The Clemson Tigers are 3–2 straight up and 5–0 against the spread in their last five games as a betting underdog. The Tigers will try to prove the line wrong again with an upset win over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve.
Clemson is a 3-point underdog in Glendale at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The ACC championship game was far from a cakewalk for the Tigers, but they emerged with a 42–35 win which earned them the No. 2 seed in the final College Football Playoff rankings.
Ohio State is just 2–6 ATS over its last eight games, but an impressive double-overtime win over Michigan locked up the Buckeyes' playoff spot despite their lack of a conference title.