A couple of nationally-ranked teams that had winning seasons in 2017, the No. 8 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (-3.5) are paying a visit to the No. 25 LSU Tigers at AT&T Stadium. The game is scheduled to get underway at 7:30 p.m. ET and ABC has the TV rights.
Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. LSU Tigers Betting Preview
LSU is a live dog here and is currently getting 3.5 points. The Hurricanes are also receiving -175 moneyline odds while the Tigers are +155. Multiple good in-game betting opportunities should present themselves during the showdown, and oddsmakers have determined the over/under (O/U) to be 47.5 points.
The over has gotten most of the early sharp action. The game’s total was initially placed at only 45.5.
The Hurricanes went 10-3 straight-up (SU) last season while the Tigers fared a game shy of that at 9-4 SU in 2017. Against conference opponents, the Hurricanes were 7-1 SU and the Tigers were 6-2 SU against Southeastern schools. Each school was 3-1 SU against out-of-conference competition in 2017.
The Hurricanes produced 267 passing yards per game and 126 rushing yards per game against their eight in-conference opponents last year. The team was able to score 27.1 points per game against those opponents and gave up 18.8 per contest. When playing non-conference programs, they averaged 44.7 points and 17.0 points-allowed, along with 234 pass yards per game and 269 rush yards per contest.
Against non-conference competition, the Tigers passed for 236 yards per game and ran for 208 per game on their way to 32.0 points per outing. When facing only SEC opponents, the offensive unit recorded 26.1 points per game by averaging 184 passing yards and 212 rushing yards. The Tigers defense allowed 15.0 PPG to non-conference foes and 20.6 to teams in conference in 2017
The Hurricanes should hold an advantage when it comes to RB efficiency. Their running backs logged 5.0 yards per carry last season while their defense held opponents to a YPC of 3.5. The Tigers registered 4.8 yards per carry last year and gave up a YPC of 3.9 to opposing runners.
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Notes
Team Betting Notes
The Hurricanes created 19 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Tigers put up 25 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Hurricanes produced 26 passing touchdowns last season.
The Tigers recorded 17 passing touchdowns last season.
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