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The Texas Longhorns have the most lopsided first-round point spread in their favor.
Quinn Ewers and Co. deserve the 12-point favorite tag because they thrived for most of the SEC campaign and the Clemson Tigers are only in the playoff because they won the ACC Championship Game.
Texas only lost twice, and both of those defeats came at the hands of the Georgia Bulldogs, while Clemson went 0-2 against the SEC.
Texas handled most of its other Top 25 opposition thanks to strong defense. It won four ranked matchups by a combined score of 109-46. The Vanderbilt Commodores were the only one of those four teams to score more than 20 points.
Meanwhile, Clemson was outscored 51-17 by its two SEC foes, Georgia and South Carolina, and its only ranked win came against the SMU Mustangs in the ACC title game.
The fear for Clemson is that it will not be able to play up to the SEC level for the third time this season.
Texas’ defense has the potential to smother Cade Klubnik in the pocket and not allow the Tigers to find any offensive rhythm.
The Longhorns will not have to score much to win, and if its defense plays well again, the under 51.5 should cash along with the spread bet on Texas.
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