College football · Week 4 · Saturday, September 26, 7:30 PM ET · Final Texas A&M 6, LSU 35
Texas A&M at 10LSU
LSU −3 at our first look, −8.5 at kickoff. SEC game.
Conditions · Tiger Stadium (LA): At kickoff: 86°F, wind 5 mph, dry.
The read at kickoff
News: Texas A&M 0.0 · LSU 0.0. Market: moved 5.5 toward LSU.
Landed: Texas A&M 6, LSU 35. LSU covered the closing line (LSU −8.5). The move toward LSU was right. 41 points, under the closing total of 52.
Texas A&M Aggies 0.0
No news that moves the number.
LSU Tigers 0.0
No news that moves the number.
Quarterback news, valued from college efficiency (this season, plus last at half weight) over the team's next quarterback, in points from his team's side. College football has no official injury report: statuses come from team and media reports. News that broke before the line opened is already in the opening number.
Line Movement
Final: Texas A&M 6, LSU 35. LSU beat the closing number by 20.5.
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | −3 | |
| Market move, no reported news | Wed Sep 16, 7:55 PM ET | -1 |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sun Sep 20, 9:55 AM ET | -4.5 |
| Closing line | −8.5 |
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | 58.3% (−140) | |
| Market move, no reported news | Wed Sep 16, 7:55 PM ET | 65.4% (−189) |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sun Sep 20, 9:55 AM ET | 79.9% (−398) |
| Less than the spread implies | 74.4% (−291) | |
| Closing line | 74.4% (−291) |
Final: 41 points, under the closing total of 52.
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | 57.5 | |
| Market move, no reported news | Wed Sep 2, 5:55 PM ET | -3.5 |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sun Sep 20, 9:55 AM ET | -2 |
| Closing line | 52 |
Every Book · LSU side
| Book | Spread | Price | Moneyline | Decimal | Win % (no-vig) | Total | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus | −8.5 | −110 | −350 | 1.29 | 74.4% | 52 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| DraftKings | −8.5 | −108 | −345 | 1.29 | 74.4% | 52.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| FanDuel | −8.5 | −105 | −315 | 1.32 | 72.7% | 52.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| BetMGM | −8 | −110 | −325 | 1.31 | 73.9% | 52.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| Caesars | −8.5 | −107 | −345 | 1.29 | 74.4% | 52.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| Fanatics | −8.5 | −110 | −350 | 1.29 | 74.5% | 52 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| BetRivers | −8.5 | −110 | −345 | 1.29 | 73.3% | 52.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| BetOnline | −8 | −110 | −350 | 1.29 | 74.7% | 52 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| Bovada | −8.5 | −110 | −360 | 1.28 | 74.8% | 52 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| LowVig | −8 | −106 | −350 | 1.29 | 74.7% | 52 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| MyBookie | −8.5 | −110 | −350 | 1.29 | 74.2% | 52 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| BetUS | −8.5 | −110 | −350 | 1.29 | 74.7% | 52 | Sat 5:55 PM |
College football has no official injury report: our notes come from team and media reports, linked at the source, in our own words. Lines are the consensus (the median across U.S. sportsbooks) unless a book is named.