The visiting Santa Barbara Gauchos hope to send their backers to the pay window on Friday as they look to cover the spread at Pete Maravich Assembly Center against the LSU Tigers.

The Tigers sport records of 18-15 and 18-12 ATS heading into this battle, while the Gauchos have 20-11 and 15-14 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 13-17 for the Tigers and 15-14 for the Gauchos.



View Santa Barbara vs LSU Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 5.5-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark, including Sportsbook. The total was set to open a bit later (check out Sportsbook for the latest situation(.



How They Match Up:


Santa Barbara was an 86-83 loser in its last match on the road against Idaho. They failed to cover the 1.5-point spread as favorites. James Nunnally went off for 25 points and added 3 rebounds but it wasn't enough as Idaho handed Santa Barbara an 86-83 defeat at Cowan Spectrum.

LSU lost its last outing, a 96-76 result against Oregon on March 13. They failed to cover in that game as a 7.5-point underdog. LSU was crushed on Tuesday, getting blown out by Oregon and falling by a 96-76 score at Matthew Knight Arena.


Santa Barbara Gauchos Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Illinois State are 1-0
After playing Idaho are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

LSU Tigers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 1-9
Before playing McNeese State are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

A few Gauchos at Tigers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Santa Barbara's last 7 games on the road
Santa Barbara is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Santa Barbara is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
LSU is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LSU's last 7 games
LSU is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
LSU is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
Santa Barbara at Illinois State, Monday, November 12
LSU home to McNeese State, Tuesday, November 13