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Who will represent the Atlantic in ACC title game? ESPN analysts weigh in

On The ESPN College Football Podcast this week, David Pollack and Rece Davis discussed the ACC Championship Game permutations and which team they think will represent the Atlantic Division in Charlotte. The race for the Atlantic is still a …

On The ESPN College Football Podcast this week, David Pollack and Rece Davis discussed the ACC Championship Game permutations and which team they think will represent the Atlantic Division in Charlotte.

The race for the Atlantic is still a three-team battle heading into the final weekend of the regular season, with Wake Forest (9-2, 6-1 ACC), Clemson (8-3, 6-2) and NC State (8-3, 5-2) all remaining in contention.

As The Clemson Insider laid out in our “Road to Charlotte” feature earlier this week, the Demon Deacons still control their destiny and need a win at Boston College on Saturday to win the division. If the Eagles win, Wake Forest is eliminated.

Meanwhile, the Wolfpack need to defeat North Carolina on Friday and have Wake Forest lose to win the division. NC State would win a three-team tiebreaker with Clemson and Wake Forest.

As for the Tigers, in order to win the division, they need Wake Forest to fall at Boston College and NC State to lose to UNC.

“I think it’s really, really interesting to watch what’s going to happen in the ACC,” Davis said. “It’s not a far-fetched set of circumstances that would send Clemson back to the ACC Championship Game.”

“Are you saying there’s going to be some Wake-ing and State-ing this weekend?” Pollack quipped in response to Davis.

Davis answered that he expects the Demon Deacons to beat Boston College and thus claim the Atlantic Division crown.

“I think Wake Forest is going to win – I think,” Davis said. “But I just don’t think it would be crazy … and certainly North Carolina is capable against NC State.”

“It wouldn’t stun me to see Clemson there again,” Davis added. “Though, if making a prediction, I would say Wake Forest.”

Pollack added that he thinks NC State will beat UNC as well, and Davis agreed.

“I don’t know if North Carolina’s already packed it in for the year, anyway,” Pollack said. “They might be on a beach somewhere already.”

The winner of the Atlantic Division will play Pittsburgh in the conference title game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Saturday, Dec. 4.

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Road to Charlotte: Path to winning the Atlantic Division

The race for the Atlantic Division is still a three team race but the path’s are much clearer going into the final week of the regular season. There are still path’s for Clemson to make it back to Charlotte but they will need some help from North …

The race for the Atlantic Division is still a three team race but the path’s are much clearer going into the final week of the regular season.  There are still path’s for Clemson to make it back to Charlotte but they will need some help from North Carolina and Boston College to extend their dominance of the ACC.

Each week, we will take a look at where things stand in the Atlantic Division as teams battle to make the ACC Championship Game.

Clemson

The Tigers took care of business Saturday defeating Wake Forest to remain alive in the race for the Atlantic Division.

Now the Tigers will need Wake Forest to fall at Boston College and N.C. State to lose to UNC to win the division.

ACC Record: 6-2

ACC Losses: N.C. State, Pitt

Remaining ACC Games:  None

N.C. State

N.C. State will now need some help in the final week of the regular season to win the division.

The ‘Pack will need to defeat North Carolina Friday and have Wake Forest lose their next two to win the division.

N.C. State would win the three team tiebreaker with Clemson and Wake Forest.

ACC Record: 5-2

ACC Losses: Miami, Wake Forest

Remaining ACC Games: Nov. 26 (UNC)

Wake Forest

Wake Forest missed a chance to win the division when they fall in Death Valley Saturday.  The Deacs still control their destiny and need a win at Boston College to win the division.  If the Eagles when Wake Forest is eliminated.

ACC Record: 6-1

ACC Losses:  Clemson

Remaining ACC Games: Nov. 27 (at Boston College)

Tie Breaking Policy

Three-Team (or More) Team Tie
(Once a team is eliminated from the tie, the tie-breaker procedures restart for the remaining teams. If the three (or more) team tie can be reduced to two teams, the two-team tiebreaker format will then be applied.)

1. Combined head-to-head win percentage among the tied teams.
2. Win percentage of the tied teams within the division.
3. Head-to-head competition versus the team within the division with the best overall (divisional and non-divisional) Conference win percentage, and proceeding through the division. Multiple ties within the division will be broken first to last, using the league’s tie-breaker policies.
4. Combined win percentage versus all common non-divisional opponents.
5. Overall win percentage versus non-divisional opponents.
6. Win percentage versus common non-divisional opponents based upon their order of finish (overall win percentage) and proceeding through other common non-divisional opponents based upon their divisional order of finish.
7. The tied team with the higher ranking by the Team Rating Score metric provided by SportSource Analytics following the conclusion of regular season games.
8. The representative shall be chosen by a draw as administered by the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee.

