{"id":118545,"date":"2024-09-05T14:23:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T21:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=118545"},"modified":"2024-09-05T14:23:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T21:23:52","slug":"fbs-g5-underdog-of-the-week-app-state-clemson-rmrm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-g5-underdog-of-the-week-app-state-clemson-rmrm\/","title":{"rendered":"Group of Five Underdog of The Week: App State +18 At Clemson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Holy smokes! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week\u2019s Group of Five<\/a> Underdog of the Week didn\u2019t pan out well. Wyoming just didn\u2019t show up to play, to say the least. An early pick-six from Arizona State rattled the Cowboys, and they were never able to recover. It was an unfortunate performance from a team many thought would give the Sun Devils a run for their money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nonetheless, we must move on and hope this week\u2019s selection is actually competitive. Here\u2019s this week\u2019s Group of Five Underdog of the Week \u2014 featuring college football betting odds<\/a> via BetMGM.<\/p>\n\n\n

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App State (Spread +18, Moneyline +625) At Clemson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Mountaineers haven\u2019t lost to a Power Four program by more than a touchdown since 2017 when they fell to Georgia 31-10. That Bulldogs team went on to play for a national championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, App State has covered the spread in each of its six meetings against P4 programs. In the Shawn Clark era, that includes a two-point loss to Miami (2021), a 17-14 win over Texas A&M (2022), and a 40-34 double overtime loss to North Carolina last year. Miami was ranked No. 22 and UNC was ranked No. 14. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This may not seem like the best time to bet against the Tigers as they\u2019re definitely out to prove themselves, and Dabo Swinney has to be tired of taking all of the heat he\u2019s been getting. The Tigers got beat 34-3 by Georgia last week and fell 11 spots to No. 25 in the AP poll. I\u2019m sure they\u2019re eager to play in Death Valley. They have won 20 straight home openers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mountaineers are 5-2-1 as a road underdog under Clark. App State opened as a 20-point underdog and was bet down as far as 16.5 at one point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not saying the Mountaineers are going to go on the road and win this one, but I think they will be competitive. They need to be to help their College Football Playoff chances. This is an opportunity to prove that they can compete with CFP caliber programs (if Clemson is still considered that) and they need to keep it close for that purpose. I assume App State has a lot under that hat they didn\u2019t show against East Tennessee State which will be on display this week and give us a better glimpse of what should be a prolific offense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mountaineers didn\u2019t play all that great in last week\u2019s win. With higher stakes, they should be more dialed in.<\/p>\n\n\n

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