Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Alabama · Conference game
Weather at kickoff67°F2 mphWet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-3 · Power #31
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7-1 · Power #11
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▲ winner
Closing spread
ALA -10.5
✓ ALA W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 29 pts
Model before kickoff
LSU 20–31 ALA
✓ ALA (79%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenALA -10.5
CloseALA -10.5
Total50.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ALA -10.5 · unchangedmodel ALA -13.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 downmodel 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 41% (131 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenALA -10.5
CloseALA -10.5
Total50.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like ALA as a 10.5-point home favorite against LSU, the favorite won 9, covered 7, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ALA won 20–9; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 29 points stayed under 49.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.7 against an average line of 10.8; 51.5 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-8.520–10 W U44.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar rest & season form
-13.538–24 W O49.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar rest & total
-7.538–10 W U52.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & total
-1128–14 W U51
Close
MSST vs AUB
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & total
-12.539–33 L O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & season form
-13.538–21 W O50
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.528–20 W U50.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar team ratings & situation
-14.527–20 L U50.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total
-9.535–42 L O46.25
Close
PSU vs MD
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-10.530–0 W U56.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Alabama ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

LSU 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Alabama 4-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
LSU+15.7 →+12.1▼ 3.6#24
ALA+21.0 →+21.9▲ 0.9#5
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

LSU
Longer bar = better
ALA
#74
Offense
ALA better ▶
#31
#38
Defense
Even
#45
+0.5 #32
Turnovers
ALA better ▶
+1.1 #5
64 plays #109
Pace
ALA faster ▶
68 plays #55
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LSU has the ball
Advantage: ALA defense
LSU offALA defEdge
Points / game 25.5 #84 18.3 #15 ALA
Yards / play 5.59 #75 5.27 #52 ALA
PPA / play +0.14 #61 +0.05 #46 Even
Success rate 42% #77 41% #65 Even
When ALA has the ball
Even matchup
ALA offLSU defEdge
Points / game 34.4 #27 18.9 #17 Even
Yards / play 6.07 #45 5.03 #32 Even
PPA / play +0.27 #19 +0.03 #40 ALA
Success rate 46% #32 41% #64 ALA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
LSU scoring against the ALA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LSU scored
4.3
#105
9.4
#56
13.6
#82
6.1
#68
5.8
#90
11.9
#85
ALA allowed
3.0
#23
5.5
#30
8.5
#16
5.4
#72
4.4
#24
9.8
#40
ALA scoring against the LSU defense
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ALA scored
7.9
#28
12.4
#11
20.3
#16
5.4
#83
8.8
#30
14.1
#53
LSU allowed
4.6
#51
4.8
#13
9.4
#26
5.6
#76
3.9
#14
9.5
#35

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ALA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 2 mph
gusts 2 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
LSU14d bye
ALA14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast

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