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The Tigers are one of two FBS teams with an 0-7 ATS record. Some bettors refuse to acknowledge that Clemson is barren offensively, with an offense that ranks 14th from the bottom in FBS. If your team is averaging 20 ppg, should you really be spotting a foe about half of that number? Coach Dabo Swinney has not disclosed if QB D.J. Uiagalelei, lifted mid-game last Saturday, will start. The Seminoles, who opened 0-4 outright, have won three in a row, thanks heavily to their 42-point scoring clip per game.
Can Clemson even score 9.5 points? I say that in jest, of course. But what is there to suggest that the Tigers can muster up enough offense to make this an easy win? Nothing. The quarterback situation is a mess, they can’t block and they’re going up against a Seminoles squad that has given up just 354 yards per game in the month of October. Clemson is 0-6 against the spread and that streak will continue this weekend.
Somehow, Clemson is a double-digit favorite again. This is the fifth time that the Tigers have been at least at 10-point favorite. Do you know off the top of your head how many times they have beaten an FBS opponent by 10 points this season? That's right...zero. Their largest margin of victory is six. Against an improving FSU team, they'll do well just to win.
Clemson is now a perfect 7-0 this season on the under after hitting it again last week against Pitt. Now they take on Florida State at home and are faced with a QB controversy after the benching of QB DJ Uiagalelei. A highly dysfunctional offense and an elite defense lead to a lot of unders.