up 354.6 yards per outing which ranked them 41st in D-1. They surrendered 17 touchdowns via the pass as well as 18 rushing touchdowns. They allowed an average of 4.1 yards per rush on the ground and 148.4 rushing yards per game last year. Overall, they gave up 2,078 rushing yards through 14 outings. The Tigers were sitting in 33rd in college football regarding their opponents scoring, allowing 22.5 PPG.

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The Seminoles ended the season having a 10-3 record. The last time they took the field, the Seminoles got the win with a final of 35-32 when they played the Oklahoma Sooners. Treshaun Ward ran the ball 10 times for 81 yards, walking away from the game with 8.1 yds per attempt for Florida State. Jordan Travis (2 touchdowns) finished the contest with 418 yards on 27/38 passing while his quarterback rating was 175.6. He tossed 1 interception and his average yards per attempt was 11.0. Florida State allowed 60 run attempts for 253 yards (4.2 yards per carry). The Seminoles passing defense gave up a completion rate of 58.3%, surrendering 243 yards on 14 for 24 through the air. The Seminoles finished the game with 587 yds while running 72 plays (8.2 yds per play). Florida State ran for 5.0 yards per carry, totaling 169 yds on 34 attempts.

Regarding their scoring prowess, the Seminoles were ranked 16th in Division 1 with an average of 36.1 points per outing. Last season, the Seminoles had a total of 3,513 passing yards along with an average of 270.2 passing yards per outing, which had them ranked 28th in the nation. The Florida State Seminoles averaged 484.2 yards/contest, ranking them 10th in D-1. The Florida State offense totaled 768 penalty yards on 87 infractions, ranking them 31st in college football in terms of hurting your team.

Florida State surrendered a total of 2,033 rushing yards (156.4 yards per outing) in addition to 14 touchdowns via the rush last year. They surrendered 18 touchdowns through the air and 165.4 yards/game, which had them in 4th in Division 1. The Seminoles defense took the field for 863 plays, which ranked them 63rd in the nation. The Seminoles surrendered 20.6 PPG, which put them in 21st in Division 1. Over the course of the season, they relinquished 268 points in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Tigers +1

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