Clemson opens as double-digit favorite over South Carolina in rivalry game
Clemson opened as a 14-point favorite against South Carolina when the first betting lines came out on Sunday afternoon.
By Monday morning, the betting line was down to 11 points in favor of Clemson, according to VegasInsider’s consensus of available odds on the game. Sportsbooks had the game at either 11 or 11.5.
The first line via Circa Sports came less than 24 hours after the Tigers (8-3) put together their most complete game of the season, beating No. 10 Wake Forest 48-27. They totaled over 500 yards against an FBS opponent for the first time this season with 543 yards.
The Gamecocks (6-5) survived Auburn 21-17 to become bowl-eligible in Shane Beamer’s first season as the head coach. Quarterback Jason Brown rebounded from the loss to Missouri by throwing the go-ahead seven-yard touchdown with less than five minutes left in Saturday’s third quarter.
Clemson leads the rivalry series 71-42-4 and has won the last six meetings. Before that, the Gamecocks had won five straight in the series.
The game was last played in 2019 in Columbia, with Clemson winning 38-3.
After a one-year hiatus due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Palmetto Bowl resumes this season with Clemson traveling to Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.
South Carolina vs Clemson betting line history
Looking back through the recent streaks in the series
- 2009: Clemson by 3 (USC won 34-17)
- 2010: USC by 3 (USC won 29-7)
- 2011: USC by 3.5 (USC won 34-13)
- 2012: Clemson by 6.5 (USC won 27-17)
- 2013: USC by 2.5 (USC won 31-17)
- 2014: Clemson by 4.5 (Clemson won 35-17)
- 2015: Clemson by 20.5 (Clemson won 37-32)
- 2016: Clemson by 26 (Clemson won 56-7)
- 2017: Clemson by 13.5 (Clemson won 34-10)
- 2018: Clemson by 26 (Clemson won 56-35)
- 2019: Clemson by 27.5 (Clemson won 38-3)
- 2021: Clemson by 14
This story was originally published November 21, 2021 at 2:18 PM with the headline "Clemson opens as double-digit favorite over South Carolina in rivalry game."
