National experts are assessing Clemson’s chances of pulling off an upset by Louisville

Clemson appears to be keeping its home court under the lights.

247Sports took a closer look at the potential upsets for the weekend, and Louisville has an equally hot bid for this weekend.

The outlet rated the odds from cool to hot, with the temperature in Clemson-Louisville being “warm.”

Clemson has dominated its last six games, winning by an average margin of 27.3 points, although the level of competition – even within the ACC – has been relatively weak. Now the Tigers face perhaps their toughest test since their loss in week 1 against Georgia , as a dangerous Louisville team heads to Death Valley for a Saturday night showdown, Clemson’s defense has shown signs of vulnerability this season, and it will face one of the sharpest offensive minds in college football: Jeff Brohm , head coach of the Cardinals Tigers cannot afford to expect an easy win in this game if they want to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive,” said Cody Nagel.

In other matchups, South Carolina’s bid to beat SEC-undefeated Texas A&M is seen as “hot,” and Florida’s upset chances against Georgia are labeled as “cool.”

The CBS Sports panel is more on the Clemson side, with seven of the eight experts picking Clemson outright and five of the eight taking Clemson by more than 10.5 points. Shehan Jeyarajah is the one going out to take on the Cardinals.

Louisville is 0-8 all-time against Clemson since joining the league in 2014.

The Cardinals made their first trip to the ACC Championship Game last year in Jeff Brohm’s first season, a 16-6 loss to Florida State.

Clemson won 31-16 in its last meeting in Death Valley in 2022. The Tigers have led the Cardinals by an average of 22.5 points in games at Memorial Stadium.

Over the past two seasons, Clemson has won nine straight games as a double-digit home favorite, going 6-3 against the spread.

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