Appalachian State vs Clemson Betting Pick & Preview – 9/7/2024

The Appalachian State Mountaineers are set to take on the Clemson Tigers on September 7, 2024, with the Mountaineers coming in as 17.5 point underdogs according to DraftKings Sportsbook. Early betting action shows 16% of spread bets going to Appalachian State and 84% to Clemson. The total of 52.5 has seen 27% of bets favoring the under and 73% favoring the over. Here, we've got you covered with our best bet for this App State vs Clemson matchup on Saturday.

Can App State Shock the World Against Clemson?

The Appalachian State Mountaineers got a win in their season opener, beating up on FCS opponent East Tennessee State 38-10 at home. The level of competition for the Mountaineers is set to take a considerable jump this week, though, as they go from facing an FCS opponent to a Clemson team that is still ranked in the top-25 despite losing in Week 1.

App State quarterback Joey Aguilar had a strong start to his season, throwing for 326 yards and two touchdowns against East Tennessee State in Week 1. But there is a big difference between dropping back to pass against East Tennessee State and dropping back to pass against Clemson. How the pass protection of the Mountaineers holds up in this game will have a lot to do with whether or not App State can compete with their opponents from the ACC this weekend.

Clemson Seeks Bounce Back After Loss to Georgia

It was an ugly start to the season for the Clemson Tigers on Saturday, as they were crushed in Atlanta by the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. The Tigers scored just three points in that game, as Georgia ran away with things in the second half while Clemson was left searching for answers on offense. They hope to have found some of those answers ahead of this App State vs Clemson matchup from Death Valley.

Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik really struggled against arguably the best defense in all of college football last week. He had just 142 passing yards, failed to throw a touchdown pass, and was picked off in the second half once. He will be expected to perform better in this game against a less dangerous App State defense, but Klubnik's struggles last season and his start to this year don't exactly inspire confidence that he is going to demolish the competition on Saturday afternoon either.

App State vs Clemson Best Bet

It is hard to fully buy into Clemson's offense after their subpar showing against Georgia last week. But it's important to remember that they faced Georgia in that game. Look for Clemson to rebound nicely against App State this week, even if the Tigers have some flaws that could rear their ugly head against tougher competition later in the season. We recommend laying the points with Clemson this week.

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