Wake Forest at Clemson - 2021 Matchup Preview
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Saturday, November 20th 2021 (12:00 PM EST)
Clemson -3.5 (57.0)
Clemson 48 - Wake Forest: 27  (ACC)

 
Demon Deacons (11 - 3) (7 - 7 - 0)
Coach Dave Clawson (43 - 45)
Avg Score : 41 - 29 (45 - 38 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
CLEM 2nd straight Home Game
CLEM is playing their 6th straight game
WAKE is playing their 5th straight game
Our Line: -7  (SP+ CLEM -9)
Projected Score: WAKE: 33 - CLEM: 37 (70)
CLEM Win prob: 62% | Cover: 49%
WAKE Travel: 177 miles
Tigers (10 - 3) (5 - 8 - 0)
Coach Dabo Swinney (141 - 35)
Avg Score : 26 - 15 (34 - 13 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Wake Forest's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Fri 9/3 Wake Forest vs Old Dominion-32.561.5W 42 - 10UN
Sat 9/11 Wake Forest vs Norfolk State-43.058.0W 41 - 16UN
Sat 9/18 Wake Forest vs Florida State-4.563.0W 35 - 14UY
Fri 9/24 Wake Forest at Virginia+3.571.0W 37 - 17UY
Sat 10/2 Wake Forest vs Louisville-7.064.5W 37 - 34ON
Sat 10/9 Wake Forest at Syracuse-5.559.0W 40 - 37ON
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23 Wake Forest at Army-3.053.5W 70 - 56OY
Sat 10/30 Wake Forest vs Duke-16.571.5W 45 - 7UY
Sat 11/6 Wake Forest at North Carolina+2.578.0L 55 - 58ON
Sat 11/13 Wake Forest vs NC State-1.065.0W 45 - 42OY
Sat 11/20 Wake Forest at Clemson+3.557.0L 27 - 48ON
Sat 11/27 Wake Forest at Boston College-5.564.0W 41 - 10UY
Sat 12/4 Wake Forest vs Pittsburgh+3.572.5L 21 - 45UN
Fri 12/31 Wake Forest vs Rutgers-17.063.0W 38 - 10UY

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Predictions for Wake Forest's Schedule
Clemson's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/4 Clemson vs Georgia-3.051.5L 3 - 10UN
Sat 9/11 Clemson vs South Carolina State-50.556.0W 49 - 3UN
Sat 9/18 Clemson vs Georgia Tech-27.552.5W 14 - 8UN
Sat 9/25 Clemson at NC State-10.546.5L 21 - 27ON
Sat 10/2 Clemson vs Boston College-14.546.5W 19 - 13UN
BYE WEEK
Fri 10/15 Clemson at Syracuse-12.544.0W 17 - 14UN
Sat 10/23 Clemson at Pittsburgh+3.547.0L 17 - 27UN
Sat 10/30 Clemson vs Florida State-9.547.5W 30 - 20OY
Sat 11/6 Clemson at Louisville-3.546.0W 30 - 24OY
Sat 11/13 Clemson vs UConn-40.550.5W 44 - 7ON
Sat 11/20 Clemson vs Wake Forest-3.557.0W 48 - 27OY
Sat 11/27 Clemson at South Carolina-11.542.5W 30 - 0UY
Wed 12/29 Clemson vs Iowa State-1.544.0W 20 - 13UY

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Predictions for Clemson's Schedule
Important Stats (2021)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
WAKE.345%4144%3.0816147%3074.88.2647%28.950%43%3.8852.61.42.2
CLEM.1240%26.343%3.2516837%1913.78.0536%14.835%37%2.3150.51.51.6
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
WAKE#104 (.13)42% (81)43% (79)3 (79)13141% (75)2403.2 (121)#118 (.27)51% (134)48% (110)53% (133)4.12 (99)45.91.81.4
CLEM#21 (.27)47% (24)50% (12)3.28 (29)17445% (36)2794.33 (29)#52 (.14)40% (48)43% (68)38% (36)3.64 (48)47.60.71.9



Overall Stats 2021
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
WAKE Offense14414545.4%4.881.425468161307446%54%44%47%16%.3
CLEM Defense1314.81335.7%2.311.6 - - - - - 45%54%35%37%20%.05
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
WAKE Defense1428.937.746.8%3.882.2 - - - - - 54%46%50%43%20%.26
CLEM Offense1326.33440.1%3.781.5203591681914.552%48%43%37%15%.12

Additional Stats 2021
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Wake Forest1428:4225.350%60%5.852.61.42.26.92.7230.5
Clemson1329:2419.837%56%6.150.51.51.66.93.2130.8
Run Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
WAKE Offense1446%44%40.4160.5431.163.0873%8%0.94
CLEM Defense1345%35% - - - - -.052.6173%12%0.82
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
WAKE Defense1454%50% - - - - .293.3771%14%1.09
CLEM Offense1352%43%37.51684.526.153.2573%10%1.01

Pass Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
WAKE Offense1454%47%21.637.1307.48.314.33915.431.731%38%.528%2
CLEM Defense1354%37% - - - - - - 12.141.537%27%.227%2
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
WAKE Defense1446%43% - - - - - - 15.221.630%37%.436%2
CLEM Offense1348%37%17.531.8191.2610.91211.111.633%29%.295%2.2

