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1500* - Clemson Tigers, 500* - North Carolina Tar Heels, 500* - La Salle Explorers If Tommy Bowden were still the coach of Clemson, I might be inclined to look for the Tigers to suffer a letdown today, but I am a big believer in Dabo Swinney, so I say to lay the small road wood with the Tigers against the fading Gamecocks.

Clemson comes into Columbia riding a 6-game win streak, and they are 4-1 against the spread in those games, their only non-cover coming last week laying 3 TDs in a 14-point win at Virginia.

Carolina has lost 3 straight, and 4 of their last 5, and there is just not enough consistency for my liking to think they can spring the upset.

Clemson has covered 6 of the last 8, and they have won 10 of the 12 series meetings straight up. The Tigers are on a roll right now, and I don't expect them to be stopped.

Have to lay the short road wood in this one.

1500♦ - Clemson Tigers

The time is right for the Tar Heels to garner some "double-revenge" against a NC State team that crushed UNC, 41-10 last season in Chapel Hill.

North Carolina has the pieces falling into place after a mid-season 1-3 swoon, as the Heels have rattled off 4 straight wins and covers coming into this one.

NC State does NOT have the pieces falling into place losing 6 of their last 7, while failing 5 of those 7 against the spread.

5 of the 'Pack's 7 losses have come by 20-points or better! That is trouble against this tough North Carolina defense.

Go with the "double-revenge" angle to work.

Tar Heels minus the points.

500♦ - North Carolina Tar Heels

College baskets, take the points with the deceptive La Salle Explorers.

This the the deepest, tallest La Salle team in years, and while 'Nova is in the Top-5 in the land right now, this is a "City Series" meeting, and you know the Explorers will be primed to end a 7 game series slide.

La Salle is actually 4-3-1 against the spread the last 8 series meetings, and I like the points to work in this 40 minute battle.

500♦ - La Salle Explorers