Clemson Tigers

Clemson laid points ten times in 2025 and covered three; backing the Tigers at the favorite’s price lost 3.9 units, a deeper hole than all but one FBS team. Both times the Tigers were underdogs, they won outright.

The price on the favorite

Clemson went 7-5 and 5-7 against the spread. The damage was done as the favorite: ten games, five wins, three covers. Eight of the ten carried a moneyline, and backing the Tigers in them lost 3.9 units. One FBS team lost more on its favorite price.

Four of the five losses came at home as favorites: 10-17 to LSU at -200, 21-34 to Syracuse as 17.5-point favorites at -900, 24-35 to SMU at -195 and 45-46 to Duke at -185. The fifth was 21-24 at Georgia Tech at -150.

Home and away

At home Clemson covered once in seven games, a 24-10 win over Florida State laying 1.5. Only two FBS teams covered less often at home; one matched it. On the road the Tigers went 4-1 straight up and 4-1 against the number.

Getting points

Two games, two outright wins: 20-19 at Louisville at +110 and 28-14 at South Carolina at +114 to close the regular season. Those two returned 2.24 units; across the ten priced games the moneyline still finished 1.66 down.

By month

September was the low: 1-2 straight up and no covers in three. November went 4-1 and covered three of five.

The total

Eight unders in 12 games, a share beaten by nine FBS teams and tied by nine. Clemson allowed 20.42 points a game and scored 28.67.

The season ended in the Pinstripe Bowl, a 10-22 loss to Penn State.

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