Steve Merril
(1% opinion) ALABAMA -6.5 (vs. Clemson) - 8:00 pm ET (ESPN) #152
Clemson and Alabama will meet once again for the National Title; the Crimson Tide won 45-40 last year. Clemson had a surprising season by going 13-1 SU. The Tigers were projected to regress after losing a lot of talent from last year’s 14-1 SU team. Clemson certainly has a terrific team, but this is a poor matchup for them against Alabama. Clemson’s offense faced defenses that gave up 26.5 points per game on 5.5 yards per play. The Tigers will now face an Alabama defense that only gave up 11.4 points per game on 3.9 yards per play versus offenses that averaged 30.2 points per game on 6.1 yards per play this season. The Crimson Tide defense was also stout away from home where they gave up just 16 points per game on 4.1 yards per play. While it’s true Clemson gave Alabama all they could handle in last year’s game, the Tigers still trailed by 12 points with less than 15 seconds to play before scoring a late spread-covering touchdown.
Alabama is a perfect 14-0 SU this season with their closest game being a 5-point win over Mississippi way back in Week 3. The Rebels were the only team to beat Alabama the previous season as well. Thirteen of their fourteen wins this season have come by 10 points or more with their average win coming by a whopping +27.9 points per game. Alabama’s offense was extremely well-balanced this season as they averaged 249 yards per game on the ground and 212 yards per game thru the air. Overall, Alabama averaged 39.4 points per game on 6.5 yards per play versus defenses that gave up 25.5 points per game on 5.5 yards per play. The initial look-ahead line was Alabama -12 one month ago, but this line is now much lower as the public is heavily backing the underdog tonight. Alabama is the superior team, so we’ll lay the points with the Crimson Tide in the national championship game on Monday night.
(1% opinion) ALABAMA -6.5 (vs. Clemson) - 8:00 pm ET (ESPN) #152
Clemson and Alabama will meet once again for the National Title; the Crimson Tide won 45-40 last year. Clemson had a surprising season by going 13-1 SU. The Tigers were projected to regress after losing a lot of talent from last year’s 14-1 SU team. Clemson certainly has a terrific team, but this is a poor matchup for them against Alabama. Clemson’s offense faced defenses that gave up 26.5 points per game on 5.5 yards per play. The Tigers will now face an Alabama defense that only gave up 11.4 points per game on 3.9 yards per play versus offenses that averaged 30.2 points per game on 6.1 yards per play this season. The Crimson Tide defense was also stout away from home where they gave up just 16 points per game on 4.1 yards per play. While it’s true Clemson gave Alabama all they could handle in last year’s game, the Tigers still trailed by 12 points with less than 15 seconds to play before scoring a late spread-covering touchdown.
Alabama is a perfect 14-0 SU this season with their closest game being a 5-point win over Mississippi way back in Week 3. The Rebels were the only team to beat Alabama the previous season as well. Thirteen of their fourteen wins this season have come by 10 points or more with their average win coming by a whopping +27.9 points per game. Alabama’s offense was extremely well-balanced this season as they averaged 249 yards per game on the ground and 212 yards per game thru the air. Overall, Alabama averaged 39.4 points per game on 6.5 yards per play versus defenses that gave up 25.5 points per game on 5.5 yards per play. The initial look-ahead line was Alabama -12 one month ago, but this line is now much lower as the public is heavily backing the underdog tonight. Alabama is the superior team, so we’ll lay the points with the Crimson Tide in the national championship game on Monday night.
Chris Jordan
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My 3000♦ Winner for tonight is on the CLEMSON TIGERS in their National Championship clash against the Alabama Tigers. As I release this play at 9 pm pacific, the line I see on this game is CLEMSON +6.5. And as long as the oddsmakers are offering you anywhere between +6 and +7, I want you to buy the half point up.
TRIPLE YOUR WAGER
3000♦
College Football Game of my Career
My 3000♦ Winner for tonight is on the CLEMSON TIGERS in their National Championship clash against the Alabama Tigers. As I release this play at 9 pm pacific, the line I see on this game is CLEMSON +6.5. And as long as the oddsmakers are offering you anywhere between +6 and +7, I want you to buy the half point up.
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[FONT="]This is simple folks!!! The last time these 2 teams met it was the same exact scenario. Bama cruised in that game but let Clemson back in it for the late cover. This time we see a different script written. We will give it to Clemson as they shutout Ohio St. in their last game. That being said we believe the Big Ten was the most overrated conference in all of college football this year as we saw in the bowl games!! This Clemson team we feel had a pretty easy schedule and lost to a bad Pittsburgh team at home!! They did have good wins over Auburn, Louisville, FSU, and Ohio St. but as we found out later most of those teams were not that great of teams! Alabama on the other hand are the New England Patriots of college football. Nick Saban is in a different league when it comes to coaches in college football. The SEC is in our opinion is still the best conference in college football. Alabama is a team that steps on their opponents in crunch time. The bottom line is that this game may stay close until halftime, but watch Bama cruise late for the 2 TD victory. They won't let Clemson back in it this game for the cover like they did last time they met just because they will be smarter and have Saban on their side. Alabama 37 Clemson 24. Good luck to all.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]This is simple folks!!! The last time these 2 teams met it was the same exact scenario. Bama cruised in that game but let Clemson back in it for the late cover. This time we see a different script written. We will give it to Clemson as they shutout Ohio St. in their last game. That being said we believe the Big Ten was the most overrated conference in all of college football this year as we saw in the bowl games!! This Clemson team we feel had a pretty easy schedule and lost to a bad Pittsburgh team at home!! They did have good wins over Auburn, Louisville, FSU, and Ohio St. but as we found out later most of those teams were not that great of teams! Alabama on the other hand are the New England Patriots of college football. Nick Saban is in a different league when it comes to coaches in college football. The SEC is in our opinion is still the best conference in college football. Alabama is a team that steps on their opponents in crunch time. The bottom line is that this game may stay close until halftime, but watch Bama cruise late for the 2 TD victory. They won't let Clemson back in it this game for the cover like they did last time they met just because they will be smarter and have Saban on their side. Alabama 37 Clemson 24. Good luck to all.[/FONT]
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