Category	LSU		Texas Tech
S&P+ (Rk)	10		55
Category	LSU offense	Texas Tech defense	Texas Tech offense	LSU defense
Yards per play (Rk)	6.03 (30)	6.57 (120)	6.78 (6)	5.08 (45)
Yards per game (Rk)	410.9 (55)	545.6 (127)	585.1 (2)	344.7 (28)
Points per possession (Rk)	2.52 (42)	2.95 (119)	3.23 (7)	2.00 (58)
Category	LSU offense	Texas Tech defense	Texas Tech offense	LSU defense
S&P+ (Rk)	38.9 (16)	38.8 (118)	44.8 (1)	21.9 (27)
Rushing S&P+ (Rk)	125.2 (7)	80.1 (124)	129.8 (1)	105.1 (50)
Passing S&P+ (Rk)	112.6 (37)	94.7 (84)	118.0 (27)	124.9 (12)
Standard Downs S&P+ (Rk)	116.0 (17)	90.6 (104)	115.0 (22)	111.6 (32)
Passing Downs S&P+ (Rk)	119.4 (27)	80.7 (117)	145.2 (4)	130.1 (10)
Q1 S&P+ (Rk)	119.2 (23)	93.9 (88)	127.2 (10)	149.2 (3)
Q2 S&P+ (Rk)	110.2 (45)	84.2 (113)	130.4 (8)	117.6 (23)
Q3 S&P+ (Rk)	127.1 (13)	102.2 (64)	113.9 (35)	89.3 (106)
Q4 S&P+ (Rk)	116.8 (18)	78.3 (126)	126.5 (6)	117.7 (20)

Five biggest advantages* (according to the advanced stats)

_{* or smallest disadvantages}

LSU

Rushing Explosiveness (IsoPPP) (No. 4 offense vs. No. 126 defense)
Rushing S&P+ (No. 7 offense vs. No. 124 defense)
Second Down S&P+ (No. 7 offense vs. No. 111 defense)
Passing Downs Explosiveness (IsoPPP) (No. 15 offense vs. No. 117 defense)
Rushing Efficiency (Success Rate) (No. 17 offense vs. No. 116 defense)

Texas Tech

Run Stuffs (No. 2 offense vs. No. 100 defense)
Short-Yardage Rushing (No. 1 offense vs. No. 98 defense)
Rushing Explosiveness (IsoPPP) (No. 8 offense vs. No. 66 defense)
Rushing S&P+ (No. 1 offense vs. No. 50 defense)
Adj. Line Yards (No. 3 offense vs. No. 43 defense)

Five Factors

Category	LSU offense	Texas Tech defense	Texas Tech offense	LSU defense
EXPLOSIVENESS	1.37 (19)	1.28 (78)	1.39 (14)	1.21 (37)
EFFICIENCY	43.6% (43)	49.9% (126)	49.5% (7)	40.7% (65)
FIELD POSITION	28.9 (93)	29.3 (57)	29.6 (75)	30.1 (74)
FINISHING DRIVES	5.0 (42)	5.7 (126)	5.5 (8)	4.8 (81)
TURNOVER MARGIN	EXPECTED: LSU 2.71 (44) Texas Tech 7.17 (16)		ACTUAL LSU 7 (25) Texas Tech 2 (52)

Offensive Footprint

Category (Rk)	LSU offense	Texas Tech offense
Adj. Pace	-3.2 (91)	9.7 (7)
Plays per game	68.2 (110)	86.3 (3)
Possessions per game	12.2 (115)	14.4 (10)
Std. Downs Run Rate	74.4% (10)	50.0% (114)
Pass. Downs Run Rate	42.4% (20)	26.7% (103)
% of solo tackles	59.1% (127)	86.5% (3)

Defensive Footprint

Category (Rk)	LSU defense	Texas Tech defense
Std. Downs Run Rate	53.6% (119)	64.5% (29)
Pass. Downs Run Rate	26.6% (120)	29.6% (105)
Overall Havoc Rate	17.3% (42)	14.8% (89)
Front 7 Havoc Rate	10.6% (38)	7.3% (111)
DB Havoc Rate	6.5% (61)	7.5% (25)
PD to INC	31.6% (74)	39.5% (15)

