Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Oklahoma · Conference game
Weather at kickoff50°F17 mphgusts 34DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
7-4 · Power #31
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Final
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9-2 · Power #16
17
▲ winner
Closing spread
OU -12.5
✓ LSU W
Total
36.5
▼ Under · 30 pts
Model before kickoff
LSU 12–24 OU
✓ OU (80%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenOU -10
CloseOU -12.5
Total37.5 → 36.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Oklahoma
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OU -10 · closed OU -12.5 · moved 2.5 toward OUmodel OU -9
Opened 37.5 · closed 36.5 · moved 1 downmodel 36.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 11.5–13.5 since 2023: won 82%, covered 55% (108 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (245 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenOU -10
CloseOU -12.5
Total37.5 → 36.5
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 OU as a 12.5-point home favorite against LSU, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: OU won 17–13; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 30 points stayed under 36.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 79%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 14.1 against an average line of 11.6; 45.5 points a game (usually 53.6). Of the 7 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread
-11.53–10 L U44.5
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total
-1226–16 L O36.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-13.549–24 W O43.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total
-16.540–14 W O38
Close
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-7.541–3 W O39.5
Close
MINN vs RUTG
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-1431–0 W U40.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-10.527–24 L O34.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total & rest
-724–17 P O36.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form
-1014–28 L U46.5
Loose
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & situation
-1343–21 W O45
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Oklahoma ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

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 ATS struggles (3-8)
LSU have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
LSU away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
LSU 1-4 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Oklahoma
2.5 pts (OU -10 → OU -12.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Under (17-5 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
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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 →+10.6▼ 5.1#26
OU+11.4 →+15.9▲ 4.5#14
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

LSU
Longer bar = better
OU
#104
Offense
OU better ▶
#86
#22
Defense
OU better ▶
#8
+0.5 #31
Turnovers
◀ LSU better
0.0 #71
65 plays #91
Pace
Even
66 plays #78
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LSU has the ball
Advantage: OU defense
LSU offOU defEdge
Points / game 22.6 #107 14.0 #6 OU
Yards / play 5.30 #97 4.30 #6 OU
PPA / play +0.04 #107 −0.03 #17 OU
Success rate 40% #103 33% #4 OU
When OU has the ball
Advantage: LSU defense
OU offLSU defEdge
Points / game 27.3 #72 18.5 #16 LSU
Yards / play 5.31 #94 4.93 #27 LSU
PPA / play +0.07 #94 −0.02 #19 LSU
Success rate 42% #83 38% #27 LSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
LSU scoring against the OU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LSU scored
3.1
#127
9.2
#56
12.3
#92
5.0
#90
5.4
#104
10.4
#107
OU allowed
2.4
#6
4.5
#10
6.8
#7
3.9
#29
3.3
#8
7.2
#12
OU scoring against the LSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OU scored
6.2
#67
9.5
#51
15.7
#53
7.6
#32
3.9
#129
11.5
#91
LSU allowed
5.2
#64
4.7
#13
9.9
#27
4.8
#48
3.7
#13
8.5
#18

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
50° · 17 mph
gusts 34 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
LSU7d
OU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast

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