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I figured if Jake Fromm ever got to start in the NFL, State Farm should sign him up quickly.

LSU is a 4.5-point favorite over Clemson at FanDuel, and a 5.5-point favorite at DraftKings. The total sits at a consensus 69 across the market as of Saturday night. Entering Saturday, our power ratings made Clemson a 4-point favorite over LSU.19 hours ago

LSU vs. Clemson Odds: Opening Line for 2020 National ...

[color=var(--lc)]ccording to the Action Network[/url], at least one sportsbook had Alabama as a nine-point favorite to start last Saturday, when it became clear that the Crimson Tide and Tigers would be meeting for the fourth consecutive season. In Las Vegas, the early consensus had the spread at Alabama by seven.[/color]

Since then, however, [color=var(--lc)]the line narrowed[/url], going as low as -4.5 for Alabama at some books. As of Monday afternoon, however, the vast majority of spreads seem to have settled at Alabama as a 5.5-point favorite.[/font][/size][/color]



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LSU is a 4.5-point favorite over Clemson at FanDuel, 

Alright then I'll amend my prediction.

LSU 38.5
Clemson 34

I was shocked at the ease with which LSU scored, I think they just scored another TD.

It's a bummer that kids want to skip bowl games.  It does serve to underscore that these games tend to matter a lot more to fans, than they do to the players.  The CFP games being the exception, I suppose.  At least for now...

About 2/3rds of these players are simply hurt, the rest are sitting out to avoid injury and prepare for the combine.  One OL didn't make the grade, literally.

I was surprised at Herrien, as a good game in the SB might help him get drafted, and at D'Andre Swift, who doesn't need to prove anything now, but he may be hurt.

I hear the team is not interested in facing "Baylor", whoever that is.

Not surprising, Georgia's never interested in playing the Sugar Bowl.

LSU slaughtering OU.  Is LSU really that good or was OU not really that good (#4 CFP)? 

Maybe Clemson and OSU will be a great game.

LSU is that good.
Because of the limitations of Jalen Hurts and an 80%-new OL, this--at the end of the season--was the least prolific OU offense since Trevor Knight was the QB.
OU needed a bunch of things to go right to be competitive with LSU.  All of those things went wrong.  Inept start on offense.  Bad no-call on the blatant DPI by LSU, which led to the shanked punt which set up LSU for the short drive that made it 21-7.  And then things got worse!
The only thing better about that game compared to the 52-19 ass-kicking by USC in the 2004 (season) Orange Bowl was that we had better talent then, and the team quit once USC opened up a lead.  This team was much less talented, but kept fighting.
Congrats to LSU.  They are really good.  I hope that they beat Clemson.