The Advocate Inside the (betting) line: LSU is a minus-44 favorite over LSU; who's touching that? The Advocate Perhaps you were scrolling Saturday's college football betting lines. Four points... Seven-and-a-half... UHHHH 44 points??? Not a mistype. LSU (8-2, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) is a 44 point favorite over lowly Rice (1-10, 0-7 Conference USA). Continue reading...