Wake Forest's Power Ratings
Wake Forest's Power Rating: NR
Wake Forest's Offense Rating: NR
Wake Forest's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #62
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Wake Forest's 2021 Expected Record: -
Wake Forest's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.1  #39
Wake Forest's Offense SP+ Rating: 38.0  #10
Wake Forest's Defense SP+ Rating: 29.2  #92

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Wake Forest:    Clemson: 11.85

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Wake Forest: 10.1   Clemson: 18.7




Clemson's Power Ratings
Clemson's Power Rating: 11.85 NR
Clemson's Offense Rating: NR
Clemson's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #4
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Clemson's 2021 Expected Record: -
Clemson's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 18.7  #8
Clemson's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.3  #71
Clemson's Defense SP+ Rating: 11.6  #3

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482


Wake Forest Scoring
Offense: 41 PPG
Offense on Road: 45
Defense: 28.9 PPG
Defense on Road: 37.7

Wake Forest's 2021 Record
Record: 11 - 3
Record vs Spread: 7 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 8
Record on Road: 5 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 3 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0
Projected Score
Clemson 37
Wake Forest 33

Total Points: 70

Based on Last 4 Games
Clemson 41
Wake Forest 37

Total Points: 79

Based on Entire Season
Clemson 32
Wake Forest 29

Total Points: 61
Clemson Scoring
Offense: 26.3 PPG
Offense at Home: 34
Defense: 14.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 13

Clemson's 2021 Record
Record: 10 - 3
Record vs Spread: 5 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 8
Record at home: 6 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 7 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 4 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202410/12Wake Forest14Clemson49Clemson -21Clemson63.0Push
202310/07Clemson17Wake Forest12Clemson -21Wake Forest53.5Under
202209/24Wake Forest45Clemson51Clemson -7.5Wake Forest58.0Over
202111/20Clemson48Wake Forest27Clemson -3.5Clemson57.0Over
202009/12Wake Forest13Clemson37Clemson -34.5Wake Forest58.5Under
201911/16Clemson52Wake Forest3Clemson -35Clemson59.0Under
201810/06Wake Forest3Clemson63Clemson -20.5Clemson60.0Over
201710/07Clemson28Wake Forest14Clemson -21Wake Forest50.5Under
201611/19Wake Forest13Clemson35Clemson -23.5Wake Forest47.5Over
201511/21Clemson33Wake Forest13Clemson -29Wake Forest47.5Under
201411/06Wake Forest20Clemson34Clemson -20Wake Forest0
201309/28Clemson56Wake Forest7Clemson -28.5Clemson0
201210/25Wake Forest13Clemson42
201111/12Clemson31Wake Forest28
201011/20Wake Forest10Clemson30
200910/17Clemson38Wake Forest3
200810/09Wake Forest12Clemson7
200711/10Clemson44Wake Forest10
200610/07Wake Forest17Clemson27
200510/01Wake Forest31Clemson27
200409/04Clemson37Wake Forest30
200311/01Wake Forest45Clemson17
200210/19Clemson31Wake Forest23
200110/27Wake Forest14Clemson21
200009/15Clemson55Wake Forest7
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Clemson2254 Overs
Wake Forest375 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams15 - 107 - 53 - 34 - 2
Road Teams10 - 155 - 72 - 43 - 3

(#) WAKE at (#) CLEM
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatWAKECLEM
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #39 #8
Perf GradeGrade #20 #52
OffenseOff #10 #90
DefenseDef #54 #18
Spec TeamsST #80 #52
TalentTal #62 #4
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Wake Forest on Offense
CategoryCat
WAKE OffCLEM Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #10 #18
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #10 #3
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Wake Forest Run Game
CategoryCat
WAKE OffCLEM Def
Run GameRun #61 #36
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #45 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #41
Wake Forest Pass Game
CategoryCat
WAKE OffCLEM Def
Pass GamePass #8 #13
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk #13 #43
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Clemson on Offense
CategoryCatCLEM OffWAKE Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #90 #54
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #71 #92
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Clemson Run Game
CategoryCat
CLEM OffWAKE Def
Run GameRun #85 #74
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #48 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #68
Clemson Pass Game
CategoryCatCLEM OffWAKE Def
Pass GamePass #102 #28
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP Blk #55 #64
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
CLEM 5 Year Profile: Consistent Title Contenders
'21 Profile: Remains Title Contenders

WAKE 5 Year Profile: Improving Below Avg P4
'21 Profile: Up to Average P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in Memorial Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 51° - Wind: 6 mph
Rematch from Week 12
Clemson -3.5 (57.0)
Clemson won vs Wake Forest this year (48-27)

Previous Matchups
Clemson beat Wake Forest last year (49-14)
Clemson beat Wake Forest in 2023 (17-12)
Clemson beat Wake Forest in 2022 (51-45)

  
WAKE's OC Warren Ruggiero (in his first season)
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WAKE's DC Lyle Hemphill (in his first season)
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CLEM's OC Tony Elliott (in his first season)
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CLEM's DC Brent Venables (in his first season)
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