MARK MAY contest of the week: #3 Clemson at #12 Florida State ($50 Prize!)
"The Crowd" has Clemson as (-5.4) favorites
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Overview:
On Saturday, October 29th, at 8:00 P.M. the #3 Clemson Tigers will be on the road to take on the #12 Florida State Seminoles.
Mark May:
Mark is going against “The Crowd” predicting a final score of Florida State 34 – Clemson 31.
The Crowd:
“The Crowd” projects a final score of Clemson 32.7 – Florida State 27.3 with an over/under of 60.1.
2016-17 Statistics (127 total teams):
Passing offense: Clemson 304.9 YPG > Florida State 271.6 YPG
Rushing offense: Florida State 213.1 YPG > Clemson 169.4 YPG
Scoring offense: Clemson 36.6 PPG > Florida State 34.9 PPG
Scoring defense: Clemson 15.3 PPG > Florida State 28.9 PPG
Passing defense: Clemson 166.1 YPG > Florida State 233.4 YPG
Rushing defense: Clemson 132.4 YPG > Florida State 155.1 YPG
Turnover Margin Per Game: Florida State +0.7 > Clemson -0.3
Strength of schedule:
Clemson is (7-0) with wins over NC State, Auburn, Troy, South Carolina State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, and Boston College. Florida State is (5-2) with wins over Ole Miss, Charleston Southern, South Florida, Miami, and Wake Forest. Their two losses were against ranked opponents in Louisville and North Carolina.
Summary:
Clemson remains one of the few undefeated teams in all of college football despite avoiding a few close scares. The Tigers rank 26th in scoring offense and 9th in scoring defense. Florida State ranks 35th in scoring offense and 75th in scoring defense. Florida State has one of the best running backs in the nation in Dalvin Cook but Clemson is strong against the run. Florida State has a young quarterback in Deondre Francois who has struggled with turnovers in some of their key games.
Clemson has yet to play up to their potential despite being undefeated. Quarterback Deshaun Watson is having another terrific season despite not having the same running attack from his backs. Clemson rose to the challenge against Louisville and I expect them to do the same against Florida State.
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