Just hours away from kickoff between the LSU Tigers and Kentucky Wildcats. The home team looking to stay perfect on the season and move to 6-0. The Tigers are hoping to play spoiler and keep Kentucky from being bowl eligible for at least another week.
LSU is in desperation mode with the upcoming slate of game against the top 25. They lost by four to Auburn (No. 22) at the time of the game. They have the No. 14 Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. CDT. Starting next Saturday it will host No. 18 Florida, then at No. 17 Ole Miss, and at No. 1 Alabama. They finish up the stretch at home against No. 16 Arkansas.
Safe to say they need this win badly. Here is how both team’s offensive and defensive units match up.
When LSU has the ball
Here is how the LSU offense stacks up against the Kentucky defense in conference play:
| Category | LSU | Kentucky | Category |
| Total Offense | 373.6 (12th) | 332.0 (5th) | Total Defense |
| Rush Offense | 48.0/game (14th) | 111.0 (3rd) | Rush Defense |
| Yards per carry | 1.87 (14th) | 3.74 (4th) | YPC allowed |
| Pass Offense | 303.0 (4th) | 221.0 (8th) | Pass Defense |
| Yards per attempt | 7.8 (7th) | 6.1 (4th) | YPA allowed |
| Scoring Offense | 31.4 (7th) | 17.0 (2nd) | Scoring Defense |
| Red Zone (TD%) | 64.3 (9th) | 75.0 (11th) | Red Zone (TD %) |
When Kentucky has the ball
How Kentucky’s offense matches up with the LSU defense:
| Category | Kentucky | LSU | Category |
| Total Offense | 358.7 (8th) | 469.5 (12th) | Total Defense |
| Rush Offense | 236.0 (2nd) | 139.0 (7th) | Rush Defense |
| Yards per carry | 5.62 (3rd) | 5.05 (10th) | YPC allowed |
| Pass Offense | 122.7 (13th) | 330.5 (14th) | Pass Defense |
| Yards per attempt | 6.5 (9th) | 6.0 (3rd) | YPA allowed |
| Scoring Offense | 23.7 (8th) | 24.5 (7th) | Scoring Defense |
| Red Zone (TD%) | 63.6 (6th) | 66.67 (9th) | Red Zone (TD %) |