Washington State-LSU Preview

The Washington State Cougars and the LSU Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Cougars, while the game's total is sitting at 115. Washington State defeated Idaho 55-41 as an 11.5-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (115). Aron Baynes scored a game-high 18 points to go along with nine rebounds for Washington State, while Taylor Rochestie added 11 points in the win. Current streak: Washington State has won 2 straight games. Team records: Washington State: 8-3 SU, 4-5 ATS LSU: 9-1 SU, 2-1 ATS LSU most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Louisiana-Lafayette are 3-0 After playing McNeese State are 6-4 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington State's last 8 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington State's last 8 games Washington State is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games Washington State is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games on the road LSU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home LSU is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games Next up: Washington State home to Washington, Saturday, January 3 LSU home to Louisiana-Lafayette, Wednesday, December 31