Top-10 SEC matchup features LSU visiting Ole Miss

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No. 7 LSU (2-0) at No. 8 Ole Miss (2-0), Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: LSU by 2.5. Against the spread: LSU 1-1, Ole Miss 0-2.

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Key stats

LSU Offense

Overall: 586.0 yards per game (3rd in FBS)

Passing: 358.0 yards per game (4th)

Rushing: 228.0 yards per game (27th)

Scoring: 48.0 points per game (18th)

LSU Defense

Overall: 142.5 yards per game (1st in FBS)

Passing: 124.0 yards per game (12th)

Rushing: 18.5 yards per game (2nd)

Scoring: 12.0 points per game (22nd)

Ole Miss Offense

Overall: 454.0 yards per game (39th in FBS)

Passing: 314.5 yards per game (22nd)

Rushing: 139.5 yards per game (96th)

Scoring: 41.0 points per game (36th)

Ole Miss Defense

Overall: 395.5 yards per game (108th in FBS)

Passing: 243.0 yards per game (107th)

Rushing: 152.5 yards per game (103rd)

Scoring: 23.5 points per game (83rd)

Ole Miss ranks 94th in third down percentage, converting 35.0% of the time. LSU ranks 3rd on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 14.8%.

LSU ranks 132nd in the FBS averaging 88.0 penalty yards per game, compared to Ole Miss' 76th-ranked 56.0 per-game average.

LSU is 5th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 50.0% of red zone trips.

Ole Miss ranks 127th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 25:54, compared to LSU's 12th-ranked average of 35:09.

Team leaders

LSU

Passing: Sam Leavitt, 574 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs, 62.1 completion percentage

Rushing: Dilin Jones, 179 yards on 41 carries, 2 TDs

Receiving: Trey'Dez Green, 162 yards on 10 catches, 1 TD

Ole Miss

Passing: Trinidad Chambliss, 561 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT, 71.0 completion percentage

Rushing: Kewan Lacy, 148 yards on 30 carries, 3 TDs

Receiving: Deuce Alexander, 235 yards on 13 catches, 2 TDs

Last game

LSU won 45-14 over Louisiana Tech on Sept. 12. Leavitt led LSU with 344 yards on 25-of-38 passing (65.8%) for one touchdown and three interceptions. He also carried the ball 11 times for 22 yards and three rushing touchdowns. Jones had 66 rushing yards on 18 carries, adding three receptions for 14 yards. Green put up 104 yards on six catches with one touchdown.

Ole Miss won 41-9 over Charlotte on Sept. 12. Chambliss led Ole Miss with 225 yards on 23-of-26 passing (88.5%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions. Lacy carried the ball 13 times for 87 yards and scored two touchdowns, adding one reception for -1 yards. Alexander put up 76 yards on eight catches.

Next game

LSU hosts No. 9 Texas A&M on Sept. 26. Ole Miss plays at Florida on Sept. 26.