Oklahoma Sooners vs. Clemson Tigers Betting Odds - Point Spread Pick

Oklahoma Sooners vs. Clemson Tigers Betting Odds - Point Spread Pick

David Schwab
Date: December 31, 4:00 pm
Location: Sun Life Stadium

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Oklahoma -3.5
Total: 64

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Oklahoma's run to a spot in the College Football Playoff included a season-ending seven-game straight-up winning streak with a profitable 6-1 record against the spread. During this run, the Sooners beat Baylor 44-34 on the road as slight 1.5-point underdogs and Oklahoma State 58-23 as 7.5-point road favorites. The total went OVER 62.5 points against the Cowboys in that season finale and it has gone OVER in six of those seven-straight wins.
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Over their last seven games the Sooners are averaging 52 points a game and on the year they are ranked third in the nation in scoring with an average of 45.9 points. This is one of the best balanced offenses in the country with 307.9 passing yards a game complementing a rushing attack that is averaging 235.0 yards. Baker Mayfield has led the way at quarterback with 3,389 passing yards and 35 touchdown passes and Samaje Perine has got it done on the ground with 1,291 rushing yards and 15 scores.
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The Tigers continued to rise to the top of the national rankings with each SU win in an amazing 13-0 run through the regular season. This undefeated run culminated with an ACC Championship after posting a 45-37 victory over North Carolina in the title game. Clemson covered in that contest as a 6.5-point favorite, but over its past eight games it is just 3-5 ATS. The total went OVER 68 against the Tar Heels and it has gone OVER in seven of the Tigers' last nine games.
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This is another offense that knows how to find the end zone with an average of 38.5 points a game and over the Tigers' last seven games this number rose to 41.3 points. At the center of it all was quarterback Deshaun Watson. He comes into this matchup with 3,512 passing yards and 30 touchdown throws while completing an impressive 69.5 percent of his 413 attempts. He was also the team's second-leading rusher with 887 yards and 11 more scores on 163 attempts. Defensively, the slight edge in this showdown would have to go to Clemson with a unit that held opposing teams to 20.2 points a game.
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Oklahoma Sooners vs. Clemson Tigers Game Betting Trends
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The Sooners are just 1-5 ATS in their last six neutral-site games, but they have covered in eight of their last 11 nonconference games. The total has gone OVER in six of their last seven games against a team with a SU winning record.
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The Tigers are 6-2 ATS in their last eight games against a team with a SU winning record and they are 5-0 ATS in their last five games played at a neutral site. The total has stayed UNDER in eight of their last 11 bowl games.
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These two met in last season's Russell Athletic Bowl with Clemson rolling to a lopsided 40-6 victory as a six-point underdog. The total stayed UNDER the closing 49-point line.
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Oklahoma Sooners vs. Clemson Tigers Prediction

This should be a great matchup between two highly balanced offenses that know how to put points on the board. While I am tempted to sit back and watch the show with a play on the OVER, I am going with my "best bet" pick of Clemson and the 3.5 points in what should be a three-point game either way.

Free Pick: Take the Clemson Tigers +3.5 (DS)
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