All eyes will be on Death Valley when the No.15 LSU Tigers (6-2, 3-1) host the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide (6-2, 3-2) at Tiger Stadium on Saturday night. With both teams having two losses, this game will likely serve as a College Football Playoff elimination game. The Tigers are looking to bounce back from a 38-23 loss to Texas A&M, while Alabama is looking to build off a 34-0 win over Missouri in its last outing. Alabama leads the all-time series 56-27-5. Safety Keon Sabb and receiver Cole Adams are out for Alabama. LSU lists eight players as out, while receiver CJ Daniels, linebacker West Weeks and defensive lineman Kimo Makane'ole are probable.
Kickoff in Baton Rouge is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Tide are favored by 2.5 points in the latest Alabama vs. LSU odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 58.5 points. Before making any LSU vs. Alabama picks, you need to see the Week 11 college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's Jimmie Kaylor.
Kaylor is an NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big on sports betting apps for the last two years.
Kaylor has destroyed the sportsbooks in college football the last two seasons, netting a whopping 71.5 units while posting a 196-118-4 record since Week 1 of the 2023 season. All of his picks have been featured on his SportsLine expert page or in his weekly bylined articles. Anyone who followed his picks is way up.
Now, Kaylor has dialed in on LSU vs. Alabama and just revealed his college football picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are the college football odds and college football betting lines for Alabama vs. LSU:
- LSU vs. Alabama spread: Alabama -2.5
- LSU vs. Alabama over/under: 58.5 points
- LSU vs. Alabama money line: Alabama -140, LSU +117
- LSU vs. Alabama picks: See picks at SportsLine
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Why LSU can cover
LSU has won 15 straight games at Tiger Stadium and is 13-0 under Brian Kelly in night games. Prior to their loss to Texas A&M, the Tigers had covered the spread in three consecutive games. LSU once again has one of the most prolific offenses in the SEC, averaging 448.0 total yards and 32.4 points per game.
Leading the way for the Tigers is veteran quarterback Garrett Nussmeier. The 6-foot-2 junior struggled in the second half of LSU's loss to Texas A&M, but he has been excellent overall in his first full season as the team's starter. He enters Saturday with 2,627 passing yards, 20 touchdown passes, and nine interceptions. See which team to pick here.
Why Alabama can cover
Alabama is coming off arguably its most dominant performance of the season. In their last outing (on Oct. 26), the Tide blew out Missouri, beating the Tigers 34-0 in Tuscaloosa. Alabama was outstanding on the defensive side of the ball and rushed for 271 yards in the win.
The Tide have have a potential game-changer at quarterback in Jalen Milroe. LSU struggled to contain quarterback Marcel Reed in its loss to Texas A&M, and Milroe has similar running ability to Reed. Milroe was at one point considered a top Heisman Trophy candidate, and enters this matchup with 1,937 passing yards, 13 touchdown passes, and six interceptions, and 380 rushing yards with 12 rushing touchdowns. See which team to pick here.
How to make Alabama vs. LSU picks
Kaylor has analyzed Alabama vs. LSU from every angle and he's leaning Over on the point total. He has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He's only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine.
So who wins LSU vs. Alabama in Death Valley on Saturday, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the expert who profited $7,150 for $100 college football bettors since Week 1 of the 2023 season, and find out.
