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Clemson vs Virginia Prediction 10-19-24 College Football Picks

Virginia Cavaliers (4-2) vs. Clemson Tigers (5-1)
October 19, 2024 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Clemson Tigers -21 / Virginia Cavaliers +21; Over/Under: +57.5
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The Virginia Cavaliers and the Clemson Tigers meet in week 8 college football action from Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Clemson vs Virginia Prediction.

Virginia Recap

The Virginia Cavaliers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 24-20 loss to Louisville last time out to drop to 4-2 on the year. After this game, Virginia will duke it out with North Carolina.

Cavaliers Looking To Pull Upset

Anthony Colandrea has thrown for 1,490 yards, 9 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 64.4% passing while also rushing for 242 yards and 2 scores. Xavier Brown has a team-high 334 rushing yards while Kobe Pace has 331 rushing yards and 2 scores. Malachi Fields leads the Cavaliers in receiving with 37 grabs for 541 yards and 3 TDs while Trell Harris has 201 receiving yards and Tyler Neville has 261 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Jonas Sanker has a team-high 49 total tackles while Kam Robinson has a team-high 3 sacks. Virginia has combined as a unit for 12 sacks and 4 interceptions so far this season.

Why the Virginia Cavaliers will win

  • The road team has won four of Virginia’s last five games.
  • Virginia has covered the spread in each of its last seven games in October.

Clemson Recap

The Clemson Tigers come into this one looking to build on their current five-game win streak after a 49-14 win over Wake Forest last time out to climb to 5-1 on the year. After this game, Clemson will have a bye week before taking on Louisville at home.

Tigers Looking To Add Another Notch To Their Belt

Cade Klubnik has thrown for 1,528 yards, 17 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 66.8% passing while also rushing for 198 yards and 4 touchdowns. Phil Mafah has a team-high 604 rushing yards with 4 TDs while Antonio Williams leads the Clemson receiving group with 25 receptions for 349 yards and 5 TDs and Bryant Wesco Jr. has 11 grabs for 262 yards and 2 scores. Jake Briningstool has 24 receptions for 289 yards and 4 TDs while four more Tigers have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Wade Woodaz has a team-high 42 total tackles including 22 solo tackles while T.J. Parker has a team-high 4 sacks. As a unit, Clemson has combined for 13 sacks and 9 interceptions so far this season.

Why the Clemson Tigers will win

  • Clemson has won each of its last 22 home games in October.
  • Virginia has lost seven of its last eight games against AP-ranked teams.
  • Clemson has covered the spread in each of its last six games at Memorial Stadium (Clemson).

Clemson vs Virginia Prediction

I’m on Clemson here. I know the Tigers have the bye week coming up and are probably looking forward to that. However, Clemson’s really shown no signs of letting up at all since the Georgia game, and I’m in the camp that until I have a reason to doubt Clemson, I won’t do it. The Cavaliers have the potential to be really solid here and put up a fight, but in the end, I just think Clemson is out to make statements regardless of who is on the other side. Give me Clemson.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Clemson -21

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Chris Ruffolo

Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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