North Carolina at Clemson Game Matchup

North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers

Saturday, November 18th 2023 (3:30 PM EST)
Clemson -7.5 (58.0) (-305) Open: -11.0
Clemson 31 - North Carolina: 20 (ACC)

Tar Heels (8 - 5) (6 - 7 - 0)
Coach Mack Brown (33 - 22)
Avg Score : 31 - 28 (27 - 21 on Road)
Record Prediction: 9.2 - 3.8 (#22)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

CLEM 3rd straight Home Game
CLEM is playing their 5th straight game
UNC is playing their 7th straight game
Our Line: Clemson -4 (SP+ CLEM -1)
Projected Score: UNC: 27 - CLEM: 31 (58)
CLEM Win prob: 73% | Cover: 49%
UNC Travel: 230 miles

Tigers (9 - 4) (6 - 7 - 0)
Coach Dabo Swinney (163 - 40)
Avg Score : 35 - 23 (43 - 23 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 9 - 4 (#28)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
UNC Players
CLEM Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

North Carolina's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	North Carolina vs South Carolina	+2.5	63.5	W 31 - 17	U	Y
Sat 9/9	North Carolina vs App State	-18.0	58.0	W 40 - 34	O	N
Sat 9/16	North Carolina vs Minnesota	-7.0	51.0	W 31 - 13	U	Y
Sat 9/23	North Carolina at Pittsburgh	-7.0	49.5	W 41 - 24	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/7	North Carolina vs Syracuse	-9.5	59.0	W 40 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/14	North Carolina vs Miami	-2.5	57.5	W 41 - 31	O	Y
Sat 10/21	North Carolina vs Virginia	-24.0	58.0	L 27 - 31	U	N
Sat 10/28	North Carolina at Georgia Tech	-12.0	65.5	L 42 - 46	O	N
Sat 11/4	North Carolina vs Campbell	-45.5	68.5	W 59 - 7	U	Y
Sat 11/11	North Carolina vs Duke	-9.5	52.5	W 47 - 45	O	N
Sat 11/18	North Carolina at Clemson	+7.5	58.0	L 20 - 31	U	N
Sat 11/25	North Carolina at NC State	-2.0	55.0	L 20 - 39	O	N
Wed 12/27	North Carolina vs West Virginia	+4.5	62.0	L 10 - 30	U	N

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Predictions for North Carolina's Schedule

Clemson's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Mon 9/4	Clemson at Duke	-12.5	54.0	L 7 - 28	U	N
Sat 9/9	Clemson vs Charleston Southern	-50.5	53.0	W 66 - 17	O	N
Sat 9/16	Clemson vs Florida Atlantic	-25.0	51.5	W 48 - 14	O	Y
Sat 9/23	Clemson vs Florida State	+2.0	55.5	L 24 - 31	U	N
Sat 9/30	Clemson at Syracuse	-7.0	52.0	W 31 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/7	Clemson vs Wake Forest	-21.0	53.5	W 17 - 12	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/21	Clemson at Miami	-3.0	48.5	L 20 - 28	U	N
Sat 10/28	Clemson at NC State	-9.5	44.5	L 17 - 24	U	N
Sat 11/4	Clemson vs Notre Dame	+3.0	44.5	W 31 - 23	O	Y
Sat 11/11	Clemson vs Georgia Tech	-17.5	55.5	W 42 - 21	O	Y
Sat 11/18	Clemson vs North Carolina	-7.5	58.0	W 31 - 20	U	Y
Sat 11/25	Clemson at South Carolina	-7.5	48.0	W 16 - 7	U	Y
Fri 12/29	Clemson vs Kentucky	-3.5	44.5	W 38 - 35	O	N

Important Stats (2022)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
UNC	.3	46%	30.9	45%	3.18	153	47%	309	4.47	.29	48%	28.1	49%	48%	4.51	55.3	1	1.1
CLEM	.19	45%	34.7	49%	3.29	178	41%	232	4.14	.08	38%	23.4	39%	37%	3.22	48.2	1.6	1.7

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
UNC		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
CLEM		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2022

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
UNC Offense	14	30.9	27.2	46.2%	4.47	1	25	463	153	309	4.2	45%	55%	45%	47%	14%	.3
CLEM Defense	14	23.4	23.4	37.7%	3.22	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	42%	58%	39%	37%	21%	.08

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
UNC Defense	14	28.1	20.8	48.3%	4.51	1.1	-	-	-	-	-	51%	49%	49%	48%	12%	.29
CLEM Offense	14	34.7	42.7	44.9%	4.14	1.6	23	410	178	232	4.6	52%	48%	49%	41%	14%	.19

Additional Stats 2022

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
North Carolina	14	29:55	24.6	46%	71%	6.1	55.3	1	1.1	3.4	1.2	1	29.7
Clemson	14	31:12	22.8	47%	50%	5.4	48.2	1.6	1.7	7.6	3.1	2	28.8

