Week 12 · Game preview · Sat · TBA
Statboy projection
LSU by 1.5
54% to win
LSU 54%Tennessee 46%
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
LSU |  Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|
| #19 | Résumé rank | #4 |
| +26.9#4 | Power rating | +23.5#9 |
| +13.9#8 | Offense | +8.6#28 |
| +15.0#4 | Defense | +13.5#7 |
| -1.9#137 | Special teams | +1.1#25 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| LSU | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|
| 37.1#18 | Points per game | 32.4#39 |
| 17.7#20 | Points allowed | 15.1#10 |
| 0.33#12 | Offense EPA/play | 0.25#30 |
| -0.12#7 | Defense EPA/play | -0.16#2 |
| 54.7%#2 | Offense success rate | 48.2%#27 |
| 29.3%#2 | Defense success rate | 34.8%#22 |
| 6.3#32 | Yards per play | 5.8#70 |
| 50.0%#13 | 3rd down | 37.5%#91 |
| 65.2%#26 | Red zone TD rate | 66.2%#16 |
| 21.6%#1 | Havoc created | 20.3%#2 |
| -4.0#106 | Turnover margin | 6.0#18 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
LSU
Sam Leavitt#4 QB
2338 pass yds · 13 TD · 9 INT · 420 rush yds
Jackson Harris#10 WR
44 catches · 731 yds · 6 TD
Jordan Ross#10 DE
27 tackles · 9.5 TFL · 4.5 sacks · 1 INT
Tennessee
DeSean Bishop#1 RB
1032 rush yds · 11 TD
Dejuan Lane#2 DB
40 tackles · 6 TFL · 2 sacks · 4 INT
Xavier Gilliam#4 DL
27 tackles · 11.5 TFL · 6 sacks
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).