The Citadel Bulldogs (0-1) visit Memorial Stadium to take on the Clemson Tigers (1-0) Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. We analyze the Citadel-Clemson college football betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
The Citadel at Clemson: Betting odds and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 3:55 p.m. ET.
- Money line: OFF
- Against the spread/ATS: Clemson -45.5 (-110) | The Citadel +45.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 57.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
The Citadel at Clemson: Three things to know
1. Over the last three years (2017-19), Clemson has gone 1-2 against the spread when hosting FCS opponents. The one win? It came against these Bulldogs when the Tigers covered a 46-point mark in a 61-3 victory on Nov. 18, 2017.
2. The Citadel runs a Navy-esque option attack. Even in a 27-6 setback at South Florida last week, the Bulldogs managed 200 rushing yards. The Citadel piled up 61.5 rushing attempts per game in 2019.
3. Clemson beat an improving Wake Forest team, 37-13, last week. Led by QB Trevor Lawrence, the Tiger passing game went 26-of-36 in piling up 376 yards (10.4 yards per pass).
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The Citadel at Clemson: Odds, betting lines and picks
Prediction
Clemson 45, The Citadel 7
Money line (ML)
No line.
Against the Spread (ATS)
Clemson has turned itself into a top-3 recruiting power. In what figures to be a unique college football season in which depth comes to the fore as an even more critical issue, the Tigers are well-positioned to continue their roll on the field. But perhaps The Citadel can provide enough of a change-up and scrape together enough big plays to chew clock time keep the final score semi-respectable.
There is no doubt Tigers HC Dabo Swinney has stressed last year’s Citadel 27-24 upset of Georgia Tech (Sept. 14), but the game flow in this matchup figures to work against Clemson going too far past a half-a-hundred on the scoreboard. A line-watch is suggested here. Look to possibly pull the trigger on a Citadel play on anything approaching 48 on Saturday afternoon.
Over/Under (O/U)
Clemson figures to work on its running game in Saturday’s contest at Memorial Stadium. While the Tigers are sure to find success and mix in their dangerous aerial game, the Bulldogs’ ability to methodically eke out enough first downs makes for value on the Under 57.5 (-110).
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