No. 10 LSU looks to snap a seven-game SEC road losing streak in Lexington

No. 10 LSU gets a chance tonight to erase a streak dating all the way back to October 2024 when they lost to Texas A&M at Kyle Field. The streak continued this season when Lane Kiffin’s Tigers lost to Ole Miss in Oxford. LSU visits unranked Kentucky with seven straight SEC road losses on their record.

The skid started in 2024 with road losses to Texas A&M then Florida. LSU was winless in SEC road games in 2025, falling to Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Alabama and Oklahoma. Kiffin’s group added to it in the SEC opener, when a 32-24 loss at Ole Miss pushed the streak to seven games. LSU’s last SEC road win came at Arkansas in October 2024.

The Tigers (4-1, 1-1 SEC) have responded well since Oxford. They beat a No. 23 Texas A&M team 35-6, then handled McNeese 63-14. They also arrive with the nation’s third ranked offense and second ranked defense.

LSU is converting 51.9% of its third downs, while Kentucky’s offense is converting just 25%. The Tigers’ defense has also allowed conversions on only 26.1% of attempts while Kentucky has allowed 45.9%. If LSU wins that battle, it should be able to control the game.

Kentucky will not be an easy opponent

Will Stein’s Wildcats are 4-1 overall and 2-1 in SEC play, with both conference wins on the road. That includes a road win at No. 9 Texas A&M, and last week they escaped South Carolina 35-34 in overtime after being down 17-0 at one point. The Wildcats were ranked No. 24 at the time and fell out of the rankings after the win.

The injuries matter

Kiffin said earlier this week that the team would feel better about its position if not for injuries to star defensive back Dashawn Spears, linebacker Whit Weeks and tight end Trey’Dez Green. Depth will be tested in a hostile environment tonight.

The numbers favor LSU over Kentucky. The Tigers have a 75% chance to beat the Wildcats according to ESPN analytics. No matter what the analytics say, the stakes are high. Kiffin will either move above or below .500 in SEC play, and a brutal stretch in the schedule follows. Mississippi State, Auburn, Alabama, Texas and Tennessee are all still ahead and four of those teams are currently ranked in the top 25.

Kiffin pointed to the Ole Miss game as a lesson for his young roster. His message was that it doesn’t matter how the first and second quarters go. Tonight, LSU gets to show off what they learned from that game.

— Eric Palmer, TigerSources