GEAUX!!!
I’ll admit I’m not the most Xs and Os knowing, or data driven football guy out there. Then I saw this breakdown from the very smart Parker Fleming over at cfb-graphs.com, where he and his team crunched all the numbers and the data predicted that LSU would lose 27-19 to Vanderbilt.
I gotta say, it all looks pretty good for Vanderbilt’s side, but maybe this is my big dumb caveman brain talking and I just can’t allow myself to think LSU is going to lose to Vanderbilt.
Vandy’s numbers do look awfully flashy,
but take into consideration who they’ve played up until this point: an FCS school (Charleston Southern), two G5 teams (Georgia State and Utah State), one of the worst teams across the Power 4 (Virginia Tech), a South Carolina team that was without LaNorris Sellers in the second half, and Alabama.
LSU, obviously, is not without its flaws, but talent wise, LSU’s roster is way more comparable to Alabama than the five other teams that Vanderbilt’s defeated this year and I think that matters today. I think LSU’s offense took some steps last week and we’ll continue to see progress today, while the Tiger defense—with or without Bernard Gooden and Whit Weeks—is still plenty good enough to keep Diego Pavia in check. Take care of business in Nashville and get ready for a massive home game against Texas A&M next week.
Final Prediction: LSU 27, Vanderbilt 16
