#347 ASA PLAY ON South Carolina +3 over Clemson, Saturday at 12 PM ET - Our power ratings have South Carolina as the better team that has played the significantly more difficult schedule but they still have better YPP, YPC, and yards per pass attempts margins despite that. The Gamecocks have played a top 20 strength of schedule while Clemson ranks outside the top 60 in that category. SC has already played the likes of Alabama, Ole Miss, LSU, Texas A&M and Missouri. They are on a solid 5 game winning streak entering this rivalry game and they’ve covered 5 of their last 6 games. SC has lost 7 of the last 8 (including last year) in this series so they will be motivated to turn the tables on Saturday. The best team Clemson played this season was Georgia and that was a 31 point blowout loss. Other than that, the Tigers have played only 2 teams that currently have a winning record, Louisville and Pitt. They lost by double digits at home vs the Cards and beat the Panthers by 4 despite getting outgained by almost 100 yards. We expect the Gamecocks to win in the trenches here with one of the top DL’s in the country allowing 2.9 YPG (7th nationally) and 4.6 YPP (8th nationally). They are facing a banged up Clemson offensive line that had problems having enough players up front to practice last week. On top of that, Clemson may have some extra added pressure here as they do have a shot at the CFB Playoffs with a win here despite their easy schedule. South Carolina would like nothing better than to end that dream and we think they do. The Gamecocks win this game.