The Miami Hurricanes (5-5, 3-3 ACC) meet the No. 9 Clemson Tigers (9-1, 7-0) Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Miami vs. Clemson odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
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The Tigers also checked in No. 9 in the College Football Playoff standings Tuesday, and Clemson has already clinched a spot in the Dec. 3 ACC Championship Game against No. 13 North Carolina.
The Hurricanes scored a 35-14 road win as 2-point underdogs last week at Georgia Tech, keeping hopes alive for a bowl bid. Miami either needs to win this week and/or next week at home against Pittsburgh to attain bowl eligibility.
The cover last week for Miami snapped an 0-8 ATS skid, and the Over was just its 2nd in the last 6 outings.
The Tigers worked over visiting Louisville 31-16 last weekend, and can wrap up a perfect ACC record with a win. Clemson’s lone loss was a 35-14 non-conference setback at Notre Dame on Nov. 5. The Tigers are 4-2 ATS in the last 6 games overall.
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Miami at Clemson odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 7:06 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Miami +750 (bet $100 to win $750) | Clemson -1400 (bet $1,400 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Miami +19 (-109) | Clemson -19 (111)
- Over/Under (O/U): 47.5 (O: -111 | U: -109)
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Miami at Clemson picks and predictions
Prediction
Clemson 31, Miami 15
Moneyline
Clemson (-1400) will cost you 14 times your potential return, and that’s just too expensive and not a good bet over the long haul. Even in a parlay with several other teams there is just no value here.
PASS.
Against the spread
MIAMI +19 (-109) is fighting for bowl eligibility, while Clemson -19 (-111) has already clinched a spot in the ACC title game.
Coach Dabo Swinney isn’t going to let the Tigers coast in the final 2 games against Miami and South Carolina, but the Tigers could display a little less hunger and desperation with nothing really left to play for except pride.
Technically, a playoff spot is still possible for the Tigers, but most of the pundits believe that ship sailed with the 21-point loss to an average Notre Dame team. The U is likely to have a little more motivation here.
Over/Under
UNDER 47.5 (-109) is the lean in this ACC battle.
Miami’s defense is actually not half bad, allowing just 23.9 PPG to rank 48th. It is particularly decent against the run, allowing 125.7 yards per game, which is bad news for Clemson’s Will Shipley.
Clemson’s D is equally stout, allowing just 343.1 total yards per game (32nd in the country), 114.2 yards per game on the ground (21st) and 21.0 PPG overall (28th), so Miami will have trouble moving the ball.
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