Texas Bowl (@ Houston)
LSU (6-6) vs Kansas State (7-5)
— Interim coach for this game; Kelly will be observing.
— LSU won its last two games to become bowl eligible.
— Tigers’ QB transferred to Texas A&M; backup threw 55 passes.
— LSU held last four opponents to 311 or fewer TY.
— Tigers are 6-1 if they score 27+ points, 0-5 if they don’t.
— LSU has 9 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
— Tigers have 97 returning starts on the offensive line.
— LSU’s junior QB has made 16 starts.
— Tigers are 13-4-1 ATS last 18 games as underdogs.
— LSU won its last three bowls, scoring 48.3 ppg.
— Under is 4-1 in last five LSU games.
— K-State is 7-1 scoring 24+ points, 0-4 when it doesn’t.
— Wildcats were held under 300 TY in last three games.
— K-State is 6-2 when it gains 300+ TY, 1-3 when it doesn’t.
— Wildcats threw for 65 yards in last game, a 22-17 loss to Texas.
— K-State is 2-4-1 ATS TY in games with single digit spread.
— Wildcats have 10 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
— K-State has 53 returning starts on offensive line.
— Wildcats have senior QB with 37 career starts.
— K-State lost three of its last five bowls.
— Wildcats (+3) won this bowl 33-28 five years ago.
— Four of last five K-State games stayed under.
— Underdogs covered last three Texas Bowls.
— Last 10 years, Big X teams are 5-3 ATS in Texas Bowls.
— SEC teams are 21-15 SU in last 36 games vs Big X opponents.