Clemson vs SMU ACC Championship | College Football Picks, Best Bets

Fran Brown and the Syracuse Orange stunned Miami, dropping the Hurricanes from the ACC Championship Game and propelling the 9-3 Clemson Tigers into a matchup with the 11-1 SMU Mustangs. The winner gets an automatic bid into the 12-team College Football Playoff. With a win, SMU would lock up no worse than the three-seed. A loss would put the Mustangs squarely on the bubble and at the mercy of the committee. Clemson needs a win to get into the field, as they do not have an at-large case. The ACC Championship will be decided on Saturday night in Charlotte!

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Where to Watch Clemson vs SMU

• Location: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC
• Time: Saturday at 8:00 pm | Where to Watch: ABC
• Spread: SMU (-2.5) | Moneyline: SMU (-137)/Clemson (+114) | Total: 56.5

Clemson vs SMU Best Bet ATS: SMU (-137) and SMU (-2.5) and OVER 56.5

The SportsGrid model has a trio of five-star projections on this game and is riding with the Pony Express. SMU is one of the hottest teams in the country, and the model has them winning this contest nearly 68 percent of the time. That makes the moneyline, listed at -137 for SMU, an attractive proposition. In addition, the SMU Mustangs are also the pick with the spread. The SportsGrid model has the Mustangs winning this game by six points, which is a comfortable cover for the favorite. There is also a five-star projection on the total, with the model projecting this game to reach 57.8 points, a tick over the listed total of 56.5. 

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SMU vs Clemson Best Player Props

The SportsGrid model likes SMU to cover and this game to go over the total, but there are also some fun player props to feast on. The SportsGrid model loves the over for SMU wide receiver Jordan Hudson. His listed number is just 25.5 receiving yards, and the model has him reaching nearly 50 yards in the game. Kevin Jennings is projected to throw a pair of touchdown passes, going over his total of 1.5 passing touchdowns in this game. On the Clemson side, the SportsGrid model believes there is good value in taking Phil Mafah at +500 to score the game’s first touchdown. Mafah is banged up, but he’ll be given the ball if Clemson can get near the end zone, and he’ll likely be at his best early in the game.

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