#24

Clemson Tigers

ACC · 7-6

Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) · 81,500 seats

Clemson Tigers rank #24 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.106 points per play (Elo 1649), a 7-6 record in the ACC, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 5-8 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.106
#24 of 136
Elo
1649
Off EPA/play
+0.055
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.038
lower is better
Off success
+0.012
Def success
-0.029
Off explosive
+0.006
Def explosive
-0.003
Rush EPA
+0.024
offense
Pass EPA
+0.064
offense
Pts / drive
2.48
11.0 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
4.33
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Clemson's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.131

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production83%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+1.72σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-4.3 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Cade Klubnik6 startsLast game: Christopher Vizzina

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.130.00Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsLSUL 1017-12.4-5.5L
2vsTroyW 2716-21.3-30.2L
3@Georgia TechL 2124+0.9+3.0L
4vsSyracuseL 2134-11.2-17.5L
6@North CarolinaW 3810+9.1+15.5W
7@Boston CollegeW 4110+12.5+14.0W
8vsSMUL 2435-6.2-3.5L
10vsDukeL 4546-7.7-4.0L
11vsFlorida StateW 2410-4.9-1.5W
12@LouisvilleW 2019-2.4-1.5W
13vsFurmanW 4510-37.4-41.5L
14@South CarolinaW 2814+2.0-2.5W
17NPenn StateL 1022+0.8-2.5L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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