LSU New Orleans Privateers

No Division I team returned more on its moneyline in 2025-26 than the Privateers: one unit on each of their 30 priced games made 34.43. They won 11 games as underdogs, the first of them at TCU at +2500.

The top of the country

New Orleans went 15-18 and still finished first among 365 Division I teams on the moneyline, 34.43 units over 30 priced games. It also finished first in road moneyline return, 37.08 units over 17 road games, and first among 362 in underdog return, 35.38 units over 23.

Where it came from

The opening game set it up: on 3 November the Privateers won 78-74 at TCU, getting 21.5 points and +2500. Eleven days later they won 85-63 at Tulane at +550. November finished 2-5 straight up and 27.5 units ahead.

December and January added little, 0.73 units between them, though January brought six covers in nine. February was the second big month: 5-3, seven covers in eight, 7.76 units, with road wins at Lamar at +170, Incarnate Word at +124 and Stephen F. Austin at +600.

Underdogs who covered

As underdogs the Privateers won 11 of 25 and covered 15, with further road upsets at Nicholls at +150 and UT Rio Grande Valley at +210. Against the spread overall they were 19-13. At home it was different: 5-6 straight up, and the home moneyline lost 2.09, including an 82-78 loss to SE Louisiana at -305.

Southland opponents

Houston Christian and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi each beat New Orleans twice in three meetings; the Islanders’ second win was the Southland quarterfinal that ended the season. Lamar and Incarnate Word lost both meetings and New Orleans covered all four.

Favored only seven times, New Orleans won four and those favorite prices lost 0.95 units. Nineteen of its games went over the posted total; 14 stayed under.

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