2014 College Football Syracuse vs. Clemson Week 9 Picks & Predictions
By Anthony Rome
CLEMSON, SC (The Spread) - After narrowly beating Boston College last week, will Clemson cover as a double-digit home favorite tonight versus Syracuse?
ODDS: According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, Clemson is a 14.5-point favorite over Syracuse while the over/under total is currently sitting at 47.5 points. As of this writing, 52% of public bettors currently favor the Orange plus the points.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Tigers opened as 16.5-point favorites but the line has been bet down to 14.5 at most online and Vegas sports books. As for the total, it opened at 49.5 and has been bet down to 47.5.
SEASON RECORDS: Syracuse enters play with a 3-4 record and is 3-4 against the spread this year, while the Tigers are 5-2 straight up and 3-4 at the betting window. The under is a combined 8-5-1 in these teams' 14 games in 2014.
NCAA FREE PICK: Take the under. According to latest college football trends, the under is 4-1-1 in the Orange’s last six games overall, 4-1 in their last five road games and 4-1-1 in their last six games versus a team with a winning record. The under is also 4-1 in the Tigers’ last five games overall, 4-1 in their last five conference games and 6-0 in their last six games after allowing less than 275 total yards in their previous game.
2014 COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 9 FREE PICK: SYRACUSE/CLEMSON UNDER 47.5