Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Alabama · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenALA -10.5
no move
CloseALA -10.5
No change since the open
Total
Open50.5
▼ 1
Close49.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ALA -10.5 · unchangedmodel ALA -13.5
model ALA -13.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 downmodel 50.5
model 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
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-8.5 | 20–10 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar rest & season form |
-13.5 | 38–24 | W | O49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 38–10 | W | U52.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & total |
-11 | 28–14 | W | U51 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & total |
-12.5 | 39–33 | L | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & season form |
-13.5 | 38–21 | W | O50 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 28–20 | W | U50.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar team ratings & situation |
-14.5 | 27–20 | L | U50.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total |
-9.5 | 35–42 | L | O46.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form |
-10.5 | 30–0 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 27 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 54% of games with totals 45.5–53.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
LSU 0–2 ALA
ALA leads · 2 games since 2023 · ALA has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 2024 | Alabama 42 @ LSU 13 | ALA -2.5 | ALA W |
| Nov 4 2023 | LSU 28 @ Alabama 42 | ALA -3 | ALA W |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| LSU off | ALA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ALA off | LSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #105 | 9.4 #56 | 13.6 #82 | 6.1 #68 | 5.8 #90 | 11.9 #85 | |
3.0 #23 | 5.5 #30 | 8.5 #16 | 5.4 #72 | 4.4 #24 | 9.8 #40 |
ALA scoring against the LSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.9 #28 | 12.4 #11 | 20.3 #16 | 5.4 #83 | 8.8 #30 | 14.1 #53 | |
4.6 #51 | 4.8 #13 | 9.4 #26 | 5.6 #76 | 3.9 #14 | 9.5 #35 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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