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NCAA Basketball Picks: Virginia at No. 13 Clemson

Elizabeth Fairview — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:38:38 +0000

After beginning February with a 27-point destruction of Duke, Clemson dropped four of its remaining seven games in the month, closing it with a 73-66 loss at Florida State on Saturday.

The Tigers are 12-3 at Littlejohn Coliseum, and they haven't dropped three in a row overall since a four-game slide Feb. 14-24, 2007.

Virginia's biggest win of the season was an 85-81 overtime upset of the Tigers on Feb. 15, but the Cavaliers have dropped three straight games.

If Virginia, which is 1-8 on the road, is to complete a season sweep, it will also need a better effort from leading scorer Sylven Landesberg, who was held to 10 points in their last game. Get all your college basketball betting in the Bodog Sportsbook.

NCAA Basketball Picks: Florida State at Duke

Elizabeth Fairview — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:04:35 +0000

Their season finale is Sunday in Chapel Hill against archrival North Carolina; first, Duke has to get through the Florida State Seminoles (22-7 SU, 15-7-1 ATS), the most profitable team in the ACC.

Florida State has been knocking on the door of the NCAA Tournament for most of Leonard Hamilton’s five years as head coach. The ‘Noles are just about locked in now after beating Clemson 73-66 as 1-point road dogs. They might be a bit overvalued at No. 24 in the polls; FSU is all defense and no offense, a classic “under” combination at 14-9 on the season.

Duke plays some serious D as well. The under is 17-10 this year, not to mention a winner in nine of the last 10 matchups between the Blue Devils and the Seminoles.

College Basketball Picks: Virginia Tech at Clemson

Elizabeth Fairview — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:00:50 +0000

The Tigers had to overcome a 15-point deficit versus the Yellow Jackets, and were also down 15 against Virginia Tech before winning 86-82 on Jan. 29.

Trevor Booker leads the Tigers with 15.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks a contest.

The Hokies' last meeting with the Tigers began a stretch of five losses in seven games, damaging their hopes for securing an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament. Virginia Tech has lost three straight, but played tough in a 67-65 loss to Florida State on Saturday night.

Virginia Tech will be trying to beat Clemson for the first time in five games, a stretch that's left the all-time series tied at 10.

NCAA Basketball Betting: Clemson vs. Boston College

Elizabeth Fairview — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:43:43 +0000

As Clemson tries to set a school record by winning 20 games for the third straight season, it again seeks its first victory at Boston College. The Tigers are 0-3 in Chestnut Hill, including a 59-54 defeat on Feb. 24, 2007

Clemson won 78-56 at home last February and beat Boston College 82-48 in the ACC tournament.
The Tigers are 5-1 on the road this season and are 5-0-2 ATS in the last seven meetings with the Eagles.
Boston College is seeking its third straight home win after having its overall five-game winning streak snapped Sunday with a 93-76 defeat at Wake Forest.

Tyrese Rice has not scored more than 17 in any of his five career games against Clemson. Get all your NCAA basketball betting in the Bodog Sportsbook.

College Basketball Odds: Duke at Clemson

Elizabeth Fairview — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:40:16 +0000

The Tigers have dropped 19 consecutive games against teams ranked in the Top 5, and 36 of their last 37 such contests.

They have also lost nine straight at home to Duke, and had dropped 22 in a row overall in the series before a 78-74 victory in last season's ACC Tournament semifinals. Gerald Henderson led Duke in scoring for the sixth time in the last seven games on Sunday and is averaging 20.4 points during those games. Henderson has failed to score in double figures in three of his four career games versus Clemson

Duke's defense is limiting opponents to 54.6 points per game and 37.3 percent shooting in conference play.

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College Football Picks: Maryland at Clemson

Chest Rockwell — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:59:37 +0000

Is it time to cut bait on the No. 21 Clemson Tigers? They were drilled 34-10 at home by Alabama (+4) in their opener, a result that has been masked somewhat by three straight wins over substandard opposition – leaving the Tigers still without a payday at 0-2 ATS.

The Maryland Terrapins (3-1 SU, 2-1 ATS), on the other hand, upset Cal as a 14-point home dog after coming up short versus at Middle Tennessee (+13). The quarterback switch from injured and ineffective Jordan Steffy to Chris Turner has worked out very well for the Terps.

Maryland certainly appears to be the value pick as an 11-point road dog (-115) in Saturday’s matchup with Clemson. However, neither defense has played particularly well this year, and with two offenses that are scoring in bunches, the over is a stronger selection despite going just 1-6 the past seven meetings. Maryland’s last two games with Turner at the helm went over. Get all your NCAA College Football Odds in the Bodog Sportsbook today!