There’s a top-25 SEC showdown in Nashville this weekend, as No. 10 LSU takes on No. 17 Vanderbilt — and Dave Portnoy brought his wallet for the occasion.
“It was an ’empty the barrel’ … [I’m putting] $205,000 on Vandy. If I had $1 million within the account, it could have been $1 million. I really like Vandy,” Portnoy stated on “Big Noon Kickoff.”
Dave Portnoy Bets Large on Vanderbilt over LSU
Each LSU and Vanderbilt enter their Week 8 matchup at 5-1 and with wins over South Carolina this season. The Tigers’ greatest win got here on the highway in opposition to a then-ranked Clemson workforce in Week 1, however in addition they misplaced to now-No. 5 Ole Miss in Week 5. In the meantime, Vanderbilt misplaced on the highway to now-No. 6 Alabama two weeks in the past.
Vanderbilt is second within the SEC in scoring (43.2 factors per recreation) and fifth in whole yards (467.5 yards per recreation). Quarterback Diego Pavia has totaled 1,409 passing yards, 14 passing touchdowns, 4 interceptions and a 168.7 passer score, whereas finishing 71.4% of his passes. Pavia additionally leads the Commodores with 352 dashing yards.
On the opposite facet, LSU’s protection ranks third within the convention in factors allowed (11.8 per recreation) and sixth in whole yards (297.0 per recreation).
LSU is 25-7-1 within the all-time collection in opposition to Vanderbilt, with the Tigers having received every of the previous 10 matchups, together with a 24-17 victory at house final season. Vanderbilt’s final win in opposition to LSU got here in 1990.
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