CBS Sports experts share their Miami vs. Clemson gambling picks – 247Sports

How would college football experts bet this weekends Miami vs. Clemson game?

The Cover 3 crew from CBS Sports shared their best bets surrounding the Miami-Clemson game on CBS HQ on Tuesday.

The Cover 3 was operating under the following lines: Clemson as a 14 point favorite and the over/under point total at 63.5 points.

How would the Cover 3 bet the game?

Here are their picks

EMORY HUNT: Two things that can help win in football is a run game and defense. That has been the tried and true formula since 1869. When you look at what Miami brings to the table is a run game and defense. They have two tremendous defensive ends and they have a quarterback that is a plus in the run game in DEriq King. I think that is enough to keep this game close. You look at what Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong did last week against this Clemson defense and I think DEriq King is that plus ten-times more. I would say take Miami and the points.

Best Bet: Miami +14

DANNY KANNELL: All outstanding points, Emory. You know who else has an incredible run game with Travis Etienne? Clemson. You know who has a great quarterback, maybe the best in the country? Clemson. You know who else has a really good defense? Clemson. I think they are 14 points better too. I am going to lay the points. I am slightly nervous about the X-factor of DEriq King. I do think he is the type of player that can bail you out of bad situations if you are getting pressured at the quarterback position. I think he can be the great neutralizer in the game. Miami has done it against UAB, Louisville, and Florida StateUAB might be the best defense they have played and they struggled the most against them. That is nowhere near the test they will see against Clemson. We have seen this story before. When Miami is back and everybody is talking about them, that is when they fall flat on their face. Until they change that trend, I am going the other way. I am going Clemson and laying to two touchdowns.

Best Bet: Clemson -14

TOM FORNELLI: Look at that total, man. That is way too many points for a Clemson and Miami game. You have nailed my thought process for taking the under. These are two teams that are good at running the ball and these are two teams that are really good on defense. I think we will see a lot of running, a lot of defense, and a lot of punts based on the total. Another thing to consider is the weather on Saturday night, it is forecasted to have a lot of wind and a lot of rain. I think this is going to be a sloppy game and played in mud. Miami wants to play at a fast tempo and keep it moving and it is harder to do that on a field of mud. I am taking the under. I think this could be a game of 40 points, not 60.

Best Bet: Under 63.5 total points.

CHIP PATTERSON: Say it with me now, Big Game DaboSince the start of 2015, Clemson has played in 11 regular season games against ranked opponents. The average number of points allowed in those games has been 18.5 points. Hes tight. He gets a little bit conservative. He doesnt really want to put Clemson in a position to lose these games. 24-10 against Texas A&M. 14-6 against Auburn. 27-7 against a Boston College team that was charging late in the year. He is not going to put Clemsons offense in a position to make any game breaking mistakes because he knows you just have to win by one point in these regular season games. In the playoffs and in conference championship games, they open it up a little bit more and have been a little more aggressive offensively. Dabo is going to run the ball, play defense, and take field goals. He is going to be all about field position and he is going to be about Brent Venables leading them to success. That is going to take us to under-town in Death Valley.

Best Bet: Under 63.5 points.

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