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Alabama vs LSU

Alabama visit LSU in Week 10. The model favors LSU by 6.7. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
34%
66%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · November 4 · refreshed weekly

SP+ separates these teams by 4.3 points, rating LSU 25.2 (third) against Alabama's 20.9 (seventh), and the projection has LSU by 6.7. The market agrees on direction but prices it shorter: LSU -5.5 with a 52.5 total, implying 63% for the home side against the model's 66%. The ProphetX exchange pushes further, with LSU at -210 (68%) and Alabama at +200 (33%). All three measures point the same way, with the model's margin the most aggressive of the set.

The unit ranks explain the edge. LSU grades fifth on both offense and defense, while Alabama pairs a seventh-ranked offense with a defense down at 14th. That defensive gap is where the ratings separation lives. Series history cuts the other way: Alabama holds a 10-2 lead and took the 2025 meeting 20-9, context the model does not price.

Results sharpen the picture. LSU is 6-2 with shutout-level wins over Mississippi State (31-0) and Clemson (51-10), but lost at Ole Miss and at Kentucky by a single point. Alabama is 6-2, routing five opponents by 24 or more before losses to Georgia (17-20) and at Tennessee (10-26). Both arrive with two defeats, and the market's 5.5 sits inside the model's number.

Model, consensus line and exchange all lean LSU, with the 6.7-point projection sitting just past the market's 5.5.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
LSU -6
Total (O/U)
53
Favorite
LSU
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)
LSU
64%

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
Alabama33%-10 ptsvsLSU67%+10 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Alabama favoredLSU favoredOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 7

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Alabama's win price; LSU's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Alabama is favored, below it LSU is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Nov 7.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#7SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#3
#10FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#26
1857EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1675
9.1%Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.2%
AlabamaLSUsolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
Alabama lead 10-2
Alabama have won the last 3
20162025
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2025
20-9
Alabama
at Alabama
2024
42-13
Alabama
at LSU
2023
42-28
Alabama
at Alabama
2022
32-31
LSU
at LSU
2021
20-14
Alabama
at Alabama
2020
55-17
Alabama
at LSU
2019
46-41
LSU
at Alabama
2018
29-0
Alabama
at LSU
2017
24-10
Alabama
at Alabama
2016
10-0
Alabama
at LSU
2015
30-16
Alabama
at Alabama
2014
20-13
Alabama
at LSU
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When do Alabama and LSU play?

Week 10 of 2026, on Nov 7, 2026 at LSU.

Who is favored?

The model projects LSU by 6.7 (66% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Alabama lead 10-2 over the meetings in our records.

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