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Two ranked teams will square off at the Alumni Stadium as Clemson visits Boston College on Saturday 11/10/18 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
The Tigers of Clemson are the #2 ranked team in college football while the Eagles of Boston College are ranked 17th in the nation. Clemson is on a seven game win streak against Boston College and the last time they lost to the Eagles SU was way back in 2010.
The Lawrence Take Over
Since the keys to the car were turned over to 6-5 freshman Trevor Lawrence, Clemson has been dominating their opponents, scoring 47.8 points per game which is 4th best in the nation. Aside from their high powered offense, the Tigers also own the 4th best defense in FBS, allowing just 13.3 points per game. Since October, that defense has even picked up, yielding just nine points per game.
As for Lawrence, he has completed 65.5% of his passes for nine touchdowns with just one interception in his last four games. Lawrence has thrown for a total of 1,549 yards with 18 scores and 3 pickoffs. Aside from Lawrence, Travis Etienne has stepped up in the last four games for Clemson, rushing for 9.4 yards per carry while scoring seven touchdowns over the period. Against Louisville last November 3rd, Etienne ran for 19.1 yards per carry.
Clemson vs Boston College 11/10/18
Moneyline: Clemson -1500, Boston College +975
Odds from Betonline.ag asof 11/7/18
Eagles’ Offense Will Be Tested
Boston College is 7-2, 2nd in the ACC- Atlantic this season, with their two losses coming at the hands of NC State and Purdue. The Eagles share three common foes with the Tigers and these are Waker Forest, NC State and Louisville. Clemson was a +155 in scoring and unbeaten against these three teams while the Boston College was a +20 but with one loss. If we use those common opponents as a gauge, Clemson may have too much for Boston College to handle.
Who Wins?
Clemson has won nine out of the last 10 meetings between these two teams including the last seven games. Clemson is 5-0 SU in their last five games played while Boston College is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games and 5-0 SU in their last five games at home. Against Clemson though, the Eagles are winless SU in their last five games played and 1-4 SU in their last five home games. The Tigers are 4-0 on the road this season while the Eagles are 5-0 at home so something has to give here. And it’s not going to be Clemson.
Clemson is the best team in the nation not named Alabama. In fact, they may be the only team in FBS who is capable of beating the Crimson Tide. Boston College is no joke at #17 in the polls. But we’re in a stretch where the Clemson Tigers are scoring almost at will while playing lockdown defense. Historically the Tigers have dominated this matchup and it looks like they will make it eight in a row.
Picking the winner his is a no-brainer as Clemson is virtually a lock to win this. But because the Tigers are heavy favorites, the value will be on the spread and the over/under odds.
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Clemson is 5-1 ATS in their last six games played and 4-1 ATS in their last five road games. Meanwhile, Boston College 4-1 ATS in their last five games and also 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games. Head to head, Clemson is 5-0 SU in their last five games played and 4-1 SU in their last five road games.
Clemson vs Boston College 11/10/18
Spread Odds: Clemson -20 (-110), Boston College +20 (-110)
Odds from Betonline.ag asof 11/7/18
Earlier, we talked about three common opponents and how these two teams fared against hem. If I may repeat, Clemson stream rolled past those three opponents with a +155 scoring margin while Boston College was a plus 20 but was 2-1 against the trio. I think Clemson has the better offense and has the better defense here. Clemson scores big and stops the Boston College offense at the same time to score a win of at least three touchdowns.
Prediction: Clemson -20
The total has gone over in four out of the last six games of Clemson and the over is 5-1 in Clemson’s last six road games. On the other hand, the total has gone under in four out of the last six games of Boston College and the under is 6-3 in the last nine games between Boston College and Clemson. But the total has gone over in 4 out of the last 6 games of Boston College when playing at home versus Clemson.
Clemson vs Boston College 11/10/18
Over/Under Odds: Over 58.5 -110, Under 58.5 -110
Odds from Betonline.ag asof 11/7/18
Clemson averages 47.8 points per game this season and have averaged 60 points per game in their last four games. You might say that the law of averages is probably going to catch up with them but with the way they looked last November 3rd against Louisville, they looked like they aren’t about to stop yet. The Tigers are on a roll and while I think they will win by a rout. Their defense will be standout as well but the Eagles are going to score enough points to help cover the 58.5 total.
Prediction: Over 58.5
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