North Texas-LSU Preview

The North Texas Mean Green and the LSU Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Tiger Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 42-point favorites versus the Mean Green, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Giovanni Vizza tossed two late TD passes in North Texas' 56-26 loss to Tulsa in Week 2. Tulsa easily covered the 22-point spread in that contest, while the combined score went well OVER the night's posted total (66.5). Current streak: North Texas has lost 2 straight games. Team records: North Texas: 0-2 SU, 0-2 ATS LSU: 1-0 SU, 0-0 ATS North Texas most recently: When playing in September are 1-9 When playing on grass are 2-8 After being outgained are 2-8 When playing outside the conference are 1-9 LSU most recently: When playing in September are 8-2 When playing on grass are 8-2 After outgaining opponent are 9-1 When playing outside the conference are 10-0 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of North Texas's last 5 games on the road North Texas is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road North Texas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games North Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road LSU is 23-1 SU in its last 24 games at home LSU is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games Next up: North Texas at Rice, Saturday, September 27 LSU at Auburn, Saturday, September 20