The Purdue Boilermakers (8-5) meet the No. 15 LSU Tigers (9-4) Monday in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. ET (ABC). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Purdue vs. LSU odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Both teams come into this game after tough losses in its conference championship games. Purdue, after surprisingly winning the Big Ten West,' was manhandled 43-22 by No. 2 Michigan while LSU was crushed 50-30 by No. 1 Georgia.
Because of these losses and the lack of an elite bowl game, both teams are dealing with opt outs of players entering the NFL Draft.