When LSU has the ball…

Standard Downs

	LSU Offense		Texas Tech Defense
	Avg.	Rk	Avg.	Rk	Edge
Standard Downs S&P+	116.0	17	90.6	104	LSU big
Standard Downs Success Rate	50.5	28	54.8	126	LSU big
Standard Downs IsoPPP	1.14	46	1.03	80	LSU
SD Line Yards per Carry	3.22	21	3.39	121	LSU big
SD Sack Rate	6.4%	93	3.4%	107	LSU

Passing Downs

	LSU Offense		Texas Tech Defense
	Avg.	Rk	Avg.	Rk	Edge
Passing Downs S&P+	119.4	27	80.7	117	LSU big
Passing Downs Success Rate	28.8	81	37.8	120	LSU
Passing Downs IsoPPP	2.22	3	1.91	87	LSU big
PD Line Yards per Carry	3.32	54	3.96	125	LSU big
PD Sack Rate	8.8%	90	7.3%	65	Texas Tech

When Texas Tech has the ball…

Standard Downs

	Texas Tech Offense		LSU Defense
	Avg.	Rk	Avg.	Rk	Edge
Standard Downs S&P+	115.0	22	111.6	32
Standard Downs Success Rate	54.0	9	48.1	82	Texas Tech big
Standard Downs IsoPPP	1.12	56	1.13	37	LSU
SD Line Yards per Carry	3.63	3	3.08	94	Texas Tech big
SD Sack Rate	3.1%	30	6.3%	24

Passing Downs

	Texas Tech Offense		LSU Defense
	Avg.	Rk	Avg.	Rk	Edge
Passing Downs S&P+	145.2	4	130.1	10
Passing Downs Success Rate	39.2	10	25.0	20
Passing Downs IsoPPP	2.24	2	1.84	108	Texas Tech big
PD Line Yards per Carry	3.91	11	3.02	49	Texas Tech
PD Sack Rate	4.8%	24	7.8%	54	Texas Tech

Individual Passing Stats

Team	Player	Ht, Wt	Year	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT	Comp Rate	Sacks	Sack Rate	Yards/ Att.
LSU	Brandon Harris	6'3, 206	SO	135	254	1904	12	5	53.1%	17	6.3%	6.6
Texas Tech	Patrick Mahomes II	6'3, 219	SO	336	517	4283	32	14	65.0%	21	3.9%	7.7
Texas Tech	Davis Webb	6'5, 224	JR	22	41	300	2	0	53.7%	0	0.0%	7.3
Texas Tech	Nic Shimonek	6'3, 210	SO	1	2	18	0	0	50.0%	0	0.0%	9.0

Individual Rushing Stats

Team	Player	Pos.	Ht, Wt	Year	Rushes	Yards	TD	Yards/ Carry	Hlt Yds/ Opp.	Opp. Rate
LSU	Leonard Fournette	RB	6'1, 230	SO	275	1745	18	6.3	6.8	44.0%
LSU	Darrel Williams	RB	6'0, 232	SO	58	290	3	5.0	3.7	41.4%
LSU	Brandon Harris	QB	6'3, 206	SO	51	286	3	5.6	7.6	43.1%
LSU	Derrius Guice	RB	5'11, 222	FR	47	397	3	8.4	10.2	46.8%
Texas Tech	DeAndre Washington	RB	5'8, 200	SR	223	1455	14	6.5	6.2	43.9%
Texas Tech	Patrick Mahomes II	QB	6'3, 219	SO	97	601	10	6.2	3.8	51.5%
Texas Tech	Justin Stockton	RB	5'10, 192	SO	59	347	5	5.9	5.6	45.8%
Texas Tech	Quinton White	RB	5'7, 209	JR	9	29	0	3.2	1.4	44.4%
NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns.

