In-state rivals will face off on Saturday in college football when the South Carolina Gamecocks and Clemson Tigers do battle in Death Valley. Clemson is still in the race to make the ACC title game, while South Carolina is out of the race in the SEC, which will make this game very interesting. Clemson is a 2.5-point favorite at home here, while the total stands at 49.5 points. Here, you will find our college football predictions for South Carolina vs Clemson.
South Carolina Riding High Heading Into Rivalry Week
Going into this week, South Carolina has won five games in a row and are 8-3 overall this season. The Gamecocks have two wins over ranked teams during their recent winning streak, beating Texas A&M and Missouri. A third straight win over a ranked team would give South Carolina nine wins on the season and would vault them into a very good bowl game, even if they are eliminated from SEC championship game contention before this week. The Gamecocks rank in the top-15 in the country in points per game allowed and they will need another great defensive performance to get a win here.
Clemson Looking For Fourth Straight Victory
Clemson is still in the mix to make the ACC championship game, but this game does not have any impact on whether or not they get there. Clemson needs Miami to lose to Syracuse on Saturday in order to make it to conference championship weekend, whether they lose this game by 100, win it by 100, or anything in between. Nonetheless, Clemson will attempt to get its 10th win of the season this week and its fourth win in a row. They have held their opponents to 20 or fewer points in three straight games and their defense will be a huge key to their success this weekend.
South Carolina vs Clemson Best Bet
We will take South Carolina to win outright in this weekend’s South Carolina vs Clemson matchup from Death Valley. The Gamecocks are playing great football of late, beating both ranked and unranked competition from the SEC. Against an ACC opponent in this game, the Gamecocks should stay hot, while Clemson can afford to ease up in this game that doesn’t have any bearing on their hopes of making the College Football Playoff.
