College Football
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LSU Tigers

SEC · 5-2

Tiger Stadium (LA) · 102,321 seats

LSU Tigers rank #3 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.163 points per play (Elo 1703), a 5-2 record in the SEC, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.163
#3 in FBS
Offense
+0.054
higher is better
Defense
-0.110
lower is better
SOS
+0.057
mean opp. rating
Elo
1703
Off EPA/play
+0.067
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.171
lower is better
Off success
+0.048
Def success
-0.058
Off explosive
+0.008
Def explosive
-0.022
Rush EPA
+0.025
offense
Pass EPA
+0.100
offense
Pts / drive
3.13
9.6 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.72
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind LSU's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.076

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.089

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.013

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining46%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production21%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+1.91σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+3.3 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.160.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsClemsonW 51–10———
2vsLouisiana TechW 45–14———
3@Ole MissL 24–32———
4vsTexas A&MW 35–6———
5vsMcNeeseW 63–14———
6@KentuckyL 34–35———
7vsMississippi StateW 31–0———
8@AuburnOct 24———
10vsAlabamaNov 7———
11vsTexasNov 14———
12@TennesseeNov 21———
13@ArkansasNov 28———