Wk 1 · 2026
Clemson Tigers at LSU Tigers — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
Tiger Stadium (LA), Baton Rouge, LA
· ABC
Weather at kickoff
84°F thunderstorms
34% chance of precipitation · wind 2 mph
Forecast from Open-Meteo
ACC · no games yet
at
7:30pET
LSU -10.5 · total 51.5 DraftKings opened -9.5 · 1 toward LSU
Ratings differential LSU by 2.3
#11 LSU Tigers
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. LSU is ranked #11 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Clemson form
No completed games on record.
LSU form
No completed games on record.
Clemson this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
LSU this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, LSU leads 2–1 · LSU has won the last 2
3 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
7.7 points toward LSU
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-08-30 | LSU 17 — 10 Clemson | at CLEM | LSU |
| 2019 | 2020-01-13 | Clemson 25 — 42 LSU | neutral | LSU bowl/CFP |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | LSU 24 — 25 Clemson | neutral | Clemson bowl/CFP |
Clemson leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Cade Klubnik QB #2 | 235/353, 2750 YDS, 16 TD, 6 INT |
| Christopher Vizzina QB #17 | 45/71, 406 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Adam Randall RB #8 | 157 CAR, 779 YDS, 9 TD |
| Gideon Davidson RB #8 | 56 CAR, 249 YDS | |
| Chris Denson QB #15 | 7 CAR, 108 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | T.J. Moore WR #1 | 46 REC, 754 YDS, 4 TD |
| Antonio Williams WR #0 | 55 REC, 604 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Bryant Wesco Jr. WR #12 | 31 REC, 537 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Adam Randall RB #8 | 31 REC, 246 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Sammy Brown LB #47 | 91 |
| Wade Woodaz LB #17 | 70 | |
| Ronan Hanafin S #5 | 56 | |
| Sacks | Will Heldt DE #13 | 7.5 |
| TJ Parker EDGE #3 | 5 | |
| Sammy Brown LB #47 | 5 | |
| Interceptions | Ricardo Jones S #7 | 6 |
| Ronan Hanafin S #5 | 1 | |
| Sammy Brown LB #47 | 1 |
LSU leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Garrett Nussmeier QB #18 | 194/288, 1927 YDS, 12 TD, 5 INT |
| Michael Van Buren Jr. QB #3 | 78/125, 743 YDS, 5 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Caden Durham RB #29 | 106 CAR, 505 YDS, 3 TD |
| Harlem Berry RB #22 | 101 CAR, 446 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Ju'Juan Johnson RB #4 | 38 CAR, 151 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Barion Brown WR #6 | 52 REC, 495 YDS, 1 TD |
| Zavion Thomas WR #0 | 40 REC, 473 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Aaron Anderson WR #1 | 33 REC, 398 YDS | |
| Trey'Dez Green TE #14 | 29 REC, 353 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | A.J. Haulcy S #13 | 89 |
| West Weeks LB #33 | 76 | |
| Davhon Keys LB #42 | 74 | |
| Sacks | Harold Perkins Jr. LB #7 | 4 |
| West Weeks LB #33 | 2.5 | |
| Jimari Butler DE #12 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Harold Perkins Jr. LB #7 | 3 |
| A.J. Haulcy S #13 | 3 | |
| DJ Pickett CB #5 | 3 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.