College Basketball Spread- (17) Virginia at Clemson

One of the best games in the ACC this weekend puts the Virginia Cavaliers, ranked 17th, and the Clemson Tigers, facing each other this Saturday at 12 PM ET at the Littlejohn Coliseum

Virginia is 20-5 this season and 11-1 against ACC opponents; they have won eight games in a row since losing against Duke on January 13th; their most recent victory came against Maryland 61-53.

“We were having trouble scoring the ball a little bit tonight and things weren’t coming as smoothly as they have been in the past, so I think he tried to put it in his hands, and he did,” guard Malcolm Brogdon said of Joe Harris, who scored 19 points in the last match.

Clemson 15-8 in the season and 6-5 against ACC rivals; they have lost two in a row, and four of their last six with their last defeat coming against Notre Dame in double overtime. “We’re just not as talented offensively as we need to be. We’re very inconsistent shooting,” Clemson coach Brad Brownell said.

The good news for Clemson bettors is Tigers are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a SU loss, and 7-0 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games.

Virginia is a 4 point favorite in the College Basketball spread for Saturday; keep in mind Cavaliers are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games as a road favorite of 0.5-6.5..

Also, Clemson is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Virginia.