{"id":12300,"date":"2013-12-10T01:22:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T01:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=12300"},"modified":"2013-12-20T23:06:06","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T23:06:06","slug":"2013-orange-bowl-preview-ohio-state-buckeyes-vs-clemson-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2013-orange-bowl-preview-ohio-state-buckeyes-vs-clemson-tigers.html","title":{"rendered":"2014 Orange Bowl Preview: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Clemson Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ohio State Buckeyes lost their first game under Urban Meyer at the most inopportune of times, leaving the team without a ticket to the BCS National Championship. They\u2019ll have to make do with an appearance in the less prestigious but still coveted Discover Orange Bowl against the ACC\u2019s second best team, the Clemson Tigers.<\/p>\n<h3>2013-2014 College Bowl Previews<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/florida-state-seminoles-vs-auburn-tigers-2013-bcs-national-championship-game-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\">BCS National Championship: Florida State vs. Auburn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/100th-rose-bowl-game-preview-stanford-cardinal-vs-michigan-state-spartans.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rose Bowl: Stanford vs. Michigan State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2013-orange-bowl-preview-ohio-state-buckeyes-vs-clemson-tigers.html\" target=\"_blank\">Orange Bowl: Ohio State vs. Clemson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2014-allstate-sugar-bowl-alabama-crimson-tide-vs-oklahoma-sooners-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Oklahoma<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2014-fiesta-bowl-preview-ucf-knights-vs-baylor-bears.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fiesta Bowl: UCF vs. Baylor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>College Football Betting Preview: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Clemson Tigers in the 2014 Discover Orange Bowl<\/h2>\n<p><b>When:<\/b> 8:30 PM ET, January 3, 2014<\/p>\n<p><b>Where:<\/b> Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida<\/p>\n<h3>Odds:<\/h3>\n<p>*As of December 10.<\/p>\n<p><b>Money:<\/b> Ohio State (XX) vs. Clemson (XX)<\/p>\n<p><b>Spread:<\/b> Ohio State (-2.5) vs. Clemson (+2.5)<\/p>\n<p><b>Totals:<\/b> TBA<\/p>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Ohio State Buckeyes<\/th>\n<th>Clemson Tigers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>SU\/ATS<\/th>\n<th>12-1\/7-6<\/th>\n<th>10-2\/6-6<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>O-U<\/th>\n<th>9-4<\/th>\n<th>7-5<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Last Game<\/th>\n<th>vs. Michigan State Spartans (L 34-24)<\/th>\n<th>@ South Carolina Gamecocks (L 31-17)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Player to Watch<\/th>\n<th>Braxton Miller (1,033\u00a0Rushing Yards, 10 Rushing Touchdowns)<\/th>\n<th>Tajh Boyd (3,473 Passing Yards, 29 Passing Touchdowns)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Betting on Ohio State:<\/h3>\n<p>The Buckeyes can take the Discover Orange Bowl as a sort of consolation prize after missing out on their chance to dance with the Seminoles in the BCS National Championship.\u00a0[sc:NCAA240banner ]<\/p>\n<p>It was Ohio State\u2019s devastating loss to the Spartans in the Big Ten Championship Game last Saturday that got them here. Michigan State erased a seven-point third quarter deficit to nail a 34-24 win, dragging the Buckeyes by their feet and pulling them out of the No.2 spot in the BCS rankings. The loss was also the Buckeyes\u2019 first under the Urban Meyer.<\/p>\n<p>The 24 points put up by Meyer\u2019s boys were the fewest all season long, but understandably so. The Spartans\u2019 defense was the best in the nation going into the game. Still, Michigan State wasn\u2019t able to completely\u00a0hold off the rushing attack of Braxton Miller and Carlos Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Miller ran for 142 yards and two TDs while Hyde had 118 yards rushing. It was the fifth time this year that the Buckeyes have had at least two players rushing for 100 yards or more.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games. The Buckeyes are also 5-1 OVER in their last six games away from home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/college-football\/ncaa\">Bet now on the Ohio State Buckeyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on Clemson:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tajh-Boyd-Clemson-Tigers-NCAA.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12303\" alt=\"Tajh Boyd, Clemson Tigers, NCAA\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tajh-Boyd-Clemson-Tigers-NCAA.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tajh-Boyd-Clemson-Tigers-NCAA.jpg 594w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Tajh-Boyd-Clemson-Tigers-NCAA-250x184.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida State is BCS Championship bound, which makes Clemson the ACC&#8217;s representative in the Orange Bowl against the Buckeyes in January.\u00a0[sc:NCAA240banner ]<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers started the season with six straight wins, opening things up with a 38-35 win against then No.5-ranked Georgia. The team was handed its first loss of the season when it met the Jameis Winston-led Seminoles, who pounded the Tigers hard in a 51-14 defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Senior quarterback Tajh Boyd, who\u2019ll surely be hearing his name called in the next NFL Draft, is aiming to come out on top in his duel against Ohio State\u2019s Braxton Miller. Though Miller is clearly the better rusher of the two with 1,033 yards (Boyd has 273), Boyd is heads above his Buckeyes counterpart in the passing game. Boyd has 3,473 passing yards, while Miller has only 1,860 yards in the air.<\/p>\n<p>Though not of the same calibre as Michigan State, Clemson presents a defensive game to reckon with. The Tigers have limited opponents to 21.1 PPG this season.<\/p>\n<p>Clemson is 8-2 SU in their last 10 games. 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