Orange Bowl Public Betting
MIAMI, FL (The Spread) – The 2012 Orange Bowl has No. 23 West Virginia taking on No. 14 Clemson Wednesday night. Here is a look at what the public thinks of the contest.
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Oddsmakers have made Clemson the slight favorite in this game, giving the Tigers odds of -3 points against West Virginia on Wednesday night at 8:30PM ET. The over/under total has been set at 63.5 points. (View Matchup)
Currently over 42,000 Public Bets have been placed on this game and 76% of the wagers are going on Clemson with odds of -3 points against West Virginia on Wednesday night. The point spread hasn’t moved much in this game as Clemson opened as a 3-point favorite back when the game was announced. The spread peaked at 3.5 points and was as low as 2.5 points before settling in at -3.
Clemson is 10-3 on the season and 8-5 against the spread, as the Tigers come in winners of the ACC. The Tigers were 2-3 against the spread on the road and 8-5 ATS on grass this year. Clemson has been favored in all but three games this year. They are 6-4 against the spread as a favorite this season. With spreads of 4 points or less, Clemson is 2-2 against the spread on the year. The public sees the early wins over the likes of Florida State and Virginia Tech and think Clemson is a team that can really overwhelm West Virginia, but their slow finish to the season has to be a concern.
West Virginia is 9-3 on the year and 6-6 against the spread this season as they won a share of the Big East. The Mountaineers were 4-1 against the spread on the road and 2-0 against the spread on grass. WVU has been favored in all but two games this year, going 5-5 against the spread in those games. With spreads of 4 points or less, WVU was 3-0 ATS. Despite the strong finish, the public doesn’t seem to have much respect for the Big East. WVU was overwhelmed by LSU at home early in the season, but what team that played LSU wasn’t overwhelmed?
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