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LSU vs Baylor Preview & Picks – Tigers To Sign Off With Texas Bowl Victory

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16 Dec 2024
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Leigh Copson 16 Dec 2024
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  • LSU vs Baylor picks for Tuesday, December 31
  • Texas Bowl is taking place at NRG Stadium in Houston
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    LSU vs Baylor Preview & Picks
  • LSU vs Baylor Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • LSU Form
  • Baylor Form

LSU vs Baylor Preview & Picks

LSU are tipped to cover as slight favorites in the Texas Bowl.

It has been an underwhelming year for the Tigers, but they did finish the regular season on a positive note and Brian Kelly tends to get his hands on the trophy at the end of Bowl Games.

  • LSU Tigers are 8-3 in their last 11 games
  • LSU Tigers are 2-0 in Bowl Games under Brian Kelly
  • Baylor are 2-3 as a betting underdog this season
  • The Under has cashed in 7 of LSU’s last 9 games

Head To Head

  • LSU lead the all-time series 4-3
  • Baylor won 21-7 when the two teams last met in December 1985

LSU Form

LSU were force to settle for a Bowl Game invite as three straight defeats between late October and the middle of November ended their playoff hopes.

The Tigers suffered a surprise 27-20 defeat to USC on opening weekend, but rallied to win their next six games, including a 29-26 upset of Ole Miss.

That surge was halted at the end of October though, as they crashed to a 38-23 defeat at Texas A&M that knocked them out of the top 10.

LSU were then blown out at home by Alabama, 42-13, before falling to a 27-16 defeat when they visited Florida.

That loss knocked the Tigers out of the rankings all together, although they did at least rebound with home wins over Vanderbilt, 24-17, and Oklahoma, 37-17.

Baylor Form

Baylor secured a Bowl Game invite as they rebounded from a rough start to the season by winning six straight games to finish 8-4.

The Bears lost four of their first six games of the season, with each one of those defeats coming in Big 12 action.

That rough run included a 34-28 loss to BYU and a 43-21 defeat to Iowa State, but they were able to rescue their season after that loss to the Cyclones.

Baylor beat Texas Tech 59-35 on the road, and then returned home to down Oklahoma State, 38-28, and TCU, 37-34.

The Bears went out on the road after that to take down West Virginia, 49-35, and Houston 20-10, before wrapping up the regular season with a 45-17 home win over Kansas.

Verdict

Brian Kelly is under pressure following another disappointing year, but we expect LSU to at least end it on a high.

They have a solid record against unranked opposition, while Baylor have lost more than they have won as an underdog.

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