I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML LSU -12.1 (-22.1) 148.9 (-2.9) 84% ✗
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% ✗

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
Feb 19, 2025 LSU 81 – 67 SC
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 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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