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December 31st, 2012 By Andrew Ryan

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The Chick-Fil-A Bowl is one of the great games of the season on the 2012 bowl schedule, and today, we are making our LSU vs. Clemson picks and predictions and trying to beat the Chick-Fil-A Bowl odds here at Cappers Info.

Chick-Fil-A Bowl Picks: LSU Tigers vs. Clemson Tigers
Date: Saturday, December 31st, 7:30 ET
Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
Chick-Fil-A Bowl Betting Odds: LSU -6
LSU vs. Clemson Live TV Coverage: ESPN

The last game of the calendar year kicks off on New Year’s Eve, and it’s going to be quite the Tiger Tale. This is actually the second time this year that Clemson has taken on some Tigers from the SEC, and it disposed of the Auburn Tigers in the opening game of the year. That being said, few knew that that victory wouldn’t look so good at the end of the campaign. LSU probably has the problem with motivation in this game. The team could have been in the Sugar Bowl had the Florida Gators lost their final regular season game of the year against the Florida State Seminoles, but instead, a 10-2 team that will likely finish the year ranked in the Top 5 in America is stuck playing here in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl before New Year’s Day.

Here’s the problem with backing the ACC reps, though. The orange and purple clad Tigers really didn’t beat anyone all season long. They were smacked by the Florida State Seminoles on the road, and were dominated defensively by the South Carolina Gamecocks at home. Aside from that, there were a bunch of wins against a bunch of nobodies, and that seven-point win over Auburn in this building, as we already said, doesn’t really look all that spectacular. Remember last year as well, that Clemson was crushed by the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Orange Bowl and were handled by 21 by the Gamecocks in Columbia. This isn’t a team that is suited to play in the big time games, and that really goes without saying.

As long as LSU wants to be in this game, it will do well. The Bayou Bengals are 9-1 here at the Chick-Fil-A Bowl all-time, and they were clearly the better of these two teams this year. The SEC is likely going to dominate once again in bowl games this year, and we have already seen some teams from the ACC fall flat and either lose games badly (Duke) or win games that should have been lost (Virginia Tech). Look for the defense for Head Coach Les Miles to come out and get some payback for last year’s loss in the BCS National Championship Game. This shouldn’t be a game that ends up being all that close when push comes to shove.

LSU vs. Clemson Pick: LSU Tigers -6
Chick-Fil-A Bowl Score Prediction: LSU 30 – Clemson 17

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December 31st, 2012 By Jack Wilshire

5Dimes SportsbookMy 2012 Chick-Fil-A Bowl picks between the Clemson Tigers and the LSU Tigers are all set and ready to go here at Cappers Info. The Chick-Fil-A Bowl kickoff starts at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA, and I’m going to be your expert college football handicapper that points you towards the winning bet for the Clemson vs. LSU game.

2012 Chick-Fil-A Bowl
LSU Tigers (10-2, 5-7 ATS) -6
Clemson Tigers (10-2, 8-4 ATS) +6
Over/Under 59

If you just blindly look at the Bayou Bengals, you have to think that this game should easily stay beneath a ‘total’ of 59. The last time that a ‘total’ was this high in an LSU game was back in 2008 against the North Texas Mean Green, and that came in a game where the Tigers were favored by 42 points against a team with an exciting offense. However, there are definitely some things that I really don’t like about LSU right now. I don’t like the fact that P Brad Wing has been suspended for this one, and that really could give the Clemson offense the upper hand in certain situations.

Of course, one look at Clemson, and this is a game that should get beyond the number quite easily. The Tigers played to 110 points against the NC State Wolfpack, and they put up an average of 46.5 points per game this year against teams outside of the SEC. Of course, the team also only put up a total of 43 points in two games against SEC teams. QB Tajh Boyd threw for 3,550 yards and 34 TDs, and he rushed for 492 yards and nine scores. RB Andre Ellington was one of the top rushers in the ACC with 1,034 yards and eight trips to the end zone, while the team’s top two receivers, WR DeAndre Hopkins and WR Sammy Watkins, totaled just under 2,000 yards. Hopkins, the ACC all-time leader in receiving yards in a career, had 16 touchdowns as well.

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And then there’s the tiebreaker: Last year’s bowl game. Clemson gave up 70 points to the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Orange Bowl, and it was blown out of the water. LSU is clearly going to be smarting after getting shut out last year in the BCS National Championship Game, and it is going to want to prove to the rest of the world that it has a team that can contend for all of the marbles once again next year. I think that QB Zach Mettenberger can put up some respectable numbers in this game, and the end result is going to push this one beyond the number.

LSU vs. Clemson Picks & Tips: Over 59

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