The 16^th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to face the LSU Tigers at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center with the game scheduled to start at 1:00 PM ET on Saturday afternoon and will air on ESPN.

The Alabama Crimson Tide enter this game ranked 16^th in the AP Poll and 16^th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 16-7 which includes an SEC record of 8-2 in the SEC, however, Alabama is coming off an 81-99 loss on the road against the Auburn Tigers on Wednesday which also ended their four-game winning streak. The success of the Crimson Tide this season can be attributed to their play offensively as they are averaging the 3^rd most points per game with an average of 89.48 points per game. 

Defensively, Alabama has been a below-average team as they are allowing an average of 76.22 points per game which is more than the national average of 71.85 points allowed per game. Mark Sears has been one of the better players on the team and leads the team in scoring, assists, and steals with an average of 20.3 points, 3.9 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. The Alabama Crimson Tide will look to bounce back following the loss against Auburn when they travel to face the LSU Tigers.

The LSU Tigers enter this game with a record of 12-10 and are in 9^th place in the SEC with a record of 4-5 in conference games while having lost four of their previous five games including Wednesday’s 68-88 loss on the road against the Tennessee Volunteers. The Tigers have been a slightly below-average team defensively as they are allowing an average of 72.91 points allowed per game, however, LSU has been an above-average team offensively as they are averaging 77.09 points per game. 

Jordan Wright has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in scoring, assists, and steals while being tied for the team lead in rebounds with an average of 15.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. The LSU Tigers will look to bounce back from the loss against the Volunteers when they host the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday afternoon.

BookMaker has the Alabama Crimson Tide listed as 6-point favorites on the road against the LSU Tigers on Saturday afternoon. Alabama has won eight of the last ten including the previous three meetings. The Crimson Tide have covered the spread in six of the previous ten and two of the last three games in the series. The Alabama Crimson Tide are 14-9 ATS overall, 3-3 ATS on the road, 12-5 ATS as a favorite, and 7-3 ATS in conference games this season while the LSU Tigers are 9-13 ATS overall, 5-7 ATS at home, 3-7 ATS as an underdog, and 4-5 ATS in conference games on the year.

Alabama is the better team this season and has been the dominant team in the series, winning eight of the last ten including three straight against LSU. The Crimson Tide have covered the spread in six of the last ten and two of the previous three games in the series while also having been the better team at covering the spread this season with a record of 14-9 ATS overall and 7-3 ATS in conference games while the Tigers are 9-13 ATS overall and 4-5 ATS in conference games. Lay the points with the Alabama Crimson Tide when they travel to face the LSU Tigers on Saturday afternoon.