Hoping to extend their undefeated record, the No. 5 Clemson Tigers (5-0) travel to take on the Boston College Eagles (3-3). The ACC’s third-leading rusher, Wayne Gallman (523 yards, 5 TDs), will be featured in this game. It will begin Saturday, Oct 17 at 7:00 p.m. ET.
In last week’s matchup, Clemson defeated Georgia Tech 43-24. Jordan Leggett had a great game in the victory, grabbing four receptions for 56 yards and two TDs. Deon Cain had 96 receiving yards on five catches. Boston College is hoping for a different outcome after suffering a narrow defeat against Wake Forest 3-0. Marcus Outlow had a good performance running the ball for the Eagles, rushing 15 times for 62 yards.
The Eagles are a 15-point underdog against the Tigers and the Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is currently not available.
Sitting at 5-0 Straight Up (SU) and 3-2 Against The Spread (ATS), the Tigers will look to improve heading into Week 7. Clemson’s secondary could have an edge on the Eagles and their struggling passing game. Boston College averages 109 yards per game through the air, ranking 124th in the nation.
In the other locker room, the Eagles head into Week 7 with records of 2-3-1 ATS and 3-3 SU. Other teams have a high success rate throwing the ball against the Tigers. It may be in Boston College’s game plan to take advantage of the home team’s inability to stop the pass, 124th in the nation at 15.3 yards per pass. Moving on to the Boston College defense, there are certain areas where it measures up well against the Tigers. The Boston College pass defense ranks at the top of Division I. This intimidating group gives up just 98.7 yards per game through the air. It’ll be hard to get the ball out of the hands of Boston College’s offense this week. The team’s average time of possession is 34:39, ranking them sixth in the country.
Predictions: SU Winner – Clemson, ATS Winner – Clemson
Notes
Clemson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Clemson’s last 14 games.
Clemson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Clemson’s last 9 games at home.
Clemson is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston College.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Clemson’s last 6 games when playing Boston College.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Clemson’s last 5 games when playing at home against Boston College.
Boston College is 2-0 SU when leading at the half this season. Clemson is 5-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Remarkably, Boston College is winless (0-3 SU) in games where it wins the turnover battle, yet undefeated (3-0 SU) when losing the turnover battle.
The Clemson offensive passing attack is ranked only 56th in the nation, while the Boston College pass defense is ranked first. The Eagles passing game is ranked just 124th, compared to the 28th-ranked pass defense of the Tigers.
