Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at South Carolina
Closing spread
SC -2.5
✓ CLEM W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 42 pts
Model before kickoff
CLEM 23–25 SC
✗ SC (57%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenSC -3
CloseSC -2.5
Total47.5 → 46.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSC -3
0.5 → CLEM
CloseSC -2.5
0.5 pts toward Clemson
Total
Open47.5
▼ 1
Close46.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SC -3 · closed SC -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward CLEMmodel SC -3
model SC -3
Opened 47.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 downmodel 47.5
model 47.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 60%, covered 52% (313 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 59% (34 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenSC -3
CloseSC -2.5
Total47.5 → 46.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
SC as a 2.5-point home favorite against CLEM, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: CLEM won 28–14 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 42 points stayed under 46.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 5.2 against an average line of 2.4; 47.6 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 10–24 | L | U43.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 26–13 | W | U42.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 10–14 | L | U47.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 10–48 | L | O47 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 29–21 | W | U51.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2.25 | 31–38 | L | O47.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1.5 | 13–10 | W | U48.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 24–10 | W | U51.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 35–45 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1.5 | 24–41 | L | O53.5 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Clemson ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Clemson 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 13 in the 4th quarter and got 8. 54% of games with totals 42.5–50.5 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% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | |
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
CLEM 1–1 SC
Series tied · 2 games since 2023 · SC has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 2024 | South Carolina 17 @ Clemson 14 | CLEM -2.5 | SC W |
| Nov 25 2023 | Clemson 16 @ South Carolina 7 | CLEM -7.5 | 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 →+8.0▼ 7.2#38
SC+13.9 →+8.5▼ 5.4#34
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#57
Offense
◀ CLEM better#109
#37
Defense
◀ CLEM better#52
−0.1 #84
Turnovers
SC better ▶+0.6 #24
67 plays #64
Pace
◀ CLEM faster63 plays #115
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CLEM off | SC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.7 #60 | 21.5 #40 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.00 #44 | 5.26 #46 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #60 | +0.05 #52 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #62 | 42% #71 | Even |
| SC off | CLEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.5 #100 | 21.0 #36 | CLEM |
| Yards / play | 5.22 #105 | 5.20 #42 | CLEM |
| PPA / play | +0.03 #111 | +0.04 #51 | CLEM |
| Success rate | 37% #121 | 37% #18 | CLEM |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
CLEM scoring against the SC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.5 #31 | 10.4 #33 | 17.9 #28 | 4.5 #101 | 6.3 #78 | 10.8 #100 | |
4.7 #54 | 4.8 #14 | 9.5 #23 | 5.2 #59 | 6.8 #76 | 12.0 #64 |
SC scoring against the CLEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #46 | 8.6 #70 | 15.5 #57 | 4.8 #93 | 3.2 #133 | 8.0 #128 | |
5.2 #65 | 6.8 #54 | 12.0 #57 | 4.4 #38 | 4.6 #27 | 9.0 #23 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
45° · 5 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CLEM7d
SC7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast
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