Clemson vs Georgia Prediction, Odds & Picks – 8/31/2024

The Clemson Tigers will take on the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on August 31, 2024, with DraftKings Sportsbook listing the Tigers as 13.5 point underdogs. Early betting trends show 41% of spread bets on Clemson and 59% on Georgia. The total of 49.5 has seen 26% of bets on the under and 74% on the over. It looks to be an exciting matchup between these two college football powerhouses in the biggest game of the first full weekend of the college football season.

Can Klubnik Lead Clemson to an Upset Win?

The Clemson Tigers went 9-4 overall last season but just 4-4 in ACC play, finishing outside of the top-five in their conference standings. This season, the Tigers enter the year ranked 14th in the country, but they will have some questions to answer on the offensive side of the ball if they want to remain there throughout the season. Those questions focus primarily on whether or not Cade Klubnik is good enough to pass tests like this one against Georgia in what could be the toughest game all season for the Tigers.

Klubnik threw for 2,844 yards last season with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions. While those numbers aren't terrible, they certainly aren't good enough to make Clemson an elite offensive team. And things could go even worse for Klubnik in this game as he gets set to face arguably the best defensive team in all of college football.

Georgia Back With a Vengeance After Disappointing 2023

Last season, Georgia got through the regular season with a perfect 12-0 record but fell to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game. They were punished for doing so, as they were kept out of the College Football Playoff and had to settle for a blowout win in the Orange Bowl over a Florida State team that openly didn't care about that contest. This year, Georgia will look to set the tone for what they hope will be a more successful season with a win over Clemson in their home state of Georgia.

Along with a great defense, Georgia's offense figures to be tough to stop again this season with Carson Beck at the helm. Beck is already receiving hype in the NFL ranks as he could be one of the first quarterbacks selected in the 2025 NFL Draft if he performs well this season. While Clemson's defense could make things tougher on him than usual, Beck should still be productive in a very important non-conference matchup for Kirby Smart's team.

Clemson vs Georgia Best Bet

Going into the 2024 college football season, Georgia is a better team from top to bottom than Clemson is. Could that change over the course of this year? Of course, but we will take Georgia to win and cover the spread in this matchup, thanks mostly to their superior defense and quarterback play in what will be a virtual home game for the Dawgs.

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