Is there a reason LSU is 2 point underdogs tomorrow at home vs A&M?

They took us lightly last time. That won’t happen again. They are actually a pretty good team.

Take a look at the NET rankings and KenPom, I know those aren't primary reasons but they do factor in, I think.

People basically see aTm as a better team than LSU and one game rarely changes that perception. They have an identity as a stingy defensive team, LSU really doesn't have an identity, to me. If LSU can string together a couple of more SEC wins they will probably move up a bit in those. I think if they put together a good consistent 40 minutes, it will help perception. The team has not done that very often if at all. I think the identity they want is good defense and points in transition off of turnovers and defensive rebounds. I think, not sure though. Consistent play should clarify that.

NET
aTm - 44
LSU - 90

POM
aTm - 36
LSU - 84

A&M is really better than they've played. I have a suspicion they'll come out like those late 60's/early 70's UCLA teams tomorrow afternoon, and Buzz will show us the real Aggy team

We were 7.5 point dogs at A&M

The oddsmakers don’t just sit around and make subjective guesses on games based upon what they watch. They have data driven analytical (numerical) predictive power ratings. Similar, but not quite exactly like KenPom, Sargain, etc.

The analytical data suggests A&M is a top 40 team. LSU is in the 80’s. Ole Miss, for example was in the 70’s going into Wednesday night despite being ranked 22 in the human polls. The oddsmakers don’t care, at all, about the human polls. They simply trust their own data.

That data predicts A&M is 5-7 points better than LSU right now. LSU as the home team gets anywhere from 4-6 points added to their predictive number. Therefore, you get a line of LSU (+1 or +2)

simply put it's because they are a good team and in basketball 1 game doesn't change anything