Clemson, LSU Betting Trends
The College Football National Championship Game is tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET between LSU and Clemson, with LSU listed as a 5.5-point favorite. What do the betting trends suggest about tonight’s matchup?
Game Snapshot
283 Clemson Tigers at 284 LSU Tigers
8:00 p.m. ET, Monday, January 13, 2020
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Betting Odds
As readers can see from our College Football Odds & Betting Lines page, LSU is listed as a 5.5-point favorite at the majority of online sportsbooks, although some books are offering the Tigers (the purple and gold ones) as a 5-point favorite. One book, My Bookie, offers Clemson at +6.5, but that’s the highest line on the board. As for the total, the number sits between 67.5 and 68 at most books.
College Football Public Betting Report
According to our College Football Public Betting Page, public bettors are still hammering LSU and have not been afraid to lay the 5.5 points. As of early Monday morning, 65% of the betting tickets are on LSU to cover versus Clemson, although this information is subject to change. Make sure you continue to check out the link provided to get the most up-to-date public betting information.
Clemson Betting Trends
The Tigers are a near-perfect 10-1 against the spread in their last 11 bowl games and are 9-1 against the number in their last 10 bowl games as an underdog. They’re also 17-4 against the spread in their last 21 neutral site games, are 20-6 against the spread in their last 26 games overall and have covered in 37 of their last 55 games when listed as an underdog.
LSU Betting Trends
As you can imagine, LSU has been equally as dominant as Clemson at the betting window. The Tigers are 4-1 against the spread in their last five bowl games, are 5-1 against the number in their last six neutral site games as a favorite and are 4-0 at the betting window in their last four games when facing an opponent with a winning record. LSU is also 11-5 against the spread in their last 16 games overall and are 7-3 against the number in their last 10 games coming off a win of more than 20 points.
Betting Totals
The under is 13-6 in Clemson’s last 19 bowl games and is 5-1-1 in their last seven games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game. On the other side, the over is 6-1-1 in LSU’s last eight non-conference games and is 11-5-1 in the Tigers’ last 17 games overall. That said, the under is 5-2 in LSU’s last seven games when favored against an opponent at a neutral site.