College Football BCS Tournament Betting – LSU Tigers vs Crimson Tide

January 8, 2012 · By admin

It all comes down to this as the #1 rated LSU Tigers take on the #2 rated Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship Game at the Superdome in New Orleans, LA on January 9th. After winning the national championship in 2009 and also winning it with LSU as a head coach in 2003, Alabama head coach Nick Saban is no stranger to this match. LSU head coach Les Miles is also no stranger at this moment as he has won the national championship in 2007. 2 great squads and head coaches meeting on a collision course in what is certain to be an excellent game. The oddsmakers currently have this at Alabama (-1) with the over-under established at 40 points.

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The Tigers come into play undefeated at 13-0 with an 8-0 record in the SEC. They’ve also gone an astounding 8-0 versus rated squads with wins over number 3 Oregon, #25 Mississippi State, #16 West Virginia, #17 Florida, #20 Auburn, #2 Alabama, #3 Arkansas, and #14 Georgia. This match is a rematch of the classic November 5th game at Alabama with the LSU Tigers winning in ot over the Tide 9-6. The LSU Tigers have an excellent offense rated 12th in the nation with 38.5 points per game won. LSU’s actual weapon is their defense which is rated 2nd in the nation with simply 10.5 points per game given up. Senior Qb Jarrett Lee with 1,306 passing yards and also a 152.0 rating mans the LSU Tigers passing attack. The team of sophomores Michael Ford and Spencer Ware pace the LSU running attack with each tabulating over 700 yards on the ground. CB Tyrann Mathieu concluded fifth in the Heisman race while nabbing 6 interceptions and attaining 173 yards off of those picks which rank first in the nation.

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The Crimson Tide come into this match trying to avenge their loss to LSU back in November. With a 7-1 record in the SEC, the Tide has gone 11-1 total. They’ve gone 4-1 versus the Top 25 this season with wins over #23 Penn State, #14 Arkansas, #12 Florida, and #24 Auburn. Their simply loss was the aforementioned game versus LSU in November. The Tide has averaged 36.0 points per game on offense with a stellar running game. As great as LSU is on defense, the Tide are even greater at it position first in the nation simply permitting a mindboggling 8.8 points per game. The CrimsonTide place the offense in sophomore Qb AJ McCarron’s hands, McCarron has 2,400 passing yards and a 149.8 passer rating. Junior Running back Trent Richardson concluded second in the Heisman whereas attaining 1,583 rushing yards and 20 td’s on the ground.



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