Monday, May 21st, 2012
The West Virginia Mountaineers from the Big East conference will do battle with the Clemson Tigers out of the ACC conference in the Orange Bowl in an NCAA college football game on January 4th.
They kick off the Orange Bowl from Miami Florida at 8:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The point spread revels the Clemson Tigers lined as a -3 ½ points with an over under lined at 57 points.
Early money from the NFL wagering public has not moved off the opening number as the Clemson Tigers remain a -3 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under has moved up to 60 ½ points.
Clemson Tigers money line bettors will lay –175 odds with the underdog West Virginia Mountaineers returning +155 odds to post the straight up win with no need for taking the points.
The West Virginia Mountaineers and Clemson Tigers meet on the college football field in the Orange Bowl for the first time since the 1989 season where Clemson posted the 27-7 win as a -7 point favorite on a neutral field.
The total landed under the closing total of 46 points.
West Virginia will play in the Orange Bowl with the overall record of 9-3 on the season. The club is 4-1 away from home.
The Mountaineers put up 34 points and 459 yards per game with 117 yards rushing for 3.8 yards a carry.
On defense West Virginia allows 26 points and 340 yards per game. Teams run for 140 yards against them for 3.8 yards per rush against average.
The club is 4-2 versus bowl teams on the year. They have wins against Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Rutgers and Marshall with losses to LSU and Louisville.
The team concluded play in the regular season with the 30-27 road win at the South Florida Bulls by the score of 30-27 as a -1 point betting favorite.
The over under came in at under the closing total of 57 ½ points.
The Mountaineers gained 364 offensive yards while giving up 397 yards to the Bulls.
The club rushed it 30 times for 127 yards for 4.2 yards per rush.
They turned it over three times and took back two away from South Florida.
West Virginia allowed the Bulls to rush for 171 yards on 39 carries for 4.4 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback Geno Smith completed 23 of 35 passes for 237 yards with two interceptions. Smith ran for 20 yards on five carries.
Dustin Garrison ran for 87 yards on 16 rushes and a touchdown.
Stedman Bailey led West Virginia with seven receptions for 80 yards.
Tavon Austin caught seven balls for 54 yards.
J.D. Woods chipped in with four grabs for 38 yards.
The Clemson Tigers champions of the ACC conference will play the Big East champion West Virginia Mountaineers in the Orange Bowl with a mark of 10-3 on the 2011 campaign. The team is 2-3 away from home.
Clemson averages 33 points and 441 yards per game with 156 rushing yards for 4.1 yards a carry.
On defense the Tigers give up 26 points and 379 yards per game. Teams rush for 176 yards against them for 4.4 yards per rush against average.
The Tigers broke their two game losing streak as they posted the 38-10 in the ACC conference championship game against the Virginia Tech Hokies as a +7 point neutral site underdog.
The total came in at under the total of 53 ½ points.
Clemson outgained the Virginia Tech Hokies by a 457 yard to 330 yard differential.
The team rushed for 217 yards on 45 carries for 4.8 yards a carry.
The Tigers had no turnovers and pried three away from Virginia Tech.
Clemson allowed the Hokies just 56 rushing yards on 29 carries for 1.9 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback Tajh Boyd completed 20 of 29 passes for 240 yards with three touchdowns. Boyd had 11 rushes for 28 yards and a touchdown.
Andre Ellington ran for 125 yards on 20 carries with a rushing touchdown.
Sammy Watkins on five carries ran for 55 yards. Out of the backfield Watkins caught five balls for 80 yards and a touchdown receiving.
DeAndre Hopkins led Clemson with seven receptions for 92 yards.
Dwayne Allen caught two passes for 32 yards and two touchdowns.
Jaron Brown caught a 17 yard pass.
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