South Carolina Gamecocks vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/30/2024

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, November 30, 2024

Venue:  Memorial Stadium, Clemson, SC

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  South Carolina +2.5, Clemson -2.5; Over/Under:  49.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  South Carolina +2.5, Clemson -2.5; Over/Under:  49 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  South Carolina +2.5, Clemson -2.5; Over/Under:  49.5 points

South Carolina Gamecocks:  8-3 (5-3) (5th place, SEC)

Clemson Tigers:  9-2 (7-1) (2nd place, ACC)

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South Carolina Gamecocks:  won their last game at home against the Wofford Terriers 56-12.

Clemson Tigers:  won their last game at home against The Citadel Bulldogs 51-14.

South Carolina is entering this game with an 8-3 record overall and they have a 5-3 record in their conference games too. They are 5-2 in their home games, 3-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Wofford 56-12. LaNorris Sellers was the starting QB and he completed 23/27 passes for 307 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Raheim Sanders led the team in rushing yards with 72 and 1 TD. Dalevon Campbell led the receivers with 120 receiving yards on 5 receptions. Nick Emmanwori led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Alex Huntley, Kyle Kennard, Bryan Thomas Jr., and Dylan Stewart each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Clemson is entering this game with a 9-2 record overall and they have a 7-1 record in their conference games too. They are 5-1 in their home games, 4-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-1 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against The Citadel 51-14. Cade Klubnik was the starting QB and he completed 12/16 passes for 198 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Cade Klubnik led the team in rushing yards with 118 and 2 TDs. Bryant Wesco Jr. led the receivers with 75 receiving yards on 3 receptions and 1 TD. Sammy Brown led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles while Jamal Anderson and Peter Woods each led the defense in sacks with 1. Payton Page came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Clemson listed as a 2.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Clemson has looked really good in their games this season with their 9-2 record overall and their 7-1 conference record which has them right near the top of the ACC. Their season looked over right at the start of the year when they lost their season opener to Georgia at a neutral site and the game wasn't even close, but Clemson managed to shut down those questions of another disaster year and have rebounded quite nicely. Their only conference loss was at home to Louisville, but Louisville is still a top 4 team in the ACC and did go to the ACC Championship last season so Clemson still has a chance to make the playoffs and the Championship game. They are coming off a softball victory over The Citadel in their last one, but they do have momentum on their side with 3 wins in a row now and they are going to bring their best effort for this game with their season not over yet. Meanwhile, South Carolina has looked good in their games this season with their 8-3 record overall and their 5-3 conference record which has them in the top half of the SEC. South Carolina has been spoiling a lot of teams lately and they do have a really good defense this year, but they have also been really up and down on offense which can get them into trouble against a good offensive team like Clemson. South Carolina has been a big surprise this season, but they still don't have the talent that Clemson has and this is a must win game for Clemson's playoff hopes while South Carolina isn't really playing for anything, having a much smaller chance to make the CFP with their 3 losses. The best way to place a bet here is on Clemson to cover the spread in this game. 

South Carolina Clemson Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, November 30, 2024 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Clemson 35 South Carolina 24.

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South Carolina Gamecocks: 22-14 ATS in all lined games. 9-4 ATS in road lined games. 8-3 ATS after a win by 17 or more points. 13-6 ATS after playing a game at home. 8-4 OVER in non-conference games. 7-3 OVER when playing against a top-level team (Win Pct. > 75%). 6-3 OVER vs. good teams - outscoring opponents by 10+ PPG on the season.

Clemson Tigers: 1-4 ATS against SEC opponents. 3-8 ATS in non-conference games. 2-11 ATS after allowing 14 points or less last game. 9-5 OVER as a home favorite. 4-0 OVER in a home game where the total is between 42.5 and 49. 4-1 OVER off a home blowout win by 28 points or more. 

South Carolina Gamecocks:  J. Simon (TE) Questionable - Undisclosed. B. Hunt (TE) Questionable - Lower Leg. J. Brown (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Moore (OL) Questionable - Undisclosed. M. Fuller (RB) Questionable - Undisclosed. N. Barrett (DT) Questionable - Undisclosed.

Clemson Tigers:  D. Capehart (DT) Questionable - Undisclosed. W. Woodaz (LB) Questionable - Undisclosed. C. Gipson (CB) Out - Undisclosed. T. Brown (WR) Out - Ankle. T. Stellato (WR) Out - Thumb. E. Thurmon (OL) Out - Ankle. C. Sadler (OL) Out - Foot. S. Lewis (CB) Questionable - Undisclosed. Q. Castner (K/P) Out - Leg. D. Pennington (OL) Questionable - Undisclosed. K. McCloud (LB) Out - Knee.

“First quarter was just not good enough in a lot of ways. But we were calm in the locker room. No screaming or throwing chairs.” - Shane Beamer after his team’s win against Wofford in their last game. 

“I told coach Swinney a while ago when I decided to come back, I needed an offensive touchdown. It was so surreal.” - Barrett Carter after their win against The Citadel in their last game.

WR Harbor, Nyck 

WR Larvadain, Gage

WR Bennett Jr., Mazeo

TE Simon, Joshua

TE Hunt, Brady

QB Sellers, LaNorris

RB Sanders, Raheim

WR Williams, Antonio 

WR Moore, T.J. 

WR Stellato, Troy 

TE Briningstool, Jake

QB Klubnik, Cade 

RB Mafah, Phil 

Passing: L. Sellers (2123)

Rushing: R. Sanders (821)

Receiving: J. Simon (433)

Touchdowns: R. Sanders (13)

Passing: C. Klubnik (2761)

Rushing: P. Mafah (1012)

Receiving: A. Williams (687)

Touchdowns: A. Williams (11)

Coaches:

South Carolina Gamecocks: Shane Beamer (4th season)

Clemson Tigers: Dabo Swinney (17th season)