TCI Game Day: Wake Forest at Clemson

Clemson, SC – It is Game Day in the real Death Valley where Wake Forest visits and Clemson battle for the Atlantic Division. The Tigers celebrate Senior Day as they look to extend their hopes alive of making the ACC Championship. Location: Memorial …

Clemson, SC — It is Game Day in the real Death Valley where Wake Forest visits and Clemson battle for the Atlantic Division.

The Tigers celebrate Senior Day as they look to extend their hopes alive of making the ACC Championship.

Location: Memorial Stadium (Death Valley)

Kickoff: 12:00 PM

Television: ESPN

Announcers:  Roy Philpott, Greg McElroy, Alyssa Lang

2021 Record: Clemson 7-3,  Wake Forest 9-1

ACC Record: Clemson 5-2, Wake Forest 6-0

Series History: Clemson leads 68-17-1

Last Meeting:  Clemson won 37-13 on September 12, 2020

CLEMSON TO FACE WAKE FOREST SATURDAY ON SENIOR DAY

Clemson will conclude both its 2021 home slate and its 2021 regular season conference slate on Saturday when the Tigers host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Nov. 20. Kickoff at Memorial Stadium for Senior Day is scheduled for noon ET.

A win on Saturday would keep Clemson’s chances at an ACC Atlantic Division title alive. Clemson won five straight ACC Atlantic Division titles from 2015-19 and then earned an ACC Championship Game berth in a divisionless season in 2020. A win would also give Clemson at least six regular season conference wins for an 11th straight year and pull the Tigers within three of the longest such streak in ACC history (Florida State,
14 from 1992-2005).

Clemson will honor its decorated 2021 senior class on Saturday in a venue that has treated the group almost immaculately in their careers. There are five Clemson “super seniors” who were on the roster (but did not play) the last time Clemson lost at home (2016 vs. Pitt). This year’s seniors will attempt to finish 26-0 at home in the last four years and would become the second straight senior class to go undefeated at home in a four-year span. The 2020 and 2021 seniors would be the first to post back-to-back undefeated home records over four years since the 1940 and 1941 Clemson seniors who
played home games at Historic Riggs Field before the opening of Memorial Stadium in 1942.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK

– Clemson attempting to improve to 69-17-1 all-time against Wake Forest. Clemson’s current 68 all-time wins against Wake Forest are its second-most against any opponent in school history, trailing the Tigers’ 71 wins against South Carolina.
– Clemson attempting to win its 13th consecutive game against Wake Forest, dating back to 2009. It would mark Clemson’s second 13-game winning streak in series history, trailing a 15-game streak from 1977-91.  Clemson’s current 12-game winning streak against Wake Forest is the Tigers’ longest active winning streak against an ACC foe.
– Clemson attempting to earn an 11th straight home victory against Wake Forest, dating back to 2000.  Clemson’s last home loss to Wake Forest came in 1998.  Clemson’s 10-game winning streak against Wake Forest at Death Valley is its seventh double-digit home winning streak against a single opponent in school history and its second such streak against Wake Forest (16 straight home wins in the series from 1963-91).
– For the first time since 2008, Clemson and Wake Forest playing a game in which the Demon Deacons enter ranked higher than the Tigers in the AP Poll. Clemson lost that game to No. 21 Wake Forest, 12-7, then named Dabo Swinney as interim head coach the following week. – Wake Forest entering a game with Clemson ranked higher than the Tigers in the AP Poll for only the fourth time in what will be the teams’ 87th all-time meeting.
– Clemson attempting to even its all-time record in games against Wake Forest in which the Tigers rank lower than the Demon Deacons in the AP Poll at 2-2. No. 17 Wake Forest beat unranked Clemson, 13-7, in 1944;
unranked Clemson upset No. 14 Wake Forest, 31-0, in 1979; and No. 21 Wake Forest beat Clemson, 12-7, in 2008. Both losses were in Winston-Salem, and Clemson’s win was in Clemson.

SERIES HISTORY VS. WAKE FOREST

Clemson owns 68 all-time wins over Wake Forest, its second-highest victory total against any opponent (71 wins vs. South Carolina). Clemson has a 58-9-1 lead in the series since the formation of the ACC in 1953, an
.860 winning percentage.

Including a season-opening meeting in last year’s pandemic-affected campaign, Clemson has played Wake Forest in football 69 consecutive years, as the last year the two schools did not play was 1952. With the pandemic
interrupting Clemson’s series against South Carolina in 2020, Clemson’s 69 straight years facing Wake Forest is the longest active string of consecutive seasons against one opponent.

Clemson has won 12 in a row in the series, all under Head Coach Dabo Swinney, by a combined score of 479-140. That represents an average victory margin of 28.3, and Clemson has scored at least 28 points in all 12 games.

