Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at South Carolina
Weather at kickoff45°F5 mphgusts 17DryWeather watch ›
6-5 · Power #34
28
▲ winner
Final
@
4-7 · Power #43
14
final
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
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Clemson
Total
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
Opened 47.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-210–24 L U43.5
Very close
UK vs LOU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-3.526–13 W U42.5
Very close
ISU vs TTU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-3.510–14 L U47.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.510–48 L O47
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-229–21 W U51.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-2.2531–38 L O47.75
Very close
AUB vs TA&M
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1.513–10 W U48.5
Very close
ORST vs WSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-324–10 W U51.5
Very close
FLA vs LSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-235–45 L O51.5
Very close
TA&M vs FLA
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1.524–41 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%)
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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

CLEM
Longer bar = better
SC
#57
Offense
◀ CLEM better
#109
#37
Defense
◀ CLEM better
#52
−0.1 #84
Turnovers
SC better ▶
+0.6 #24
67 plays #64
Pace
◀ CLEM faster
63 plays #115
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CLEM has the ball
Even matchup
CLEM offSC defEdge
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
When SC has the ball
Advantage: CLEM defense
SC offCLEM defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLEM scored
7.5
#31
10.4
#33
17.9
#28
4.5
#101
6.3
#78
10.8
#100
SC allowed
4.7
#54
4.8
#14
9.5
#23
5.2
#59
6.8
#76
12.0
#64
SC scoring against the CLEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SC scored
6.8
#46
8.6
#70
15.5
#57
4.8
#93
3.2
#133
8.0
#128
CLEM allowed
5.2
#65
6.8
#54
12.0
#57
4.4
#38
4.6
#27
9.0
#23

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SC +2.5
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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