#10 LSU vs #17 Vanderbilt Picks

SBR Andy · 10-14-25, 02:47 PM

SBR's Brendan Schaeffer is backing Vandy as part of his moneyline picks for Week 8:

Vanderbilt ML (-132 FanDuel)

"I still have LSU on fraud watch as the paper Tigers haven’t beaten a power conference opponent with a winning record yet.

Vandy is still licking its wounds from its most recent loss at Alabama, but the Commodores have been dominant at home, going 2-1 ATS and boasting an average margin of victory of 37 points per game.

That’s problematic for an LSU team averaging just 19.8 PPG against FBS competition. LSU has racked up its wins against offenses outside the top 50 in adjusted efficiency per FPI, and it lost against Ole Miss, which ranks 23rd in AdjO. Vanderbilt ranks No. 1 in the nation in the metric."

SBR Andy · 10-17-25, 10:40 AM

SBR's Rob Paul is zeroing in on a QB prop for LSU vs Vandy as part of his best NCAAF player props for Saturday:

Garrett Nussmeier o1.5 TD Passes (+100 BetMGM)

"It's been a wild ride for Garrett Nussmeier this season. At one point, he was being projected as the No. 1 pick in NFL mock drafts and sat as the Heisman Trophy odds favorite. At another point, he was playing so poorly that rumors of an injury popped up. Now, water seems to have found its level.

Nussmeier looked like his old gunslinging self last week against South Carolina, with two TD passes and two interceptions. Against Vanderbilt on Saturday, LSU will need to lean on his arm against a Commodores defense that's struggled against the pass - and with the Tigers' run game being non-existent.

Vandy ranks No. 111 in EPA per pass on defense and has allowed the most TD passes in the SEC (11). Nussmeier's aggressive style should come in handy - he's fifth in the country in big-time throws (14)."