LSU vs Louisiana Tech matchup
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The gist
LSU (1-0) hosts Louisiana Tech (1-0) on Sep 12 at 6:30 p.m. CT in Tiger Stadium.
Both teams opened with lopsided wins, but LSU is favored by 32.5 points.
Background
LSU opened its season with a 51-10 win over Clemson, while Louisiana Tech beat Northwestern State 80-6, a program record for points in a Division I-level game. The two programs are playing in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1940 and 1941. Last year, LSU won 23-7 in a game it never truly separated in, and Louisiana Tech is coming off an eight-win season that included an Independence Bowl win and a transition from Conference USA to the Sun Belt.
How it unfolded
- Sep 6, 2025Louisiana Tech played at LSU in Tiger Stadium; LSU won 23-7, the fewest points Tech had allowed to the Tigers since a 20-2 loss in 1913.
- Sep 5, 2026LSU opened its season with a 51-10 win over Clemson in Baton Rouge despite a two-hour weather delay; Sam Leavitt threw for 230 yards and added 113 rushing yards with two rushing scores.
- Sep 5, 2026Louisiana Tech opened its season with an 80-6 win over Northwestern State, a program record for most points in a Division I-level game, scoring 10 touchdowns.
- Sep 7, 2026LSU opened as 32.5-point favorites over Louisiana Tech with an over/under of 55.5 points, per FanDuel.
- Sep 7, 2026BetMGM listed LSU -33.5, over/under 55.5, moneyline LSU -15000 / Louisiana Tech +3500.
- Sep 7, 2026LSU was listed as a 34.5-point favorite over Louisiana Tech with over/under 55.5 and moneyline LSU -25000 / Louisiana Tech +4500, per BetMGM.
- Sep 10, 2026Preview listed three matchups to watch, including LSU defensive coordinator Blake Baker vs. Louisiana Tech quarterback Blake Baker.
- Sep 11, 2026Louisiana Tech preview noted the game is the first time LSU and Tech have played in back-to-back seasons since 1940 and 1941, and just the third time ever since 1929 and 1930.
- Sep 12, 2026LSU (1-0) vs. Louisiana Tech (1-0) scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on SEC Network+.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- And The Valley Shook predicts LSU 58 - LA Tech 13.
- Analysts
- Zach Dimmitt (via azcentral) predicts Louisiana Tech will score an early touchdown to take a 7-0 lead, but LSU will wake up and run away with the game; the storyline is the danger of LSU looking ahead to Ole Miss.
- Analysts
- Bookies.com (via azcentral) advises betting LSU to cover vs Louisiana Tech.
- Official
- Lane Kiffin (LSU head coach) was noncommittal on whether LSU will add Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to the 105-man roster ahead of the Louisiana Tech game.
Still unverified
Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, ex-NFL players granted a fifth year of eligibility, are legally able to return and play college football but were left off the roster for the Clemson game; Kiffin was noncommittal on adding them ahead of the Louisiana Tech game.