Sunday’s game features the LSU Tigers (9-2) and the New Orleans Privateers (2-8) squaring off at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in what should be a lopsided matchup, with a projected 87-64 victory for heavily favored LSU according to our computer prediction. Tipoff is at 3:00 PM ET on December 22.

Based on our computer prediction, New Orleans should cover the spread, which is listed at 27.5. The two sides are projected to go under the 151.5 over/under.

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LSU vs. New Orleans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024
• Time: 3:00 PM ET
• TV: SEC Network+
• Where: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Venue: Pete Maravich Assembly Center
• Line: LSU -27.5
• Point total: 151.5
• Moneyline (to win): LSU -33333, New Orleans +4000

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LSU vs. New Orleans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  LSU 87, New Orleans 64

Spread & Total Prediction for LSU vs. New Orleans

• Pick ATS: New Orleans (+27.5)
• Pick OU: Under (151.5)

LSU is 6-5-0 against the spread, while New Orleans’ ATS record this season is 5-5-0. The Tigers have gone over the point total in five games, while Privateers games have gone over five times. The two teams average 148.3 points per game combined, 3.2 fewer than this matchup’s over/under.

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LSU Performance Insights

• The Tigers’ +143 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 13 points per game) is a result of scoring 81.7 points per game (61st in college basketball) while allowing 68.7 per outing (112th in college basketball).
• The 36.8 rebounds per game LSU averages rank 35th in the country, and are 4.6 more than the 32.2 its opponents collect per outing.
• LSU knocks down 1.8 more threes per game than the opposition, 8.3 (145th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.5.
• The Tigers rank 165th in college basketball with 97.2 points scored per 100 possessions, and 24th in college basketball defensively with 81.7 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• LSU forces 12.9 turnovers per game (124th in college basketball) while committing 13 (290th in college basketball play).

New Orleans Performance Insights

• The Privateers’ -181 scoring differential (being outscored by 18.1 points per game) is a result of putting up 66.6 points per game (330th in college basketball) while allowing 84.7 per outing (359th in college basketball).
• New Orleans falls short in the rebound battle by an average of 7.0 boards. It records 31.7 rebounds per game (255th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 38.7.
• New Orleans makes 3.4 fewer threes per game than the opposition, 6.5 (295th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 9.9.
• New Orleans has committed 1.3 more turnovers than its opponents, averaging 12.7 (274th in college basketball) while forcing 11.4 (232nd in college basketball).

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