Individual Receiving Stats

Team	Player	Pos.	Ht, Wt	Year	Targets	Catches	Yards	TD	Yds/ Catch	Yds/ Target	Catch Rate
LSU	Malachi Dupre	WR	6'3, 190	SO	69	39	602	6	15.4	8.7	56.5%
LSU	Travin Dural	WR	6'2, 203	JR	56	28	533	3	19.0	9.5	50.0%
LSU	Leonard Fournette	RB	6'1, 230	SO	31	18	209	0	11.6	6.7	58.1%
LSU	John Diarse	WR	6'1, 209	SO	23	9	92	0	10.2	4.0	39.1%
LSU	Tyron Johnson	WR	6'1, 189	FR	18	9	150	2	16.7	8.3	50.0%
LSU	Colin Jeter	TE	6'7, 244	JR	17	11	123	1	11.2	7.2	64.7%
LSU	DeSean Smith	TE	6'5, 243	JR	6	4	82	0	20.5	13.7	66.7%
Texas Tech	Jakeem Grant	WR	5'7, 168	SR	111	80	1138	7	14.2	10.3	72.1%
Texas Tech	Devin Lauderdale	WR	5'10, 176	JR	68	43	633	4	14.7	9.3	63.2%
Texas Tech	Reginald Davis	WR	6'0, 188	JR	65	36	499	7	13.9	7.7	55.4%
Texas Tech	Ian Sadler	WR	5'11, 197	SO	55	39	551	3	14.1	10.0	70.9%
Texas Tech	DeAndre Washington	RB	5'8, 200	SR	47	34	320	2	9.4	6.8	72.3%
Texas Tech	Cameron Batson	WR	5'9, 173	SO	34	26	280	1	10.8	8.2	76.5%
Texas Tech	Zach Austin	WR	5'11, 187	SO	30	22	238	1	10.8	7.9	73.3%

Individual Defensive Stats

Team	Name	Pos	Ht, Wt	Year	Tackles	% of Team	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	FF	FR
LSU	Deion Jones	LB	6'1, 227	SR	72.0	12.5%	11.5	4.0	2	3	0	0
LSU	Kendell Beckwith	LB	6'2, 252	JR	60.5	10.5%	6.0	1.0	0	1	2	0
LSU	Jamal Adams	S	6'1, 211	SO	50.5	8.8%	5.0	0.0	4	5	1	0
LSU	Lewis Neal	DE	6'2, 264	JR	35.5	6.2%	9.5	8.0	0	6	1	0
LSU	Tre'Davious White	CB	5'11, 191	JR	32.0	5.6%	1.0	0.0	0	6	0	0
LSU	Dwayne Thomas	DB	6'0, 186	JR	29.0	5.0%	3.0	0.0	0	6	0	0
LSU	Arden Key	DE	6'6, 231	FR	27.5	4.8%	6.5	5.0	0	1	0	0
LSU	Jalen Mills	S	6'0, 196	SR	27.5	4.8%	1.0	1.0	0	2	0	0
LSU	Kevin Toliver II	CB	6'2, 196	FR	25.0	4.3%	2.0	0.0	1	3	0	0
LSU	Rickey Jefferson	S	6'0, 206	JR	24.0	4.2%	1.0	1.0	0	3	0	0
LSU	Davon Godchaux	DT	6'4, 293	SO	23.5	4.1%	7.0	4.0	0	1	0	0
LSU	Christian LaCouture	DT	6'5, 307	JR	21.0	3.7%	2.5	1.0	0	1	1	0
LSU	Lamar Louis	LB	5'11, 232	SR	20.0	3.5%	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Texas Tech	Micah Awe	LB	6'0, 221	SR	89.5	11.6%	5.5	0.0	0	2	1	0
Texas Tech	J.J. Gaines	DB	6'0, 179	SR	65.0	8.4%	4.5	1.0	4	4	2	0
Texas Tech	Dakota Allen	LB	6'2, 224	FR	64.0	8.3%	6.0	0.0	1	1	0	0
Texas Tech	Jah'Shawn Johnson	DB	5'10, 176	FR	60.5	7.8%	4.5	0.0	2	2	2	2
Texas Tech	Pete Robertson	LB	6'3, 239	SR	49.5	6.4%	13.5	5.0	0	2	2	0
Texas Tech	Tevin Madison	DB	5'10, 166	SO	49.0	6.3%	2.0	1.0	2	10	2	0
Texas Tech	Keenon Ward	DB	5'9, 200	JR	47.5	6.2%	1.0	0.0	0	4	0	0
Texas Tech	D'Vonta Hinton	LB	5'9, 225	FR	41.0	5.3%	5.5	2.0	0	0	1	0
Texas Tech	Justis Nelson	DB	6'2, 173	JR	37.0	4.8%	1.0	0.0	2	4	0	0
Texas Tech	Nigel Bethel II	DB	5'9, 187	SO	36.0	4.7%	0.5	0.0	1	10	0	0
Texas Tech	Malik Jenkins	LB	6'1, 220	JR	35.5	4.6%	4.0	0.0	0	2	1	0
Texas Tech	Branden Jackson	DL	6'4, 272	SR	26.0	3.4%	4.5	2.0	0	1	1	0
Texas Tech	Thierry Nguema	DB	5'10, 170	JR	24.5	3.2%	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	0
Note: It appears "Fumble Returns" are getting pulled instead of "Fumble Recoveries." My apologies. Will try to get that corrected.

