Clemson vs Miami Betting Odds: Can Clemson Extend Win-Streak to 3?
Tigers Coming Off Bye Week, Miami Lost Two Straight
The Miami Hurricanes began the season 4-0. However, after two straight losses, the Hurricanes have fallen out of the Top 25.
They’ll take on a Clemson Tigers team with two losses this season. However, Clemson is on a two-game winning streak with wins over Syracuse and Wake Forest.
Can Miami escape Clemson at home and get back to their winning ways?
Take a look at the Clemson vs Miami betting odds for Saturday’s primetime game on the ACC Network.
Clemson Tigers vs Miami Hurricanes 
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Location: Hard Rock Stadium
Streaming: ACCN
Clemson’s Quarterback Room
The Clemson Tigers are known for their quarterback play. They’ve had Deshaun Watson and Trevor Lawrence. Even Tajh Boyd was a terrific quarterback for the team back in the day.
Standards are high in Clemson. Since Lawrence left, quarterback play hasn’t been the same. However, Cade Klubnik is growing. He’s a sophomore quarterback who has thrown for 1370 yards with 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions.
His QBR is currently 56th in the nation, but he’s shown some legitimate potential with Clemson.
Klubnik will likely get the opening day start for Clemson next year. They’re going to add a couple of solid freshmen in the class of 2025 but don’t have anyone close to competing with Klubnik with this year’s team.
The good news is that this NCAAF team has a lot of youth at quarterback moving forward. Hopefully, Klubnik or a different commit can stick around and produce like the former Clemson greats at quarterback.
No Redemption For Miami
After Miami’s wicked blunder against Georgia Tech, the Hurricanes could not earn redemption against North Carolina in the following week.
Some analysts believed that head coach Mario Cristobal lost his team after the unfortunate loss to Georgia Tech. However, Miami played well as a team. They were still outplayed against a better North Carolina team last weekend on the road.
The Hurricanes lost 41-31 after allowing 21 unanswered points in the third quarter. Although the Hurricanes won quarters 2 and 4, the 21-point third quarter from North Carolina was too hard to overcome.
Miami faced a potential Heisman candidate in Drake Maye last weekend. This week, they’ll get Cade Klubnik, who is not a Heisman candidate. Clemson’s offense has been inconsistent and not very good, especially in the passing game.
Miami will look to take advantage and earn a home win to get back on track after two straight losses.
Below, we’ll talk about the Clemson vs Miami betting odds for this ACC matchup.
Clemson vs Miami Betting Odds
The Clemson Tigers are -3 against the Miami Hurricanes on the road. The total is currently at 49.5.
This season, Clemson is 2-4 against the spread. The Tigers were most recently a 21-point favorite against Wake Forest and only won that game 17-12. Meanwhile, they’ve hit the Under in four of six games. You can thank the Clemson defense for that.
On the flip side, the Miami Hurricanes are 3-3 against the spread but haven’t won against the spread in the last two weeks. Miami has one major win against Texas A&M, but other than that, the team hasn’t done anything special.
That said, Miami has also watched their games hit the Over and Under thrice each season.
Clemson has won five of six games against Miami dating back to 2009. The Tigers have held Miami to just 30 points in all four games combined.
Clemson’s Got Some Rest!
The Clemson Tigers likely needed some rest. After a two-game win streak, the bye week couldn’t have come at a better time. The Tigers didn’t look all that great against Wake Forest but escaped with an excellent defensive performance.
The Tigers have only allowed 261.8 yards per game, including 175.5 yards in the air and 86.3 yards on the ground. The run defense has been elite, and the secondary has played at a high level. Even the pass rush has created havoc.
The Tigers will go up against a Miami offense that has averaged over 500 yards of offense. Even in their last two losses, the Hurricanes have combined for 51 points. But scoring against Clemson is never easy.
In their last two ACC games, the Tigers have allowed 26 points in eight quarters.
Forget The Box Score
Cade Klubnik has thrown 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions this season. But realistically, he hasn’t played at a high level. His QBR is average despite 11 touchdown passes and two interceptions. He’s completed 65.2% of passes and has been sacked nine times in six games.
Klubnik is also a capable runner, with 56 carries for 120 yards. That’s still just 2.1 yards per carry.
The run game is led by Will Shipley, who has 450 yards on the ground with three touchdowns. He’s been good but also running behind a run block unit that has played below average.
With Miami allowing just 87.7 yards per game on the ground this season, it’s unlikely that Clemson will get a significant push at the one of scrimmage and open up some holes.
The Hurricanes are elite against the run and very good at everything else. Clemson should have more success in the air with Klubnik if they decide to commit to the pass. However, Miami’s pass rush is a bit more fierce than Clemson’s.
The NCAAF scores and odds will be close, knowing both of these teams are 4-2 on the season. None of the ACC teams have an easy NCAA Football schedule. If anything, the conference has improved this season.
Forget the NCAAF spreads. Let’s take the Under 49.5 in this game.
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