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USC Clear Underdog To LSU

USC is a 6.5-point underdog to LSU in the season-opener, according to BetOnline.com

Are you surprised?

LSU did have a quarterback and two wide receivers taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. Overall, the Tigers had six players drafted. USC had seven selected but I think we can agree LSU lost more than USC via the draft.

Maybe the oddsmakers don’t like USC’s offensive line. But I still expected a closer opening line.

23 thoughts on “USC Clear Underdog To LSU”

  2. SC would be a 3 1/2 point ‘dog at the coliseum and LSU would probably be a whopping 9 1/2 point ‘take’ in its Death Valley

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  3. LSU had a rough start last year (@ FL St.) and lost mid-season (@ MS) and especially when it mattered (@AL). They finished with a tough fought victory over WI but this current favorable +6.5 is outside views of the implosion of USC under DC Grinch and Caleb Williams.

    The real pressure is on both Kelly and Reilly – whoever loses is on the burner and they both know it – this will be a real slugfest – I don’t see risk being that heavily an underdog.

    If Riley ‘finds’ the right personnel for offense, and I believe he will, the pressures on defense and I’m seeing mass improvement over what we’ve witnessed these past 2 years. Amazing that Grinch got picked up by Fickell @ WI as their ‘safeties coach’ as well as their ‘co-DC’

    LSU didn’t do well on the road (2 – 3) I don’t think that’s going to change.

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  4. what does it matter?

    IF SC is prepared they will win,if not they will lose. It does not matter what odds makers state. They have not seen practices. They have not spoken with the coaches.

    they are guessing it will be like last year, which it will not…

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    1. Kelly is an all around better coach —but he has to deal with Riley as essentially his own Offensive Coordinator, and Lynn on defense….plus USC will be more motivated than LSU [not a lot more but …conspicuously….slightly more —if that makes sense]. AND Tim is SO right about this year not being last year. If we had Lynn as D coordinator last year we would have beaten Utah, Washington and UCLA.

      We’re a 10 win team this year…. and LSU will be one of the 10 wins.

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  5. Each team has a relatively new head coach. Neither have an established program. Each team lost a Heisman winning quarterback. Each team had a poor defense last year and replaced their defensive coordinator and several other defensive coaches. Each team has some good young talent and has utilized the transfer portal. In short, its the first game and we have no idea what will happen. Don’t understand how anyone can effectively handicap this game.

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  6. It is said that at least in the college ranks where there is a turnover of 1/4 on average each year that the first game is the one to bet on because even those setting the line are pretty much guessing. 6 1/2 is too high, take SC

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  7. Thanks, I guess, but just because some have different political and women’s equal rights’ views doesn’t mean they’re wrong

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    1. Mainly true, John. I have great respect for your love of & respect for life and brotherhood. And, oh crap, even women’s rights…I guess.

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  8. Reports are coming out that Riley tried desperately to get out of this game. If true, buy him a one-way ticket back to Oklahoma. To paraphrase Dennis Green “He is what we thought he was”.

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  10. we consciously know that LR can’t possibly shed his chuck and duck dna. The D coaching changes were due to shame and coercion by fans and media. Still keeps an underachieving Oline coach. Brian Kelly would’ve dumped this slug long ago. We consciously know LR rode on the recruiting coattails of Bob Stoops and once exhausted, things fell apart. We consciously know he isn’t a “team” recruiter, thus 20 of 22 positions are ignored. We consciously know LR is an offensive coordinator that got handed the keys at OU and was too young, not prepped, and in a conference that wasn’t defensive focused so he was shining.

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