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The No. 12 Clemson Tigers (9-3, 7-1 ACC) will face the No. 9 SMU Mustangs (11-1, 8-0) on Saturday in the ACC Championship Game. Kickoff from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte is at 8 p.m. ET (ABC). Below, we look at Clemson vs. SMU odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds before making our expert college football picks and predictions later in the week.
Clemson closed out the regular season losing 17-14 to the South Carolina Gamecocks Saturday in a non-conference game at home as 2.5-point favorites, but Miami’s unexpected loss to Syracuse propelled the Tigers into the title game. Clemson had won 3 straight games before the loss.
SMU finished the season winning 9 in a row, their only loss coming on Sept. 6 to the BYU Cougars. They ended the season with a 38-6 home win over the Cal Golden Bears, covering the 12.5-point spread as favorites.
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Clemson vs. SMU odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college football odds. Lines last updated Sunday at 9:51 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Clemson -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | SMU -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Clemson -1.5 (+100) | SMU +1.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 54.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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2024 betting stats
- ML: Clemson 9-3 | SMU 11-1
- ATS: Clemson 5-6 | SMU 8-4
- O/U: Clemson 3-8 | SMU 7-5
Clemson vs. SMU head-to-head
This will be the first matchup between Clemson and SMU, which joined the ACC this year after being in the American Athletic Conference.
Clemson averaged 35.7 points per game, while SMU averaged 39.2 this season.
Clemson QB Cade Klubnik completed 64.2% of his passes this season for 3,041 yards, 29 TDs and 5 INTs.
SMU QB Kevin Jennings completed 66.7% of his passes for 2,746 yards, 19 TDs and 7 INTs.
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