Our LSU beat team picks the winner of the Tigers' road matchup with No. 4 Alabama, their first game without coach Brian Kelly .

Scott Rabalais

Alabama 27, LSU 20

I'm not going to venture out onto the upset limb, but I do think LSU's Fighting Frank Wilsons will give a much better accounting of themselves than they did against Texas A&M. The pressure and uncertainty is off, for now, for the Tigers, and I think they will get that familiar interim coach bump. LSU carries the fight to Bama into the fourth quarter, but a late drive to force overtime fizzles.

Wilson Alexander

Alabama 35, LSU 17

Interim coach Frank Wilson may get the team to play hard, but this game does not set up well for LSU. It could be difficult to run the ball more — as much as LSU wants to — behind a shaky offen

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