Individual Special Teams Stats

Team	Punter	Ht, Wt	Year	Punts	Avg	TB	FC	I20	FC/I20 Ratio
LSU	Jamie Keehn	6'5, 231	SR	54	40.9	5	18	17	64.8%
Texas Tech	Taylor Symmank	6'3, 193	SR	25	44.7	3	4	5	36.0%
Texas Tech	Michael Barden	5'10, 174	FR	16	44.8	1	4	3	43.8%

Team	Kicker	Ht, Wt	Year	Kickoffs	Avg	TB	TB%	OOB	Fair Catches	Onside Att	Onside Success
LSU	Cameron Gamble	5'10, 197	SO	34	60.7	5	14.7%	0	2	0	0
LSU	Trent Domingue	6'2, 170	JR	32	58.4	7	21.9%	0	2	0	0
Texas Tech	Clayton Hatfield	5'10, 171	FR	65	61.7	29	44.6%	2	4	0	0
Texas Tech	Taylor Symmank	6'3, 193	SR	37	64.5	27	73.0%	0	0	0	0

Team	Place-Kicker	Ht, Wt	Year	PAT	FG	Pct
LSU	Trent Domingue	6'2, 170	JR	41-42	13-17	76.5%
Texas Tech	Clayton Hatfield	5'10, 171	FR	50-51	14-16	87.5%
Texas Tech	Michael Barden	5'10, 174	FR	19-19	2-3	66.7%

Team	Kick Returner	Ht, Wt	Year	Returns	Avg.	TD	Fair Catch	Fumbles (Lost)
LSU	Derrius Guice	5'11, 222	FR	17	23.2	0	0	0 (0)
LSU	Donte Jackson	5'11, 167	FR	8	20.5	0	0	0 (0)
Texas Tech	Jakeem Grant	5'7, 168	SR	36	26.6	2	0	0 (0)
Texas Tech	Cameron Batson	5'9, 173	SO	2	8.0	0	0	0 (0)

Team	Punt Returner	Ht, Wt	Year	Returns	Avg.	TD	Fair Catch	Fumbles (Lost)
LSU	Tre'Davious White	5'11, 191	JR	14	12.2	1	13	2 (1)
LSU	Donte Jackson	5'11, 167	FR	4	1.5	0	2	0 (0)
Texas Tech	Cameron Batson	5'9, 173	SO	13	6.2	0	11	0 (0)
Texas Tech	Ian Sadler	5'11, 197	SO	1	7.0	0	0	0 (0)