Clemson at Wake Forest

When Clemson dropped their opener to Alabama, everyone thought it was an upset. Looking back, it was anything but, as the Tide has shown to be one of the top teams in the nation. The Tigers proceeded to destroy team they were supposed to beat (Citadel, NC State and S. Carolina State) by a combined score of 126-26. Then came a loss to an improved Maryland team, and suddenly they are underdogs here. Clemson outplayed Maryland in every single facet of the game, except the final score, and that puts value on them here. Wake hasn't exactly been dominating teams. They needed a FG against Mississippi at home on the last play of the game to survive, and they did not find the end-zone at all vs Florida State. Last week they dropped a game at home to Navy as a 17 point favorite, down 17-0 at one time. Wake rushed 35 times in that game for just 43 yards! Clemson is 41-24 ATS as an underdog over the past fifteen years while Wake is 9-21 ATS as a home favorite over that span. Under Bowden, this Clemson team is 10-1 ATS as a road dog of a touchdown or less. The Deacons are overrated at this point, and Clemson underrated. I will take the points here.