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Among the New Year’s Eve bowls on Tuesday is the Texas Bowl, featuring the Baylor Bears (8-4) of the Big 12 and the LSU Tigers (8-4) of the SEC. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. ET from NRG Stadium in Houston (ESPN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds around the Baylor vs. LSU odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Baylor went 6-3 in conference play but won their final 6 games, closing out the regular season Nov. 30 with a 45-17 home win over the Kansas Jayhawks as 2.5-point underdogs. The Bears averaged 41.3 points per game in their winning streak, scoring 37-plus points 5 times.
LSU went 5-3 in conference play and closed the regular season with 2 consecutive wins after a 3-game losing streak, finishing with a 37-17 home win over the Oklahoma Sooners, covering the 6-point spread as favorites.
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Baylor vs. LSU odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college football odds. Lines last updated at 5:54 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Baylor -165 (bet $165 to win $100) | LSU +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
- Against the spread (ATS): Baylor -3.5 (-110) | LSU +3.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 61.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Baylor vs. LSU picks and predictions
Prediction
Baylor 42, LSU 35
Moneyline
No significant offensive player on either team is opting out. LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier is questionable to play with an injury.
The way Baylor ended the season with 6 consecutive wins and lot of points, it is hard not to see that continuing. LSU allowed over 30 points twice in its last 5 games.
But -165 odds aren’t a good value to bet, so go with the spread.
PASS.
Against the spread
Baylor covered the spread in every win this season and was 6-1 ATS as the favorite. LSU’s 4 losses were all by at least a TD.
BET BAYLOR -3.5 (-110).
Over/Under
Eight of Baylor’s last 9 games have over 60 total points while LSU only had 3 such games.
BET OVER 61.5 (-110).
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