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South Carolina Rivalry

No. 15 Clemson faces an out-of-conference, but in-state rival opponent on Saturday when the Tigers battle South Carolina at Noon ET from Williams-Brice Stadium.

Bet Clemson at South Carolina
Clemson is 8-3 this season and 7-3 against the spread. The Tigers have won six straight, but two of their three losses have come on the road. The Tigers have won 10 of the last 12 meetings against South Carolina.

South Carolina is 6-5 this season and 6-4 against the spread. The Gamecocks have lost three straight and four of their last five. Four of South Carolina’s five losses have come on the road, losing just one game at home, a 24-14 loss to Florida last week.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made Clemson 3-point road favorites over South Carolina on Saturday afternoon. The over/under total for this game has been established at 44.

Clemson is scoring 33.1 points per-game, but that is partially due to its special teams play, which has 5 touchdowns this year. C.J. Spiller has been Clemson’s big threat, as he has three kick returns for touchdowns while also rushing for 894 yards and seven touchdowns. The Gamecocks have a physical defense that is giving up just 20.7 points and 308.7 yards per-game.

South Carolina has struggled on offense, scoring just 20.6 points per-game. The Gamecocks are led by quarterback Stephen Garcia, who has thrown for 2,607 yards with 14 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The Tigers are giving up 18.2 points per-game and holding teams to under 300 yards per-game thanks to 20 interceptions as a team.

This game looks like it could be a defensive struggle and low scoring. The Gamecocks will look to bottle up Spiller while Clemson will look to make South Carolina run the ball, which it can’t do effectively. With the point spread just 3-points we suggest a pick of Clemson due to their explosive abilities on defense and special teams. Creating 20 interceptions has given Clemson good field position, and Spiller is always a home run threat, while South Carolina is unable to score so quickly. Pick the Tigers with the under in this one.

Our College Football Week 13 Free Pick for this matchup is: CLEMSON -3 and UNDER 44.
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Head-to-Head Series History

S CAROLINA is 1-1 against the spread versus CLEMSON over the last 3 seasons 

CLEMSON is 2-0 straight up against S CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 
Week 13 College Football Injury Report
CLEMSON

[DE] 11/21/2009 - Da'Quan Bowers "?" ( Knee ) 

[LB] 09/05/2009 - Stanley Hunter out for season ( Illness ) 

[OL] 09/05/2009 - JK Jay out for season ( Back ) 

S CAROLINA

[DE] 11/14/2009 - Devin Taylor "?" ( Sternum ) 

[FS] 11/10/2009 - Jarrett Burns out for season ( Finger ) 

[G] 11/14/2009 - Kevin Young "?" ( Ankle ) 

[DT] 10/07/2009 - Travian Robertson out for season ( Knee ) 

[WR/S] 08/22/2009 - Joe Hills intends to transfer ( Personal ) 

[LB] 09/06/2009 - Rodney Paulk out for season ( Knee ) 

[OG] 10/08/2009 - Terrence Campbell out indefinitely ( Neck ) 

[WR] 10/24/2009 - Dion Lecorn out indefinitely ( Ankle ) 

[OL] 10/16/2009 - Heath Batchelor has left team ( None )

Clemson at South Carolina Odds
Clemson Tigers -3 Over 44 (-155)

South Carolina +3 Under 44 (+135)
Bet Clemson at South Carolina
Posted: 11/28/09 7:00AM ET