College Football Playoff Same Game Parlay: Texas vs. Clemson (Saturday)
The Texas Longhorns will welcome the Clemson Tigers to Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium for a Saturday afternoon kickoff in the College Football Playoff (CFP).
Texas will get the home game since it’s seeded higher. The winner of this game will take on the Big 12 Champion, Arizona State, in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on New Year’s Day.
Could we see a Clemson upset? After all, Dabo Swinney is one of the most accomplished head coaches in the playoff bracket.
With this in mind, I’ve made a same-game parlay (SGP) for this College Football Playoff matchup.
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(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Clemson Tigers vs. Texas Longhorns
- Leg 1: Quinn Ewers Under 259.5 Passing Yards (-114)
- Leg 2: Cade Klubnik Over 25.5 Rushing Yards (-114)
- Leg 3: T.J. Moore Over 29.5 Receiving Yards (-114)
Quinn Ewers helped Texas to the No. 5 spot in the College Football Playoff seeding. The Texas quarterback didn’t win an SEC Championship in Texas’ first season in the conference, but he gave it a good shot. There’s already speculation he’ll be back next year because of a somewhat underwhelming season. Ewers has a lot of potential. He threw for 2,655 yards and 25 touchdowns. But he also had nine interceptions on the season.
Additionally, Ewers added at least 260 passing yards in only 27% of games this season. Ultimately, he added 358 yards passing last week against Georgia. But Ewers also threw two interceptions and completed below 59% of his passes in that game. Clemson has a very good defense that has allowed only 214.38 yards per game via the air this season. Look for Clemson to keep Ewers below 260 passing yards.
Meanwhile, Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik has shown off his wheels this season. He’s added at least 23 rushing yards in 92% of games this season. The one time he didn’t amass at least 26 rushing yards was last week against SMU. Instead, he had 21 rushing yards despite attempting 14 rushes. In his previous 10 games, he averaged 9.6 rushing attempts. Some are kneel-downs, but most aren’t. If he attempts around 10 rushes against Texas, I’d like to think he’ll get to 26+ rushing yards.
Finally, T.J. Moore is the third-leading receiver on Clemson. He’s added at least 30 receiving yards in 77% of games this season. The only times he didn’t show up were against Georgia, Stanford and The Citadel. He’s also recently coming off three catches for 32 yards against Georgia, where he averaged 10.7 yards a catch. He typically adds about 15 yards per catch, so just a couple of 15-yard plays is all we’re looking for.
Parlay Odds: +504