LSU vs Central Michigan 9/18/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions
Central Michigan Chippewas (1-1) vs. LSU Tigers (1-1)
September 18, 2021 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: LSU Tigers -20 / Central Michigan Chippewas +20; Over/Under: 59.5
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The LSU Tigers meet the Central Michigan Chippewas in week 3 college football action from Tiger Stadium on Saturday night.
The Central Michigan Chippewas will try to build on their 45-0 win over Robert Morris last time out. Jacob Sirmon has thrown for 405 yards, 4 touchdowns and 2 inteceptions while Daniel Richardson’s thrown for a pair of TDs as well this year. Lew Nichols III has 214 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns while Dallas Dixon has a team-high 156 receiving yards coming on 10 catches with a pair of touchdowns. JaCorey Sullivan also has 136 receiving yards with 3 scores as well for the Chips this season. Defensively, Troy Brown leads the Chippewas with 12 total tackles while Gabe Kreski also has 10 total tackles and Devonni Reed has 10 total tackles with a team-high 8 solo tackles this season.
The LSU Tigers will look to build on their 34-7 win over McNeese State last time out. Max Johnson has thrown for 491 yards, 6 touchdowns and an interception on 60.3% passing while Tyrion Davis-Price has a team-high 68 rushing yards this season. Keyshon Boutte leads LSU with 14 catches for 179 yards and 5 touchdowns this season. Damone Clark has a team0high 21 total tackles with a team-high 15 solo tackles while Ander Anthony has a team-high 3.5 sacks and Maason Smith has 3 sacks for LSU this season.
Central Michigan is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the over is 8-2 in their last 10 games as an underdog. LSU is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a home favorite and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a win while the over is 7-1 in their last 8 games in September.
This feels like a slightly tall task for LSU with such a big number being laid here, but I think that this game is simply a case of David vs. Goliath and in this one, Goliath is the one that squashes David. Central Michigan just doesn’t have the pace and power to keep up with LSU even in somewhat of a rebuild year. I think this is going to get painful for the Chips, So I’ll lay it and play it with LSU here.
