Tennessee football at LSU: Five best prop bets
1. Tennessee -1 first half spread (-108 on FanDuel)
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You could also take Tennessee football -1.5 in the first half at -110 on WynnBET, but everything about this one is a better deal. If you are going to take the Vols, there’s a slightly better payout here, and you at least have a shot at a push. Anyway, this is actually a fairly easy bet.
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LSU is an awful first half team. They get red-hot in the second half, but they have a bad habit of falling behind. The Vols, meanwhile, are great in the first half, the second quarter in particular. It’s likely they continue that second-quarter success, but then there’s another factor that gives them a huge advantage in this one.
As mentioned earlier, Josh Heupel had two weeks to prepare for this game. That gives him the chance to pull out a lot of prepared calls early on that Brian Kelly and LSU, who just had to fight off Auburn in a difficult setting, won’t be prepared for. That will give UT a strong first quarter to go with its second quarter play.
Because of that, Tennessee football will build a huge first half lead. Now, the spread of 2.5 makes sense because LSU will come back in the second half. Also, the over/under 31.5 in the first half is too tricky because LSU’s offense may be that bad.
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What’s clear, though, is the Vols seem very likely to build a huge first half lead with the question being if LSU can come back. That makes taking them in essentially a pick ’em for the first half a heck of a deal. This is the best best you can make on the day.