LSU’s Fournette Passes on Bowl Game

The 2016 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl pits the LSU Tigers and the Louisville Cardinals against each other on Saturday. The battle at Camping World Stadium Stadium kicks off at 11 am EST. It features Ed Orgeron in his first game after officially becoming the LSU Head Coach. It also features a LSU squad without one of the nation’s top running backs in Leonard Fournette. He is bypassing the game to focus on the NFL Draft. Oddsmakers currently have the LSU Tigers listed as 3-point favorites in the Citrus Bowl.  The game’s total is sitting at 60. Louisville lost its last outing, a 41-38 result against Kentucky Wildcats on November 26. Louisville failed to cover in that game as a -27.5-point favorite, while the 79 combined points took the game OVER the total. Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Lamar Jackson tries to add to his 51 total touchdowns against the nations 14th ranked defense. Jackson ran for 1,538 yards and 21 touchdowns this season.  He also passed for 3,390 yards and 30 touchdowns. He wasn’t at his best in the final two games of the year as Houston sacked him 11 times. He committed four turnovers against Kentucky as well, but still posted an easy Heisman victory. LSU was a 54-39 winner in its last match on the road against Texas A&M Aggies. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 93 sent OVER bettors to the payout window. LSU (7-4) has the personnel to make life difficult for the dual-threat quarterback. LSU is sixth nationally in scoring defense at 16.4 points per game. They are 14th in total defense (323.0 yards per game). Only Texas A&M broke the 21-point barrier against the Tigers this season.

Citrus Bowl Stats and Matchups

LSU: Team record: 7-4 SU,5-6 ATS Louisiana State is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games Louisiana State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Louisiana State’s last 15 games Louisville: Team record: 9-3 SU,6-6 ATS Louisville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games Louisville is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games The total has gone OVER in 12 of Louisville’s last 17 games Get all your College Football Odds at Bovada Online Sportsbook.