#33

LSU Tigers

SEC · 7-6

Tiger Stadium (LA) · 102,321 seats

LSU Tigers rank #33 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.088 points per play (Elo 1621), a 7-6 record in the SEC, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 4-9 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.088
#33 of 136
Elo
1621
Off EPA/play
-0.010
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.097
lower is better
Off success
-0.004
Def success
-0.036
Off explosive
-0.008
Def explosive
-0.009
Rush EPA
+0.009
offense
Pass EPA
-0.028
offense
Pts / drive
2.01
11.0 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.66
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

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+0.091

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

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

Returning production66%

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

Recruiting talent+1.73σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-3.6 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Rating trajectory

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

+0.100.00Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1@ClemsonW 1710-12.4-5.5W
2vsLouisiana TechW 237-27.4-36.5L
3vsFloridaW 2010-5.7-5.0W
4vsSE LouisianaW 5610-31.4-48.8L
5@Ole MissL 1924-0.8-2.5L
7vsSouth CarolinaW 2010-8.3-8.5W
8@VanderbiltL 2431-0.7-1.5L
9vsTexas A&ML 2549-0.9+1.5L
11@AlabamaL 920-11.3-10.0L
12vsArkansasW 2322-9.0-4.0L
13vsWestern KentuckyW 1310-14.4-24.5L
14@OklahomaL 1317-8.0-11.5W
17NHoustonL 3538+8.3-1.5L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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