LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers 2010 NCAAF Week 8 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: The two remaining unbeaten SEC teams meet this Saturday as head football coach Les Miles takes his LSU Tigers into hostile territory at 3:30 PM ET to take on the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on CBS. The two heavyweights come in at 7-0 with Auburn 4-3 against the spread and LSU 3-4 so far this season. LSU has been carried by a dominant defense while Auburn has averaged 40 per game and scored 65 last weekend. LSU uses a two quarterback rotation while Auburn has Cam Newton a duel threat Heisman candidate that can hurt you with his legs and arm.
LSU has had trouble with its passing game and relied on the run but they know it will take more to beat Auburn at home. ”We have to be aggressive against Auburn,” Miles said. ”We are going to have to throw the football. ”But we also have to run it,” Miles added. ”We are going to run the same offense we’ve been trying to run. We recognize we have the need to score some points in this game, but we try to do that in every game.” . Vegas odds makers have the Auburn Tigers a -6 point favorite at home against the LSU Tigers.
The Tigers are coming off a 32-10 win over McNeese State where they started slow but got things together to beat the inferior opponent. Quarterback Jarrett Lee completed 9 of 14 passes for 75 yards while rushing 2 times for 1 yard and quarterback Jordan Jefferson was 5 for 8 passing for just 28 yards and rushed 5 times for -24 yards. The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LSU’s last 9 games when playing Auburn and LSU is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Auburn. LSU is No. 6 and Auburn is No. 7 in the FBS College Football Power Top 25.
The Auburn Tigers are coming off a shootout 65-43 over the Arkansas Razorbacks at home last Saturday. Quarterback Cam Newton was 10 of 14 through the air for 140 yards and one touchdown while running the ball 25 times for 188 more yards and 3 more touchdowns a Heisman like day! Odds makers at JustBET have the over/under for the total score at 52 points combined of the LSU Tigers and Auburn Tigers.
I predict the LSU Tigers will cover on the road! Note: Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert College Football Predictions against the vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.