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LSU · Texas A&MLSU vs. Texas A&M prediction, pick, odds, spread: Tigers, Aggies meet in early SEC showdown. The list of issues to correct for both programs is long.
In both cases, erratic quarterback play is among them. The Tigers' passing game looks disjointed even after Kiffin signed the No. 1-ranked quarterback of the portal cycle in Sam Leavitt from Arizona State .
Texas A&M's Marcel Reed -- now in Year 3 as the Aggies' starter -- is coming off a dreadful performance against Kentucky. Trying to get right in a night game at Tiger Stadium will be a challenge for A&M.
Both lost their SEC openers as favorites in Week 3, making this close to a must-win for a pair of squads with College Football Playoff aspirations. LSU is 25-2 in its last 27 night games at home.
KEY POINTS
- The loser of this one will have two SEC defeats before the end of September Texas A&M's loss came in more stunning fashion as the Aggies fell 31-21 at home as a 16.5-point favorite against an upstart Kentucky program.
- Desperation will be in the air on Saturday night in Baton Rouge as No. 10 LSU hosts No. 23 Texas A&M with both teams skating on thin ice before the end of September.
- LSU will be playing its SEC home opener under first-year coach Lane Kiffin after falling 32-24 at Ole Miss last week in an emotionally charged environment.
- Generating pressure: Texas A&M has blitzed on just 12.7% of opponents' dropbacks, the lowest blitz percentage of any team in the SEC, according to truMedia.