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LSU Tigers
68 78
FINAL Conference
South Carolina Gamecocks
Southeastern Conference · Pete Maravich Assembly Center · January 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LSU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money LSU -355 / SC +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total LSU win
Actual SC +10 146 Lost
Massey LSU -12.0 (-22.0)
Massey Totals 154.6 (-8.6)
Bradley-Terry 96%
Weighted B-T 98%
Efficiency Plus ML LSU -10.3 (-20.3) 148.1 (-2.1) 82%
Baseline Tuned ML LSU -11.9 (-21.9) 149.0 (-3.0) 85%
Baseline ML LSU -11.5 (-21.5) 149.4 (-3.4) 83%
Baseline Plus ML LSU -12.1 (-22.1) 148.9 (-2.9) 84%

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 9287 SC
Feb 19, 2025 LSU 8167 SC
Feb 17, 2024 LSU 6463 SC
Feb 18, 2023 SC 8273 LSU
Feb 19, 2022 SC 7775 LSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LSU SC
Overall 15-17 13-19
Conference 3-15 4-14
Home 9-8 11-8
Away 3-7 2-8
Neutral 3-2 0-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 74.9
Avg Pts Against 78.5 76.5
Massey 14.6 (#34) 6.5 (#93)
Bradley-Terry 2.71 (#28) 0.25 (#155)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.76 (#26) 0.53 (#140)
RPI 0.600 (#41) 0.483 (#208)
Shooting & Four Factors LSU SC
FG% 51.1% 46.7%
3PT% 33.2% 30.8%
REB / G 39.4 34.5
OREB / G 10.6 9.2
AST / TO 1.45 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.0% 54.2%
TOV% 15.2% 14.3%
ORB% 33.9% 28.7%
FT Rate 35.5% 29.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 14.7%
DRB% 71.2% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 22.1%

Game Analysis

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