Just a couple of weeks ago, looking ahead to Oklahoma's regular-season finale at night at LSU, the numbers seemed to heavily favor the home team Tigers.
LSU stood 6-1 through seven games, but since then the Tigers have lost three of the last four. Meanwhile, Oklahoma, after breaking even through eight games, has won two of its last three. So now on the final Saturday in November, we've got an LSU team that has been teetering the second half of the season and a Sooner team that is beginning to find its footing offensively, complemented by one of the country's top defenses, and is coming off a gigantic upset win over Alabama.
All of a sudden, that heavy numbers advantage that was siding with LSU a couple of weeks go has dwindled to the point that Saturday night's showdown between visiting Oklahoma and LSU has some experts not exactly sure what to expect.
Here are a few of the numbers that could play a big role in Saturday's outcome:
13 -- LSU leads the SEC, having allowed just 13 sacks all season, just 1.2 per game. Oklahoma ranks No. 4 in the SEC and 11th nationally, averaging 3.0 sacks per game.
106 -- Rushing yards per game allowed by the OU defense, 5th best in the SEC and 16th nationally.
107 -- Where LSU ranks nationally in rushing offense per game (117.5).
203 -- Rushing yards by OU's Jovantae Barnes in his last game (203 yards, 11.3 average in OU's win over Maine on Nov. 2. He has missed the last two games, but is expected to play vs. LSU).
206 -- Passing yards allowed per game by the Oklahoma defense, 8th best in the SEC.
50.3 -- LSU's third-down conversion percentage, best in the SEC and 5th nationally.
318 -- Average passing yards per game by LSU through 11 games, which ranks No. 2 in the SEC and 7th nationally.