Oddsmakers do not have top-ranked LSU beating Alabama this Saturday and ending the Crimson Tide’s eight-game winning streak over the Tigers. Bama is a 6.5 point favorite, but LSU Coach Ed Orgeron listed the reasons on why his team can win…
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But LSU will be without linebacker Michael Divinity. The senior from John Ehret High School says he’s taking some time off to focus on a personal matter and his goal is to get himself back to 100-percent so he can grduate in December.

While Divinity might be absent, there is a report that President Trump will be at Bryant-Denny Stadium to watch the top two teams in the country play each other.

The Saints are big 13.5 point favorites to beat their biggest rival, the one and seven Atlanta Falcons on Sunday in the Superdome. Tonight, Dallas is a touchdown favorite to knock of the New York Giants.

The 1-and-5 Pelicans are in Booklyn tonight to face the Nets. Both teams are struggling. Brooklyn is 2-and-4, even though Kyrie Irving is averaging 30 points a game. Brandon Ingram is leading the Pels in scoring, averaging 24 points a game. He’s expected to play tonight after leaving Saturday’s loss in Oklahoma City with a head injury. Tip off is at 6:30.

The Ragin Cajuns have a short week coming up as they will visit Coastal Carolina for a Thursday night game in South Carolina. U-L Lafayette leads the Sun Belt Western Division with a 3-and-1 conference record. Coastal is just one and three.

In the Southland Conference, Central Arkansas is the league leader at 5-and-1 and there’s a three-way tie for second place between Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, and Nicholls. The Colonels host Houston Baptist. The Lions are at Central Arkansas. Both games kick off at 3 PM.

And in exhibition baseball action, LSU defeated Nicholls 14-3. Daniel Caberera hit two-run homer and had four hits on the day.