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Texas A&M vs LSU

Texas A&M visit LSU in Week 4. The model favors LSU by 4.4. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
39%
61%

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

The read
Model analysis · August 26 · refreshed weekly

The ratings sit nearly on top of each other: Texas A&M grades 20.9 (rank 9), LSU 20.4 (rank 10), a half-point separation that SP+ resolves into a 1.9-point LSU edge and a 55% home win probability. The market prices LSU -3 with a 57% implied number, a modest lean beyond the model. The unit splits explain the near-tie: Texas A&M pairs the stronger offense (#8 versus #21) against LSU's defense (#3 versus #14), so a projected total of 57.5 sits between two teams pulling in opposite directions.

Series history tilts recent action toward the visitor. LSU leads the all-time ledger 7-5, but the last meeting in 2025 went to Texas A&M 49-25, a result that cuts against the model's home lean. Both profiles project to 8 wins, with Texas A&M at 37.9% to make the Playoff and LSU at 36.9%, effectively level.

Title markets are where the two diverge. The simulation gives Texas A&M 3% and LSU 2.9% to win it all, but traded odds price LSU at 5.1% against Texas A&M's 2.5%, so the market backs LSU's ceiling well past the model on both the game line and the season.

A coin-flip on the numbers: SP+ leans LSU by 1.9, the market pushes a touch harder to LSU -3.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
LSU -8.5
Total (O/U)
51.5
Favorite
LSU
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)
LSU
70%

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
Texas A&M24%+9 ptsvsLSU76%-9 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Texas A&M favoredLSU favoredSep 13Sep 15Sep 17Sep 19Sep 21Sep 23

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Texas A&M's win price; LSU's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Texas A&M 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 Sep 23.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#14SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#9
#12FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#26
1872EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1675
0.8%Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.4.4%
Texas A&MLSUsolid = 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
LSU lead 7-5
Texas A&M have won the last 2
20162025
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2025
49-25
Texas A&M
at LSU
2024
38-23
Texas A&M
at Texas A&M
2023
42-30
LSU
at LSU
2022
38-23
Texas A&M
at Texas A&M
2021
27-24
LSU
at LSU
2020
20-7
Texas A&M
at Texas A&M
2019
50-7
LSU
at LSU
2018
74-72
Texas A&M
at Texas A&M
2017
45-21
LSU
at LSU
2016
54-39
LSU
at Texas A&M
2015
19-7
LSU
at LSU
2014
23-17
LSU
at Texas A&M
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When do Texas A&M and LSU play?

Week 4 of 2026, on Sep 26, 2026 at LSU.

Who is favored?

The model projects LSU by 4.4 (61% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

LSU lead 7-5 over the meetings in our records.

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