TCI Predictions 

Robert – Clemson 31, Wake Forest 24

Sam – Wake Forest 33, Clemson 28

Davis – Wake Forest 27, Clemson 22

 

Road to Charlotte: Path to Winning the Atlantic Division

The race for the Atlantic Division is still a three team race after the first weekend in November. There are still path’s for Clemson to make it back to Charlotte but they will certainly need some help along the way to try to extend their dominance …

The race for the Atlantic Division is still a three team race after the first weekend in November.  There are still path’s for Clemson to make it back to Charlotte but they will certainly need some help along the way to try to extend their dominance of the ACC.

Each week, we will take a look at where things stand in the Atlantic Division as teams battle to make the ACC Championship Game.

Clemson

The Tigers fought back to beat Louisville to keep their hopes alive.

In order to have any chance Clemson will need to defeat Wake Forest and finish 6-2 in the ACC.  But they will need things to fall the right way even if they get that victory.

The Tigers would lose a three-team tie with Wake Forest and N.C. State. In such a scenario, Wake Forest would drop out of the running due to win percentage in the division since both of their losses would be in the Atlantic. That would leave Clemson and N.C. State, and the Wolfpack would win because of the head-to-head result. Clemson would also of course lose a two-team tie with the ‘Pack.

The Tigers will need N.C. State to lose two more conference games to win the division.  They will also need Wake Forest to lose to either N.C. State or Boston College and the Tigers of course.

ACC Record: 5-2

ACC Losses: N.C. State, Pitt

Remaining ACC Games:  Nov. 20 (Wake Forest)

N.C. State

N.C. State defeated Florida State to continue their push to the division title.

The ‘Pack still controls their own destiny. If they win out in the ACC, they will be heading to Charlotte. If the Wolfpack lose to Wake Forest, things get a lot more difficult. They would need to win the remaining ACC games and have some help by Clemson beating Wake Forest.

N.C. State would win the three team tiebreaker with Clemson and Wake Forest.

ACC Record: 4-1

ACC Losses: Miami

Remaining ACC Games: Nov. 13 (at Wake Forest), Nov. 20 (Syracuse), Nov. 26 (UNC)

Wake Forest

The Deacs have the easiest path to winning the division.

Wake Forest suffered their first loss of the season, but the loss to North Carolina not not count in the conference as it was a nonconference game.

If Wake Forest wins out, they are headed to Charlotte. If they beat N.C. State and just lose one conference game, they are headed to the ACC Championship.

ACC Record: 5-0

Remaining ACC Games: Nov. 13 (NC State), Nov. 20 (at Clemson), Nov. 27 (at Boston College)

Tie Breaking Policy

Three-Team (or More) Team Tie
(Once a team is eliminated from the tie, the tie-breaker procedures restart for the remaining teams. If the three (or more) team tie can be reduced to two teams, the two-team tiebreaker format will then be applied.)

1. Combined head-to-head win percentage among the tied teams.
2. Win percentage of the tied teams within the division.
3. Head-to-head competition versus the team within the division with the best overall (divisional and non-divisional) Conference win percentage, and proceeding through the division. Multiple ties within the division will be broken first to last, using the league’s tie-breaker policies.
4. Combined win percentage versus all common non-divisional opponents.
5. Overall win percentage versus non-divisional opponents.
6. Win percentage versus common non-divisional opponents based upon their order of finish (overall win percentage) and proceeding through other common non-divisional opponents based upon their divisional order of finish.
7. The tied team with the higher ranking by the Team Rating Score metric provided by SportSource Analytics following the conclusion of regular season games.
8. The representative shall be chosen by a draw as administered by the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee.

Road to Charlotte: Path to winning the Atlantic Division

The race for the Atlantic Division is far from decided as we head into November, and there are still paths for Clemson to make it back to Charlotte. They will certainly need some help along the way to try to extend their dominance of the ACC. Each …

The race for the Atlantic Division is far from decided as we head into November, and there are still paths for Clemson to make it back to Charlotte.  They will certainly need some help along the way to try to extend their dominance of the ACC.

Each week, we will take a look at where things stand in the Atlantic Division as teams battle to make the ACC Championship Game.

Clemson

In order to have any chance, the Tigers will need to win out in the conference. And that will mean finding a way to win on the road at Louisville this week and then taking down Wake Forest in Death Valley.

The Tigers would lose a three-team tie with Wake Forest and N.C. State. In such a scenario, Wake Forest would drop out of the running due to win percentage in the division since both of their losses would be in the Atlantic. That would leave Clemson and N.C. State, and the Wolfpack would win because of the head-to-head result. Clemson would also of course lose a two-team tie with the ‘Pack.

