Clemson Will Cover Against Tennessee In The Orange Bowl

The No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) face the ACC champion No 10 Clemson Tigers (11-1) in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff. Tennessee won 10 games for the first time since 2007 under second-year head coach Josh Heupel. Clemson won the conference title and is 6-point favorite.

Clemson will cover against Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. Two First-Team All-SEC Tennessee players will miss the game. Clemson has 10 all-conference players on the roster and Tennessee has just two. Josh Heupel is only the second season in Knoxville.

Clemson will beat Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. Cade Klubnik will start for Clemson. Tennessee's defense is mediocre. The defense holds opponents to 3.2 yards per rush and 99.0 rushing yards. The game will be played in New York. It will take place on New Year's Day.

Clemson is 12-6 ATS in bowl games under Dabo Swinney. Since 2017, Clemson is 8-2 SU and ATCS as favorites in neutral-site games with a +5.7 spread differential.

More than 70% of bets placed are on Tennessee. The Orange Bowl betting opened with Clemson favored -4.5.

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