Here’s what to expect when the No. 3 Clemson Tigers host the No. 13 Auburn Tigers in a critical showdown at Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Following an entertaining opening slate around the nation in college football, Week 2 will provide several more matchups that will have an impact on the national title race.
Memorial Stadium will be home to one of the biggest non-conference clashes of the 2017 season when the No. 13 Auburn Tigers take on the No. 3 Clemson Tigers Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. Both defenses are among the toughest units in the nation, while the respective offenses have enough talent to spark a run to the College Football Playoff.
Even with legendary quarterback Deshaun Watson off to the NFL, Clemson has aspirations of a repeat national title thanks to one of the most intimidating defensive lines in the country. The Tigers got off to a strong start last weekend by allowing just one passing yard in a 56-3 route of Kent State.
Auburn is expecting improvement under center with Baylor transfer Jarrett Stidham at quarterback, and has the pieces elsewhere to be one of the best teams in the nation. While the Tigers passing offense looked a bit rusty in Saturday’s opener against Georgia Southern, Auburn surrendered just 78 total yards en route to a comfortable 41-7 win.
Full details for Saturday’s clash between two playoff hopefuls are below.
TV Schedule
Date: Saturday, September 9
Start Time: 7:00 p..m. ET
Location: Clemson, SC
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
TV Info: ESPN
Live Stream: WatchESPN
After the two teams played a tight, one-score game a year ago in Auburn, oddsmakers are favoring Clemson a little more this season at Death Valley. SportsbookReview.com currently pegs Clemson as an eight-point favorite with an over/under of 54.
Spread: Clemson -8
Moneyline: Clemson -215, Auburn +185
O/U: 54 points
The spread is a little larger than expected with the No. 12-ranked team in the nation coming in, although Dabo Swinney has proven he can succeed with turnover at key offensive positions before. As expected, oddsmakers are projecting a fairly low scoring game with two ultra-talented defenses taking the field.