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Week 8 should be the week that Clemson finally covers a spread....but then again, that's what we thought would happen in Week 7.
The oddsmakers typically allow for no more than a three-win difference between the Straight Up and Against The Spread record, and that's over the course of a regular season. With the Tigers there are bound to be a few gamblers who are making out like bandits these last few weeks fading Clemson. Unfortunately Gambling911.com has been on the other side of the equation.
Week 8 has the 4-2 Tigers as a rare +3.5 underdog against a 5-1 Pittsburgh team. We have the Panthers -3. The line opened at -3 and has reached -4 at a handful of books.
For its part, Pittsburgh has managed to maintain an identical 5-1 record Against The Spread.
Historic trends point to Week 8 as the one in which Clemson finally covers. They've beaten Pittsburgh by double digits their last two meetings and lost by a single point in 2016.
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
