Remember DeepSeek, the alternative to ChatGPT? I asked it to predict this game.

Live data is why I prefer grok.

Bad news, baws...

Prompt- Predict the score and guess how the lsu vanderbilt football game goes this saturday


Game Overview- The No. 10 LSU Tigers (5-1, 2-1 SEC) face the No. 17 Vanderbilt Commodores (5-1, 1-1 SEC) on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. ET in FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN. This is a rare SEC matchup where Vanderbilt enters as a 2.5-point favorite, with a moneyline of -145 for Vandy and +120 for LSU. The over/under is set at 49 points, reflecting expectations for a competitive, moderate-scoring affair. LSU has dominated the series historically (9-0 SU in the last 9 meetings, including a 24-17 win last year), but Vanderbilt's breakout season under Clark Lea—fueled by a high-powered offense and home-field energy—has flipped the script. ESPN's FPI gives Vanderbilt a 60% win probability, while models like those from The Athletic peg it at 58%.

Key Stats and Matchup Insights-Both teams are off gritty performances: LSU edged South Carolina 20-10 behind a stifling defense, while Vanderbilt fell 30-14 at Alabama but showed fight. Here's a quick comparison of their 2025 season stats (through 6 games)-




LSU Strengths: Elite defense (top-5 in scoring defense, 21st in total yards allowed) led by LB West Weeks (24 tackles) and DB Tamarcus Cooley (2 INTs). QB Garrett Nussmeier has been inconsistent (4 TDs, 4 INTs in SEC play), but the run game (e.g., Logan Durham's 70 yards vs. USC) keeps them balanced.

Vanderbilt Strengths: Explosive offense powered by dual-threat QB Diego Pavia (60% completion, 198 pass yds + 58 rush yds vs. Alabama) and a top-4 rushing efficiency (6.6 yds/attempt). They've scored 35+ in 3 of 6 games but struggled in the red zone (turnovers vs. Alabama).
Key Matchup: LSU's stout front seven vs. Vanderbilt's tempo-driven rush attack. Vandy's 3-0 at home and rested after a bye, but LSU's road underdog ATS record (2-3) under Brian Kelly suggests resilience.

My Prediction: Vanderbilt 24, LSU 20 This shapes up as a classic trap game for LSU— a sneaky-good Vanderbilt squad at home could exploit the Tigers' offensive inconsistencies (stop-start passing, red-zone woes) while their defense forces 1-2 turnovers from Nussmeier. Vandy's high-octane scoring (43+ PPG) gets tested by LSU's shutdown unit, leading to a field-goal-heavy battle that stays under the total. Expect Pavia to scramble for a key first down late, and the Commodores to pull ahead with a go-ahead score in the fourth quarter after trailing at halftime. LSU fights back but falls short, dropping to 5-2 and handing Vandy their first ranked win since 2019. It's a low-scoring upset (under 49 hits), with Vanderbilt covering the -2.5 spread.

Bold call: Sedrick Alexander rushes for 100+ yards, and the game features under 50 total plays due to LSU's time-of-possession control. Geaux Vandy? In this timeline, yeah.



Only a few hallucinations.. Logan Durham sounds like a beast

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My Prediction: Vanderbilt 24, LSU 20 This shapes up as a classic trap game for LSU— a sneaky-good Vanderbilt squad at home could exploit the Tigers' offensive inconsistencies (stop-start passing, red-zone woes) while their defense forces 1-2 turnovers from Nussmeier. Vandy's high-octane scoring (43+ PPG) gets tested by LSU's shutdown unit, leading to a field-goal-heavy battle that stays under the total. Expect Pavia to scramble for a key first down late, and the Commodores to pull ahead with a go-ahead score in the fourth quarter after trailing at halftime. LSU fights back but falls short, dropping to 5-2 and handing Vandy their first ranked win since 2019. It's a low-scoring upset (under 49 hits), with Vanderbilt covering the -2.5 spread.

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This is essentially everyone's prediction who thinks LSU loses and the obvious way they lose.

Vandy’s high octane offense vs:

Charleston Southern
Utah State
Virginia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Alabama

Scored 31-7 vs USC with 1 turnover to South Carolina’s 4. Sellers missed the 2nd half with an injury

Scored 14 vs Alabama.

So when they finally played a D with a pulse, they had 333 yards and 14 points.

We are screwed bro...read your bible

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According to some of our fans West Weeks sucks and is overrated.

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West is good and he's usually in on tackles. He just lacks agility.

Keys is going to be a beast next season though. He's still learning his reads and gets out of position too much, but once he gets coached up a bit more he's going to lead the LB room.

Vandy may score 17 against this LSU defense only because they had an extra week to prepare.

28-17 LSU(no turnovers)

Everyone saying LSU will lose this game is focusing on the LSU offense and not enough credit to the defense to create adversity/ turnovers for Vanderbilt. There is plenty of film on Pavia for Baker to come up with an effective scheme. He did whiff against Chambliss but that was because he didn't have the film on for his tendencies.

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I wish AI would die

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It's not going anywhere anytime soon

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Vandy’s high octane offense vs:

Charleston Southern
Utah State
Virginia Tech
Georgia State
South Carolina
Alabama

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You act like they Vandy has played the worst teams in FBS.
Their non-conference SOS is actually better than ours (thank you Southeastern).
They are better than you think. This one could go either way.
Hope I’m wrong.

SOS: LSU- 5, Vandy- 18
Future SOS: LSU- 4, Vandy- 8
In-conference SOS: LSU- 19, Vandy- 6
Non-conference SOS: LSU- 25, Vandy- 19

If we were doing BCS rankings, LSU would be 10 and Vandy would be 19.

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The AI posts are very uninteresting

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Disagree. I’m always interested in an “unbiased” perspective on data.
Too many times, voters use the “EYE TEST” to evaluate a team.
"Well, they just look good.” The human element will always have a bias.
That is why, I was/am all for the old BCS rankings.