North Texas-LSU Preview

The North Texas Mean Green and the LSU Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Tiger Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 42-point favorites versus the Mean Green, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Giovanni Vizza tossed two late TD passes in North Texas’ 56-26 loss to Tulsa in Week 2.
Tulsa easily covered the 22-point spread in that contest, while the combined score went well OVER the night’s posted total (66.5).
Current streak:
North Texas has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
North Texas: 0-2 SU, 0-2 ATS
LSU: 1-0 SU, 0-0 ATS
North Texas most recently:
When playing in September are 1-9
When playing on grass are 2-8
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing outside the conference are 1-9

LSU most recently:
When playing in September are 8-2
When playing on grass are 8-2
After outgaining opponent are 9-1
When playing outside the conference are 10-0

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of North Texas’s last 5 games on the road
North Texas is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
North Texas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
North Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LSU is 23-1 SU in its last 24 games at home
LSU is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games
Next up:
North Texas at Rice, Saturday, September 27
LSU at Auburn, Saturday, September 20

 

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