What do the analytics say about LSU and Alabama?

Here’s how LSU matches up with the Crimson Tide, per the advanced metrics.

LSU is set to face Alabama in Tiger Stadium on Saturday night. It’s a battle of two top-15 teams that will likely decide the SEC West.

LSU came up just short in Tuscaloosa last year in a game where the defense showed up, but the offense struggled to hold up its end of the bargain. The last trip the Tide took to Baton Rouge came in 2020. An Alabama team that would go on to win the national title hung 55 on LSU.

This is Brian Kelly’s first taste of the rivalry, but he’s faced off against Nick Saban before, most recently in the playoff against that same Alabama team that scored 55 on LSU.

Here’s how the two squads compare with each other on an analytical level.