The Tigers will need N.C. State to lose two more conference games and finish in a two-team tie with Wake Forest or finish ahead of the Deacs.

ACC Record: 4-2

ACC Losses: N.C. State, Pitt

Remaining ACC Games: Nov. 6 (at Louisville), Nov. 20 (Wake Forest)

N.C. State

The ‘Pack still controls their own destiny. If they win out in the ACC, they will be heading to Charlotte. If the Wolfpack lose to Wake Forest, things get a lot more difficult. They would need to win the remaining ACC games and have some help by Clemson beating Wake Forest.

ACC Record: 3-1

ACC Losses: Miami

Remaining ACC Games: Nov. 6 (at Florida State), Nov. 13 (at Wake Forest), Nov. 20 (Syracuse), Nov. 26 (UNC)

Wake Forest

The Deacs have the easiest path to winning the division. If Wake Forest wins out, they are headed to Charlotte. If they beat N.C. State and just lose one conference game, they are headed to the ACC Championship.

ACC Record: 5-0

Remaining ACC Games: Nov. 13 (NC State), Nov. 20 (at Clemson), Nov. 27 (at Boston College)

Tie Breaking Policy

Three-Team (or More) Team Tie
(Once a team is eliminated from the tie, the tie-breaker procedures restart for the remaining teams. If the three (or more) team tie can be reduced to two teams, the two-team tiebreaker format will then be applied.)

1. Combined head-to-head win percentage among the tied teams.
2. Win percentage of the tied teams within the division.
3. Head-to-head competition versus the team within the division with the best overall (divisional and non-divisional) Conference win percentage, and proceeding through the division. Multiple ties within the division will be broken first to last, using the league’s tie-breaker policies.
4. Combined win percentage versus all common non-divisional opponents.
5. Overall win percentage versus non-divisional opponents.
6. Win percentage versus common non-divisional opponents based upon their order of finish (overall win percentage) and proceeding through other common non-divisional opponents based upon their divisional order of finish.
7. The tied team with the higher ranking by the Team Rating Score metric provided by SportSource Analytics following the conclusion of regular season games.
8. The representative shall be chosen by a draw as administered by the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee.

Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Monday’s Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs sports betting odds and lines, with NHL matchup analysis, picks and tips.

The Florida Panthers (28-17-5) and Toronto Maple Leafs (28-17-7) do battle at Scotiabank Arena at 7 p.m. ET Monday. We analyze the Panthers-Maple Leafs sports betting odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips and picks around this matchup.

Panthers at Maple Leafs: Projected starting goalies

Sergei Bobrovsky vs. Frederik Andersen

Bobrovsky was given a wheelbarrow full of money in free agency this past offseason, but he hasn’t exactly been to Vezina form, which is what Florida expected. Still, the Panthers’ high-octane offense has masked some of his struggles to date. He is 19-13-4 with a 3.26 goals against average (GAA) and .897 save percentage in his 37 starts and 38 appearances. He hasn’t faced the Leafs this season, but was 1-2-0 with a 3.04 GAA and .898 SV% in three meetings with Toronto last season.

Andersen mans the crease in this ultra-important Atlantic Division battle. He enters with wins in Nashville and in Dallas in his two games out of the All-Star break. The last time he faced the Panthers, he was tuned up for four goals on just 12 shots before getting pulled early in the second period at home Jan. 12.

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Panthers at Maple Leafs: Odds, picks and betting tips

Odds courtesy of BetMGM; access them at USA TODAY Sports for a full set of today’s betting odds. Odds last updated at 3:45 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Maple Leafs 5, Panthers 3

Moneyline (ML)

The Maple Leafs (-167) are a risky play at this price level, which is about the maximum juice I prefer to play in NHL games. The Panthers (+140) roughed up the Leafs 8-4 in the most recent meeting, so that’s fresh in my mind. The Leafs have won seven in a row at Scotiabank Arena vs. the Panthers, however.

New to sports betting? A $10 bet on the Maple Leafs to win returns a profit of $5.99, while a $10 wager on the Panthers results in a profit of $14.

Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

The MAPLE LEAFS (-1.5, +150) are worth a very small-unit play, as taking them on the puck line is a much better investment. Toronto has the offense to excel, and Bobrovsky has been very giving. Again, I can’t help but remember the 8-4 loss in Florida in their most recent meeting with the Panthers (+1.5, -182), but that should motivate a Toronto team which has been red-hot out of the break. Remember, the Panthers have dropped seven in a row in Toronto, too.

Over/Under (O/U)

The OVER 6.5 (-110) has connected in six of the past eight for Florida, and the Over is 16-7-1 in its past 24 battles inside the Atlantic Division. The Over is 7-2 in Toronto’s past nine overall, and 5-2 in the past seven against winning teams. The Over has also cashed in five of the past six battles in this series.

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