Miami-Clemson Week 12 College Football Odds, Lines, Spread and Bet

Clemson is a nearly three-touchdown favorite at home against Miami on Saturday.

Pat Forde | Nov 18, 2022

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Only a home game Saturday against Miami stands between a second straight undefeated conference record for No. 9 Clemson.

Clemson has won three straight in the rivalry and aims to run the gauntlet in conference play for the fourth time in eight seasons.

Despite all of its troubles, Miami has actually won its last three road games against Georgia Tech, Virginia and Virginia Tech.

Let’s dive into this game for one of this week’s Forde Four bets. You can also find picks for Oklahoma State-Oklahoma, USC-UCLA and Utah-Oregon.

Miami vs. Clemson Odds

Miami Straight Up Record: 5-5
Miami Against the Spread Record: 2-8

Clemson Straight Up Record: 9-1
Clemson Against The Spread Record: 5-5

This is among the many games where injury status clouds insight, so wait until close to kickoff before wagering. The main object of curiosity is Hurricanes quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, who has been out with an injured shoulder. Miami turned to athletic freshman quarterback Jacurri Brown last week and got favorable results, but that was against Georgia Tech’s defense.

Clemson is a different animal, and a motivated animal. The Tigers are lingering on the fringe of College Football Playoff contention and might feel compelled to put up big numbers in the final weeks to improve their position. Clemson will likely not take its foot off the gas in the fourth quarter with a significant lead, and a significant lead seems possible-to-probable against a Miami team that is playing out the string on a disappointing season.

Take the home team, the better team, the more motivated team.

BET: Clemson -19 (-110)

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Published Nov 18, 2022

PAT FORDE

Pat Forde is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who covers college football and college basketball as well as the Olympics and horse racing. He cohosts the College Football Enquirer podcast and is a football analyst on the Big Ten Network. He previously worked for Yahoo Sports, ESPN and The (Louisville) Courier-Journal. Forde has won 28 Associated Press Sports Editors writing contest awards, has been published three times in the Best American Sports Writing book series, and was nominated for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize. A past president of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and member of the Football Writers Association of America, he lives in Louisville with his wife. They have three children, all of whom were collegiate swimmers.