Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Georgia Tech · Conference game
Closing spread
CLEM -2.5
✓ GT W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
CLEM 28–27 GT
✗ CLEM (55%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLEM -6.5
CloseCLEM -2.5
Total52.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCLEM -6.5
4 → GT
CloseCLEM -2.5
4 pts toward Georgia Tech
Total
Open52.5
▼ 3
Close49.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CLEM -6.5 · closed CLEM -2.5 · moved 4 toward GTmodel GT -0.5
model GT -0.5
Opened 52.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 3 downmodel 55
model 55
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 54%, covered 46% (164 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 45% (67 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLEM -6.5
CloseCLEM -2.5
Total52.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
CLEM as a 2.5-point road favorite at GT, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 8 went over the total.
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This game: GT won 24–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 45 points stayed under 49.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.6 against an average line of 3.9; 54.2 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 6 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation |
-6 | 20–28 | L | O45 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 26–20 | W | O45.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar total & situation |
-2 | 33–10 | W | U49.75 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 36–33 | L | O48.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 41–12 | W | O47.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 31–28 | L | O55 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 34–38 | L | O61.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest |
-7 | 31–14 | W | U53 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation |
-3 | 24–30 | L | O44.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 33–20 | W | O45.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Georgia Tech ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Market moved toward Georgia Tech
4 pts (CLEM -6.5 → CLEM -2.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
52.5 → 49.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Clemson have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 18. 54% of games with totals 45.5–53.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 2-8 20% | 4-6 40% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-4 56% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
CLEM 1–0 GT
CLEM leads · 1 game since 2023 · CLEM has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 2023 | Georgia Tech 21 @ Clemson 42 | CLEM -14.5 | CLEM W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CLEM+15.2 →+13.2▼ 2.0#17
GT+6.9 →+11.3▲ 4.4#25
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#108
Offense
GT better ▶#22
#59
Defense
Even#56
+1.0 #43
Turnovers
◀ CLEM better−2.0 #130
57 plays #129
Pace
GT faster ▶63 plays #101
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CLEM off | GT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.5 #110 | 16.0 #54 | GT |
| Yards / play | 5.11 #98 | 4.61 #56 | GT |
| PPA / play | −0.04 #121 | +0.05 #75 | GT |
| Success rate | 39% #102 | 35% #40 | GT |
| GT off | CLEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 43.0 #27 | 16.5 #57 | GT |
| Yards / play | 9.14 #2 | 4.94 #71 | GT |
| PPA / play | +0.26 #44 | −0.05 #40 | Even |
| Success rate | 56% #16 | 38% #67 | GT |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 17 FBS teams
CLEM scoring against the GT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 12.0 | |
6.5 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 |
GT scoring against the CLEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 17.0 | 20.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 22.5 | |
3.5 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
80° · 4 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CLEM7d
GT7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 119 plays
slowavg 133fast
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