LSU Football: Game-by-Game Predictions for the Month of November

The LSU Tigers have new life. 

Head coach Les Miles led his team to a 3-1 record in October. LSU is now 7-2 overall with an outside chance of making the College Football Playoff. 

The Tigers put themselves in an 0-2 hole in SEC play with an opening-month blowout loss in Auburn. LSU bounced back in its second consecutive road game against Florida, edging out the Gators late 30-27. 

LSU played its best game of the season against Kentucky the following week in Death Valley, blowing out the Wildcats 41-3. The Tigers rode that home momentum with a thrilling upset victory over unbeaten Ole Miss 10-7. 

LSU will only play three games and have two bye weeks during the month of November. The fun will start when Nick Saban and his Alabama Crimson Tide return to Baton Rouge on November 8. 

Here is a full preview of what lies ahead for the Tigers. 

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LSU vs. Alabama, November 8

The Tigers and Tide have played each other after bye weeks every season since 2010. Saban has been victorious over Miles the past three times they have met.  

Alabama, like LSU, will be coming off a three-game winning streak. The Crimson Tide own the conference's best rush defense, holding opponents to less than 100 yards per game. On the other hand, the Tigers eviscerated the formidable Landshark defense of Ole Miss on the ground for 264 yards.

Saban will load the box and force quarterback Anthony Jennings to win the game through the air. Jennings must be able to complete intermediate throws to keep the defense honest. 

LSU will have its hands full stopping the powerful Alabama running game led by running back T.J. Yeldon, who scored the game-winning touchdown for the Tide the last time he visited Tiger Stadium. Quarterback Blake Sims and receiver Amari Cooper could be the best one-two combo in the country through the air. 

Alabama will likely be without starting left tackle Cam Robinson, though, per Cliff Kirkpatrick of the Montgomery Advertiser. That could spell trouble with the raucous Tiger Stadium crowd. Ole Miss left tackle Laremy Tunsil left last Saturday's game against LSU with an injury, which led to a dominant performance from the defensive line in the second half.

The game will be closely contested between the evenly matched teams. But the Crimson Tide have a slight advantage in talent and experience at the skill positions on offense. They will edge it out in a close one. 

Score: Alabama 21 - LSU 17

LSU at Arkansas, November 15

The recovery period for any team after playing Alabama is brutal. So it is not ideal for LSU to play the physical Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville the week after playing the Crimson Tide. 

Hogs head coach Bret Bielema has seen improvement on the field this year, though it has not necessarily shown in the win column. Arkansas only lost to Alabama by one and had a late collapse against Texas A&M. 

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The weakness of LSU's defense has been up the middle, though it has improved with the insertion of Kendell Beckwith at middle linebacker. The Tigers will be tested by the powerful Arkansas offensive line and running backs corps. 

The key will be exploiting the Hogs' weaknesses. Quarterback Brandon Allen and his receivers are below average, so the Tigers should have no problem with stopping them through the air. On the other side of the ball, LSU receivers Travin Dural and Malachi Dupre should shred Arkansas' porous secondary. 

Eight of the last nine games between LSU and Arkansas have been decided by one possession or less. The Razorbacks outplayed the Tigers in Death Valley last season but lost thanks to some late heroics from Jennings.

This one should be close as well, but expect the Tigers to win on a late field goal by Colby Delahoussaye. 

Score: LSU 24 - Arkansas 21

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LSU at Texas A&M, November 27 (Thanksgiving)

Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin has not been able to figure out LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis. 

The Tigers defense stifled Johnny Manziel in the team's two matchups against the Heisman trophy winner. Now, Sumlin must find a way to move the ball with sophomore Kenny Hill and a young offense.

But Sumlin's biggest issues will not be on offense, as LSU's ground game pounded the Aggies defense for 324 rushing yards last season. Texas A&M's run defense, as well as its pass defense, has not been much better in 2014.

Texas A&M will have a hostile crowd at Kyle Field. But one thing that will silence a crowd is a slow and steady beatdown in the trenches. A rested LSU after a bye week wins comfortably in College Station.

Score: LSU 38 - Texas A&M 24 

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