2012 Orange Bowl Odds
MIAMI, FL (The Spread) – The 2012 Orange Bowl takes place Wednesday night at 8:30PM ET from Sun Life Stadium with No. 23 West Virginia taking on No. 14 Clemson.
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Clemson is 10-3 on the season while West Virginia is 9-3. Both teams comes in as conference champions. The Tigers were 8-5 against the spread while the Mountaineers are 6-6 ATS. WVU has hit the over in 8 of their 12 games and Clemson has hit the under in 7 of their 13 games. These two last met in 1989 with Clemson winning 27-7.
Trends show that West Virginia is just 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 bowl games while Clemson is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 bowl games. WVU has hit the over in 8 of their last 11 bowl games while Clemson has hit the under in 6 of their last 7 bowl games.
Oddsmakers have made Clemson the slight favorite in this game, giving the Tigers odds of -3 points against West Virginia on Wednesday. The over/under total has been set at 63.5 points. (View Matchup)
Clemson went 6-2 in the ACC but beat Virginia Tech in the championship game 38-10. The Tigers lost three of their last four games prior to the championship contest. This season Clemson is averaging 33.6 points per game on offense while allowing 26.2 points per game on defense. The Tigers have been led by quarterback Tajh Boyd, who had thrown for 3,578 yards and 31 TD’s this year.
West Virginia went 5-2 in the Big East to earn a share of the conference title. Due to having the highest BCS ranking, the Mountaineers earned the conference’s automatic BCS bid. WVU won its last three games on the season, all by three points or less. WVU is averaging 34.9 points per game on offense while allowing 26.3 points per game on defense. The Mountaineers have the seventh-best passing attack in the country behind Geno Smith, who has thrown for 3,978 yards and 25 TD’s.
In terms of Injuries, West Virginia defensive lineman Joshua Taylor is doubtful with a knee injury with running back Dustin Garrison is out with a knee injury. Clemson running back Mike Bellamy is out because of a suspension.
Currently over 41,500 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.
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