South Carolina vs Clemson 11/30/24 Game Information

South Carolina vs Clemson Preview

Two teams on the outside looking in of the CFP now are No. 17 Clemson (9-2) and No. 18 South Carolina (8-3) with the loser here definitely having no chance at the pigskin D-I Big Dance. If the Tigers had just 1 loss they might have more hope, but the new-look ACC will likely only see one team in the College Football Playoff—the winner of the likely SMU and Miami (Florida) collision in the 2024 ACC Championship Game, but first the Hurricanes need to beat Syracuse to earn a berth against the Mustangs. The current odds from BetMGM see Clemson at 50/1 to win the CFP with South Carolina a monster underdog at 150/1. So this early Saturday rivalry game at Death Valley will be more about pride than making the CFP.

South Carolina Can End Clemson’s CFP Dreams

SEC members South Carolina (8-3-0 ATS, 7-4-0 O/U) have one of the best ATS records in FBS and some big-time wins this 2024 NCAA Football season (Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Missouri) and have only lost to ranked teams (#16 LSU, #12 Ole Miss, #7 Alabama), so this football team is the real deal but just happens to play in historically the best football conference in the land. It’s too early to canonize the Big Ten that distinction, but with #1 Oregon, #2 Ohio State, #4 Penn State, and upstart Indiana, maybe the proverbial tide is turning. The Gamecocks would love nothing better than to paint the Tigers black in this Palmetto Series rivalry, led by Clemson 73-43-4.

South Carolina Betting Trends

• South Carolina is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 overall
• The Gamecocks have scored 162 points in November 
• The Over is 7-3 in the last 10 Gamecocks games
• The Under is 3-1 in the last 4 series meetings
• South Carolina is 1-3 ATS in the last 4 series meetings

Clemson Seeks its 9th Win in Last 11 vs Rivals

Clemson (5-5-0 ATS, 3-7-0 O/U) has been a strong Under team and been dominant in this Palmetto State rivalry, but don’t expect a walk in the park at Death Valley this weekend as this game will be more important to South Carolina than whatever Bowl game they end up playing in come December. Sure, Clemson will need everything to go right just to make the CFP, but the Gamecocks know they can leave the Tigers aggravated for 9 months should they win this one, and that is some strange currency for the visitors here. QB Cade Klubnik (2,761 passing yards, 29 TD), RB Phil Mafah (1,012 rushing yards, 8 TD), and WR Antonio Williams (689 receiving yards, 10 TD) have the 14th best Scoring Offense (38.7 ppg) this season but the defense isn’t as strong as past years (22.0 ppg, #40).

Clemson Betting Trends

• Clemson is 8-2 SU the last 10 series meetings
• The Tigers held SC to just 159 Total Yards last meeting
• The winner in this game has also covered ATS 8 of the last 10
• The Tigers are 10-2 on the Moneyline last 12 (+5.10 Units, 6% ROI)
• Clemson has outgained SC in this game 9 of the last 10

South Carolina vs Clemson Pick and Prediction

This game will be more about pride than anything, and maybe more so for South Carolina, who made ESPN’s Bad Beats rallying for 21 points in the last 10 minutes with a TD with just 11 seconds to go to win 56-12 and cover ATS against Wofford (+42.5) who trailed 35-12 in the 4th Quarter. Clemson has won 8 of the last 10 in this series, but South Carolina won the last meeting at Death Valley, 31-30 winning outright as 14.5-point Road Underdogs. This South Carolina vs Clemson prediction and free NCAAF pick will side with the Over in the Totals market with the thought that this will be a wide open game with a lot of passing and the lead changing hands several times with maybe the last team having the football winning.

Kevin’s Pick: South Carolina-Clemson Over 49 (DraftKings)