The No. 3 Clemson Tigers (8-0) look to continue their unbeaten streak as they meet the No. 17 Florida State Seminoles (7-1). The ACC’s top passer, Deshaun Watson (1,936 yards, 20 TDs), and the top rusher, Dalvin Cook (1,037 yards, 11 TDs), will have a major impact on this matchup. Players will take the field Saturday, Nov 7 at 3:30 p.m. ET and it will air on ABC.
Clemson beat North Carolina State 56-41 last week. Deshaun Watson had an outstanding performance throwing the ball in the win, completing 23 of 30 passes for 383 yards and five TDs. He also ran for 54 yards and a TD on 14 attempts. Hunter Renfrow had a big game as well, totaling 93 receiving yards and a TD on four receptions. Florida State also got the win in last week’s performance, crushing Syracuse 45-21. Travis Rudolph had a big game for the Seminoles, totaling five receptions for 191 yards and three TDs. Sean Maguire also had a big game with 348 yards and three TDs through the air.
Clemson is a 12-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable at the moment.
Heading into Week 10 of the college football season, the Tigers are 8-0 Straight Up (SU) and 5-3 Against The Spread (ATS). The Tigers offense is averaging 511 total yards per game during their last five games. Transitioning to the Clemson defense, there are some things to keep in mind when it is on the field. Expect the 14th-ranked Tigers run defense to cause headaches for the Seminoles run game. The Tigers give up 109.9 rushing yards per game. A pivotal part of the game will be whether the Seminoles can protect their quarterback from Clemson’s hungry defense. It averages the 14th-most sacks in the nation with three per game.
On the other side, the Seminoles have 7-1 SU and 4-4 ATS records this season. In the previous five games, Florida State has a record of 4-1 SU and 2-3 ATS. The Florida State pass defense has given teams problems during the past five games. During that time, opponents have gained an average of only 224.8 passing yards against this terrorizing bunch.
Predictions: SU Winner – Clemson, ATS Winner – Clemson
Notes
Clemson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Clemson’s last 5 games.
Clemson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Clemson’s last 10 games at home.
Clemson is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida State.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Clemson’s last 7 games when playing Florida State.
Clemson is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida State.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Clemson’s last 5 games when playing at home against Florida State.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida State’s last 7 games when playing Clemson.
Florida State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Clemson.
Florida State is 5-1 SU when leading at the half this season. Clemson is 8-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Clemson is undefeated (3-0 SU) in games where it comes out ahead in the turnover battle.
Dating back to last season, Clemson is 11-2 SU against ACC opponents, while Florida State is 14-1 SU against conference foes.
