CFB Week 8 Picks: Auburn at LSU Odds, Trends & Injuries

Last Updated on October 24, 2009 5:24 pm by admin

Auburn at LSU

After an appearance in the top 25 rankings,

Auburn has lost its last two and the Tigers look to pull off a big upset and get back on track Saturday when they face No. 9 LSU at 7:30PM ET from Tiger Stadium.

Bet Auburn at LSU
Auburn opened the year with five-straight wins to move up to 17^th in the top 25 rankings, but back-to-back losses to
Arkansas and

Kentucky. The Tigers are 4-3 against the spread, failing to cover in three of their last four games. Despite recent struggles,

Auburn has one of the top rushing attacks in the country, ranking fifth with 1,731 yards. The ground game is led by Ben Tate, who has rushed for 856 yards and five touchdowns while Onterio McCalebb has 461 yards and four scores. Chris Todd has thrown for 1,443 yards and 12 touchdowns on the season while Darvin Adams has 28 receptions for 444 yards and five scores. On defense,
Auburn ranks third to last in the SEC in points allowed, giving up 26.3 per-game.

LSU had last week off to nurse its wounds following a 13-3 loss at home to

Florida. The Tigers had just 162 yards on offense with 12 first downs. Now, with a 5-1 record overall, and a 2-3-1 record against the spread, the Tigers have to focus on winning out to have any chance for a SEC championship. Offensively, Jordan Jefferson has been inconsistent at quarterback, throwing for just 1,016 yards and seven touchdowns in 2009. In the running game Charles Scott leads the way, but has just 327 yards and two touchdowns. The Tigers rank last in the SEC in yards per-game with 295, and have the worst rushing offense in the conference with just 743 yards. On defense, the Tigers are allowing just 14.5 points and 322.5 yards per-game. The Tigers have nine interceptions as a defense, which ranks second in the conference.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made LSU 7.5-point home favorites over

Auburn on Saturday night. The over/under total for this game has been established at 50.
College Football Week 8 Betting Trends
All games in this series since 1992

LSU is 9-8 against the spread versus

AUBURN since 1992

AUBURN is 9-8 straight up against LSU since 1992

8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1992

Games over the last 3 seasons

LSU is 1-1 against the spread versus

AUBURN over the last 3 seasons 

LSU is 2-0 straight up against

AUBURN over the last 3 seasons 

2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at LSU since 1992

AUBURN is 5-3 against the spread versus LSU since 1992

LSU is 5-3 straight up against

AUBURN since 1992

3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1992

Games played at LSU over the last 3 seasons.

AUBURN is 1-0 against the spread versus LSU over the last 3 seasons 

LSU is 1-0 straight up against

AUBURN over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Week 8 College Football Injury Report
AUBURN

[WR] 09/18/2009 – Montez Billings has left the team ( Personal ) 

[SS] 08/20/2009 – Mike McNeil out indefinitely ( Leg ) 

[S] 09/05/2009 – Aairon Savage out for season ( ACL ) 

[DB] 10/03/2009 – Drew Cole "?" ( Foot ) 

[OG] 10/03/2009 – Byron Isom "?" ( Disciplinary ) 

LSU

[RB] 09/13/2009 – Richard Murphy out for season ( Knee ) 

[OL] 10/03/2009 – Lyle Hitt injured last game, "?" ( Undisclosed )
Auburn at LSU Current Odds
Auburn Tigers +7.5 Over 50 (+250)

LSU Tigers -7.5 Under 50 (-330)

Player Props:

Total completions for Chris Todd (AUB): Over/Under 15.5

Total rushing yards for Ben Tate (AUB): Over/Under 109.5

Total rushing attempts for Onterio McCalebb (AUB): Over/Under 7.5

Total receptions for Darvin Adams (AUB): Over/Under 3.5

Total pass attempts for Jordan Jefferson (LSU): Over/Under 25.5

Total touchdown passes + interceptions for
Jefferson: Over/Under 1.5

Total rushing yards for Charles Scott (LSU): Over/Under 67.5

Total rushing attempts for Keiland Williams (LSU): Over/Under 8.5

Total receiving yards for Brandon LaFell (LSU): Over/Under 52.5

Total receptions for Terrance Toliver (LSU): Over/Under 4

Bet Auburn at LSU
Posted: 10/24/09 5:24PM ET