LSU hosts Alabama in top-25 SEC matchup

No. 9 Alabama (6-2) at No. 15 LSU (6-2), Nov. 7 at 3:30 p.m. EST.

Opening Line: LSU by 4.5. Against the spread: LSU 4-4, Alabama 4-4.

How to watch: ABC

Key stats

LSU Offense

Overall: 510 yards per game (6th in FBS)

Passing: 317.9 yards per game (8th)

Rushing: 192.1 yards per game (31st)

Scoring: 40.1 points per game (7th)

LSU Defense

Overall: 258.3 yards per game (5th in FBS)

Passing: 172.8 yards per game (13th)

Rushing: 85.5 yards per game (8th)

Scoring: 16 points per game (16th)

Alabama Offense

Overall: 411.9 yards per game (47th in FBS)

Passing: 260 yards per game (31st)

Rushing: 151.9 yards per game (75th)

Scoring: 38.3 points per game (12th)

Alabama Defense

Overall: 330.4 yards per game (41st in FBS)

Passing: 222.4 yards per game (86th)

Rushing: 108 yards per game (27th)

Scoring: 21.3 points per game (45th)

LSU ranks 9th in FBS in third down percentage, converting 51.7% of the time.

LSU ranks 87th in the FBS with a -2 turnover margin, compared to Alabama's 11th-ranked +7 margin.

Alabama is 134th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 96.3% of trips. LSU's red zone offense ranks 37th, scoring on 88.9% of red zone opportunities.

LSU ranks 13th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 33:00.

Team leaders

LSU

Passing: Sam Leavitt, 2,172 yards, 17 TDs, 8 INTs, 70.3 completion percentage

Rushing: Dilin Jones, 658 yards on 149 carries, 6 TDs

Receiving: Jackson Harris, 634 yards on 36 catches, 7 TDs

Alabama

Passing: Keelon Russell, 2,057 yards, 15 TDs, 5 INTs, 67.0 completion percentage

Rushing: Daniel Hill, 332 yards on 71 carries, 4 TDs

Receiving: Lotzeir Brooks, 488 yards on 29 catches, 1 TD

Last game

LSU won 38-17 over Auburn on Oct. 24. Leavitt led LSU with 388 yards on 32-of-45 passing (71.1%) for three touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball eight times for 54 yards and one rushing touchdown. Jones carried the ball 21 times for 91 yards and scored one touchdown, adding four receptions for 27 yards. Harris recorded 178 yards on nine catches with two touchdowns.

Alabama won 31-20 over Texas A&M on Oct. 24. Russell passed for 311 yards on 19-of-30 attempts (63.3%) with three touchdowns and one interception. He also carried the ball nine times for 20 yards. Hill had 36 rushing yards on nine carries, adding two receptions for 17 yards and one touchdown. Rico Scott had six receptions for 156 yards.

Next game

LSU hosts No. 10 Texas on Nov. 14. Alabama plays at Vanderbilt on Nov. 14.