Pitt seems like a tough opponent tomorrow

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t will be a good loss

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Or a very good win

They have a lot of size and shoot the ball at a good percentage from 2 and 3.

Ishmael Leggett and Damian Dunn are Pitt's top scorers. They are tall guards, excellent outside sooters and really good on the defensive side. IDK how Sears will be able to shake their defense consistently to get the offense going.

Not expecting to win this game. If they do however we got something this year

Would be a huge win if LSU can get it.

Pitt looks to be better than Kansas St. However, the "stadium" environment will be MUCH different tomorrow than it was at K-State given the game will take place in a ballroom with probably less than 1,000 fans in attendance. Pitt has been excellent (against relatively weak competition). But this is also their first game away from home. LSU has ridden the rollercoaster in the first 4 games. Good performance, then bad performance, then good performance, then bad. If the trend holds LSU should play well tomorrow, but who knows?

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I don't see them beating Pitt or Wisconsin

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Wisconsin gets the benefit of the doubt because they have been a consistently good program for two decades now, but this season they've looked a lot like LSU. The struggled against Holy Cross in the opener (trailed at the half) before winning. They struggled against Montana St for a half before pulling away. They then get a big win at home over Arizona before barely surviving against UT - Rio Grand.

If LSU can go 1-1 it would be a "win". 2-0 would be tremendous and go a long way in suggesting this team could be NCAA Tournament caliber. 0-2 would be disappointing. It would mean LSU would have to beat both FSU and SMU to put together a decent non-conf. resume.

and before anyone asks the game is being streamed on CBS Sports Network and FUBO TV

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It's early, but the SEC is very strong this season, so it's hard to say where Pitt would stack up in the SEC. I've said before that this season's LSU team is better than last season but probably ends up with a worse SEC record than last season

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It's way too early to draw sweeping conclusions about the SEC. Last year the league put 8 teams in the NCAAT (tied with the Big 12), so it is hard to say, conclusively, the league is "stronger" this year other than to account for the inclusion of OU & Texas. On paper, on 11/21/24, LSU's SEC schedule looks like it could be more favorable than last year's schedule. They don't have to play Alabama 2x like they have for, seemingly, forever. They've essentially traded Alabama for Ole Miss in that respect. They will only play Auburn, Texas, Florida, Tennessee 1x this season. All of those games are at home. That means of the SEC teams that are presently ranked (Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Tenn., Florida, A&M) LSU will play 6 home games and 5 road games against that group. (LSU will play OM, Ark, A&M 2x)

6-3 at home, 3-6 on the road is the path LSU took to 9-9 last season. It won't be easy by any means, but getting 6 wins at home and 3 on the road is not a massive ask.

Pitt is currently ranked 21st in ESPN's BPI index, up from 35th. LSU is currently 55th, up from 68th.

ESPN is giving Pitt a 67.4% chance of winning.

Whatever all that means...

Pitt opens at -4.5, immediately moves to -5.5...


honestly, lay the points