SB Nation’s preview picks LSU to beat Texas A&M 34-20, which would end LSU’s two-game losing streak against the Aggies. The writer says motion could exploit A&M’s man-heavy coverage and test a defensive line that lost three players to the NFL.
Kentucky used shifts and motion to free receivers against A&M’s man coverage, according to the preview. LSU’s run game could also exploit the Aggies up front, but its offensive line struggled against Ole Miss despite Dilin Jones’ 106 yards and a touchdown.
Marcel Reed troubled LSU in the teams’ previous two meetings, the writer says. Still, the author cites Reed’s inconsistent play and calls this potentially the weakest defensive line of Mike Elko’s tenure at A&M as reasons to favor the Tigers.
