LSU at UCLA - 2021 Matchup Preview
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Saturday, September 4th 2021 (8:30 PM EDT)
LSU -2 (64.0)
UCLA 38 - LSU: 27

 
Tigers (6 - 7) (5 - 7 - 1)
Coach Ed Orgeron (47 - 15)
Avg Score : 23 - 20 (16 - 20 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Our Line: -5  (SP+ UCLA -5)
Projected Score: LSU: 27 - UCLA: 20 (47)
LSU Win prob: 55% | Cover: 50%
LSU Travel: 1593 miles, 2 hrs ahead
Bruins (8 - 4) (8 - 4 - 0)
Coach Chip Kelly (12 - 22)
Avg Score : 18 - 33 (20 - 35 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
LSU's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/4 LSU at UCLA-2.064.0L 27 - 38ON
Sat 9/11 LSU vs McNeese-39.066.0W 34 - 7UN
Sat 9/18 LSU vs Central Michigan-19.561.0W 49 - 21OY
Sat 9/25 LSU at Mississippi State-1.554.5W 28 - 25UY
Sat 10/2 LSU vs Auburn-2.557.0L 19 - 24UN
Sat 10/9 LSU at Kentucky+2.050.5L 21 - 42ON
Sat 10/16 LSU vs Florida+12.561.0W 49 - 42OY
Sat 10/23 LSU at Ole Miss+9.076.5L 17 - 31UN
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/6 LSU at Alabama+29.566.5L 14 - 20UY
Sat 11/13 LSU vs Arkansas+3.059.5L 13 - 16UY
Sat 11/20 LSU vs UL Monroe-29.057.5W 27 - 14UN
Sat 11/27 LSU vs Texas A&M+6.047.0W 27 - 24OY
Tue 1/4 LSU vs Kansas State+9.547.0L 20 - 42ON

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Predictions for LSU's Schedule
UCLA's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 8/28 UCLA vs Hawai'i-17.567.0W 44 - 10UY
Sat 9/4 UCLA vs LSU+2.064.0W 38 - 27OY
BYE WEEK
Sat 9/18 UCLA vs Fresno State-11.064.0L 37 - 40ON
Sat 9/25 UCLA at Stanford-4.060.5W 35 - 24UY
Sat 10/2 UCLA vs Arizona State-3.056.5L 23 - 42ON
Sat 10/9 UCLA at Arizona-16.060.0W 34 - 16UY
Sat 10/16 UCLA at Washington+1.555.5W 24 - 17UY
Sat 10/23 UCLA vs Oregon-1.062.5L 31 - 34ON
Sat 10/30 UCLA at Utah+6.060.5L 24 - 44ON
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/13 UCLA vs Colorado-18.057.5W 44 - 20OY
Sat 11/20 UCLA at USC-4.566.5W 62 - 33OY
Sat 11/27 UCLA vs California-6.558.5W 42 - 14UY
Tue 12/28 UCLA vs NC State+2.060.0

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Predictions for UCLA's Schedule
Important Stats (2020)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
LSU.1743%22.845%2.8312242%3123.22.2847%19.849%45%3.6246.21.32.3
UCLA.2546%18.247%2.8823145%2243.96.1647%33.453%42%3.4453.41.91.4
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
LSU0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
UCLA0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
LSU Offense1022.816.443.4%3.221.3244341223123.443%57%45%42%14%.17
UCLA Defense733.434.747.1%3.441.4 - - - - - 47%53%53%42%16%.16
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
LSU Defense1019.820.446.9%3.622.3 - - - - - 46%54%49%45%19%.28
UCLA Offense718.219.546%3.961.9254552312245.159%41%47%45%17%.25

Additional Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
LSU1030:5623.534%71%6.146.21.32.36.22.4528.2
UCLA728:4924.645%41%6.953.41.91.46.63.1028.2
Run Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
LSU Offense1043%45%36.2121.93.48.022.8370%7%0.71
UCLA Defense747%53% - - - - .143.0675%10%0.82
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
LSU Defense1046%49% - - - - .183.0156%11%1.01
UCLA Offense759%47%45.6230.65.113.162.8864%11%1.05

Pass Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
LSU Offense1057%42%24.742.1312.17.412.6249.281.631%36%.47%1.9
UCLA Defense753%42% - - - - - - 8.171.531%36%.386%1.9
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
LSU Defense1054%45% - - - - - - 14.361.827%33%.478%2.7
UCLA Offense741%45%18.628.6224.47.912.1186.391.630%32%.426%2.1

LSU's Power Ratings
LSU's Power Rating: NR
LSU's Offense Rating: NR
LSU's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #5
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
LSU's 2021 Expected Record: -
LSU's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 4.1  #65
LSU's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.0  #72
LSU's Defense SP+ Rating: 25.6  #57

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
LSU:    UCLA: 7.2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
LSU: 4.1   UCLA: 9.4




UCLA's Power Ratings
UCLA's Power Rating: 7.2 NR
UCLA's Offense Rating: NR
UCLA's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #23
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
UCLA's 2021 Expected Record: -
UCLA's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 9.4  #41
UCLA's Offense SP+ Rating: 37.7  #12
UCLA's Defense SP+ Rating: 27.8  #76

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76


LSU Scoring
Offense: 22.8 PPG
Offense on Road: 16.4
Defense: 19.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 20.4

LSU's 2021 Record
Record: 6 - 7
Record vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 1
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record on Road: 1 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0
Projected Score
LSU 27
UCLA 20

Projected Total Points: 47
UCLA Scoring
Offense: 18.2 PPG
Offense at Home: 19.5
Defense: 33.4 PPG
Defense at Home: 34.7

UCLA's 2021 Record
Record: 8 - 4
Record vs Spread: 8 - 4 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 5
Record at home: 4 - 3
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 1 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202409/21LSU34UCLA17LSU -21.5UCLA56.5Under
202109/04UCLA38LSU27LSU -2UCLA64.0Over
TeamWinsCoversO/U
UCLA121 Overs
LSU101 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams2 - 01 - 10 - 11 - 0
Road Teams0 - 21 - 10 - 11 - 0

(#) LSU at (#) UCLA
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatLSUUCLA
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #65 #41
Perf GradeGrade #50 #69
OffenseOff #80 #50
DefenseDef #35 #98
Spec TeamsST #42 #106
TalentTal #5 #23
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
LSU on Offense
CategoryCat
LSU OffUCLA Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #80 #98
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #72 #76
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
LSU Run Game
CategoryCat
LSU OffUCLA Def
Run GameRun #119 #108
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #77 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #66
LSU Pass Game
CategoryCat
LSU OffUCLA Def
Pass GamePass #70 #58
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk #17 #103
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
UCLA on Offense
CategoryCatUCLA OffLSU Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #50 #35
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #12 #57
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
UCLA Run Game
CategoryCat
UCLA OffLSU Def
Run GameRun #7 #47
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #42 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #19
UCLA Pass Game
CategoryCatUCLA OffLSU Def
Pass GamePass #57 #61
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP Blk #61 #35
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
UCLA 5 Year Profile: Improving Below Avg P4
'21 Profile: Remains Below Avg P4

LSU 5 Year Profile: Declining Average P4
'21 Profile: Down to Top G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Rose Bowl
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 1
LSU 2.0 (64.0)
UCLA won vs LSU this year (38-27)

Previous Matchups
LSU beat UCLA in 2024 (34-17)

  
LSU's OC Jake Peetz (in his first season)
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LSU's DC Daronte Jones (in his first season)
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UCLA's OC Justin Frye (in his first season)
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UCLA's DC Jerry Azzinaro (in his first season)
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