He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
LSU Tigers
81 – 67
FINAL Conference
South Carolina Gamecocks
Southeastern Conference · Pete Maravich Assembly Center · February 19, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread LSU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money LSU -145 / SC +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total LSU win
Actual LSU +14 148 Won
Massey LSU -5.4 (+8.6) — —
Massey Totals — 138.8 (+9.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LSU -5.0 (+9.0) 141.6 (+6.4) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LSU -5.0 (+9.0) 141.5 (+6.5) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LSU -5.7 (+8.3) 139.9 (+8.1) 71% ✓
Baseline ML LSU -5.4 (+8.6) 140.4 (+7.6) 72% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 LSU 92 – 87 SC
Jan 7, 2026 SC 78 – 68 LSU
Feb 17, 2024 LSU 64 – 63 SC
Feb 18, 2023 SC 82 – 73 LSU
Feb 19, 2022 SC 77 – 75 LSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LSU SC
Overall 14-18 12-20
Conference 3-15 2-16
Home 11-7 10-8
Away 2-8 1-10
Neutral 1-3 1-2
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L6 L3
Avg Pts For 73.8 69.8
Avg Pts Against 73.6 71.4
Massey 9.0 (#66) 6.8 (#84)
Bradley-Terry 1.58 (#62) 0.87 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.87 (#66) 1.28 (#88)
RPI 0.524 (#134) 0.518 (#145)
Shooting & Four Factors LSU SC
FG% 45.5% 43.0%
3PT% 31.2% 32.2%
REB / G 37.2 35.1
OREB / G 10.8 10.5
AST / TO 0.97 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 49.2%
TOV% 19.0% 18.8%
ORB% 31.2% 31.2%
FT Rate 24.9% 29.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 15.9%
DRB% 66.2% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 21.1%

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