Line is LSU -21.
I find it interesting that most LSU fans are saying they wouldn't touch this one, with the line at -22, which is what they have posted on Tiger Rant. They expect the game to be closer.
LSU -22, O/U of 50.5. Vegas expects a 36/37 to 14 type of game. I see why the tiger fans won't touch that. They didn't put up that many points against SELA, and although our defense isn't spectacular, we're light years better than SELA.
Many of their fans will remember the jump pass and how it took 4 quarters to beat us that night. If we play inspired and they come out sluggish, I can see this being a good game. You know the crowd won’t be into it, even if the stadium is full. I have never been to tigger stadium for one of our games and noticed a deafening silence that I am sure SEC opponents face down there.
Our short-bus "special" teams turn this respectable game into a blow-out...
''Don't be a bad dagh..."
I was talking to a good friend (and LA Tech grad) earlier today. When he heard LA Tech was a 22-point underdog to LSU by Vegas, he laughed out loud. I mean, it was a genuine belly laugh. His exact response was, "I'm embarrassed. So, how many decades does Tech have to play FBS football before we can expect something a little closer??"
Point taken. LA Tech should be long past a 22-point underdog status. Against anyone. That's bush league.
Win games that matter, then we might legitimize ourselves.
There are P5s, Rutgers comes to mind, who would be a bigger dog than -22 at LSU. And lots of G5s who would also be a bigger dog than we are.
I understand the point, but let's not get too upset about this. Just do something about it the only place it matters: on the field Saturday.
21 points is exactly what I expected. Why would this seem out of line? Take a look at some of the odds for this week (just P5 against P5).
Illinois is a 28-pt underdog to Penn State
Arkansas is a 30-pt underdog at Auburn
Texas A&M is a 26.5-pt. underdog to Alabama
I would be a lot more upset if I was Texas A&M! $75 million dollar coach and you're four touchdown underdogs to somebody, even Alabama!
The current odds for the Tech - LSU game fall right in line with the Sagarin Rating. #11 LSU 86.33 #85 LATech 64.77, difference of 21.56. That's even better than I would expect because Sagarin usually adds 3 points for home-field advantage.
I agree, but it wasn't that long ago that we were 14 pt underdogs to ULL.
Dawg80 has the right idea. Prove them wrong on the field.
22 pt dogs to the #6 team in the polls is actually not that bad on the surface. We have a chance to make some noise Saturday. I hope we take it.