With college football season on the horizon, ESPN Chalk's college football experts -- Phil Steele, "Stanford Steve" Coughlin and Chris Fallica -- combine to give you betting previews of the top 25 teams, according to the ESPN College Football Rankings. They break down each team's strengths and weaknesses, along with season win total bets and national title odds.
Odds from Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Aug. 23.
LSU Tigers
National title odds: 15-1 (opened 12-1)
Season win total: 9
FPI win total projection: 8.3
Phil Steele
Strengths: Running back Derrius Guice is running behind my No. 4-rated offensive line in the country. Despite only five returning starters on defense, the Tigers rank in my top 15 in all three areas (defensive line, linebacker, defensive back) and have a top-10 defense.