Run Game Stats (2023)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
UNC Offense	14	45%	45%	36.4	153.4	4.2	24	.18	3.18	72%	10%	1
CLEM Defense	14	42%	39%	-	-	-	-	.06	2.69	64%	13%	0.92

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
UNC Defense	14	51%	49%	-	-	-	-	.18	3.25	79%	6%	0.87
CLEM Offense	14	52%	49%	39.1	178.4	4.6	31	.2	3.29	78%	9%	0.93

Pass Game Stats (2023)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
UNC Offense	14	55%	47%	24.6	37.5	309.3	8.3	12.6	38	7	.41	1.6	32%	40%	.5	4%	1.9
CLEM Defense	14	58%	37%	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	.1	1.6	34%	25%	.2	8%	2.1

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
UNC Defense	14	49%	48%	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	.41	1.6	28%	31%	.4	6%	2.2
CLEM Offense	14	48%	41%	21.2	34.1	231.9	6.8	10.9	24	10	.2	1.5	30%	30%	.21	5%	1.9

North Carolina's Power Ratings
North Carolina's Power Rating: 9.47 #25
North Carolina's Offense Rating: 22.89 #20
North Carolina's Defense Rating: 10.64 #81
2023 Talent Rating: 948.00 #16
Blue Chip Ratio: 44% #18
North Carolina's 2023 Expected Record: 9.20 - 3.80
North Carolina's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.2 #27
North Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 36.8 #13
North Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 27.4 #71

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 758.94
Average Power Five Talent: 811.88
Average FBS Talent: 636.78

Power Ratings Matchup
North Carolina: 9.47 Clemson: 13.945

SP+ Ratings Matchup
North Carolina: 10.2 Clemson: 10.9

Clemson's Power Ratings
Clemson's Power Rating: 13.945 #15
Clemson's Offense Rating: 14.49 #88
Clemson's Defense Rating: 0.46 #8
2023 Talent Rating: 1148.00 #5
Blue Chip Ratio: 71 #5
Clemson's 2023 Expected Record: 9.00 - 4.00
Clemson's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.9 #23
Clemson's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.7 #50
Clemson's Defense SP+ Rating: 17.5 #12

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 758.94
Average Power Five Talent: 811.88
Average FBS Talent: 636.78

North Carolina Scoring
Offense: 30.9 PPG
Offense on Road: 27.2
Defense: 28.1 PPG
Defense on Road: 20.8

North Carolina's 2023 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Record on Road: 1 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 0 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
Clemson 31
North Carolina 27

Projected Total Points: 58

Clemson Scoring
Offense: 34.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 42.7
Defense: 23.4 PPG
Defense at Home: 23.4

Clemson's 2023 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Record at home: 6 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 5 - 5 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2023	11/18	Clemson	31	North Carolina	20	Clemson	Clemson -7.5	Clemson	58.0	Under
2022	12/03	North Carolina	10	Clemson	39	Clemson	Clemson -7.5	Clemson	64.0	Under
2019	09/28	North Carolina	20	Clemson	21	Clemson	Clemson -27.5	North Carolina	61.0	Under
2015	12/05	Clemson	45	North Carolina	37	Clemson	Clemson -6.5	Clemson	67.5	Over
2014	09/27	Clemson	50	North Carolina	35	Clemson	Clemson -10	Clemson	0
2011	10/22	Clemson	59	North Carolina	38	Clemson
2010	10/09	North Carolina	21	Clemson	16	North Carolina
2006	09/23	Clemson	52	North Carolina	7	Clemson
2003	10/25	Clemson	36	North Carolina	28	Clemson
2002	11/09	North Carolina	12	Clemson	42	Clemson
2001	10/20	Clemson	3	North Carolina	38	North Carolina
2000	10/20	North Carolina	24	Clemson	38	Clemson

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Clemson	10	4	1 Overs
North Carolina	2	1	3 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	7 - 5	4 - 1	3 - 0	1 - 1
Road Teams	5 - 7	1 - 4	1 - 1	0 - 3

(#25) North Carolina Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: 9.47 #25
Offense Rating: 22.89 #20
Defense Rating: 10.64 #81
Overall SP+ Rating: 10.2 #27
Offense SP+ Rating: 36.8 #13
Defense SP+ Rating: 27.4 #71
Talent Rating: 948.00 #16
Blue Chip Ratio: 44% #18
Expected Record: 9.20 - 3.80

Team Profile

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North Carolina Ratings Matchup Clemson

Power #25

#15

Off #20

#88

Def #81

Talent #16

SP+ #27

#23

SP+ Off #13

#50

SP+ Def #71

#12

Rematch from Week 12
Clemson -7.5 (58.0)
Clemson won vs North Carolina this year (31-20)

Previous Matchups
Clemson beat North Carolina in 2023 (31-20)
Clemson beat North Carolina in 2022 (39-10)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Memorial Stadium
Conditions: Fair
Temp: 72°

Team Information
Injuries: UNC | CLEM
Depth Chart: UNC | CLEM
Rosters: UNC | CLEM

(#15) Clemson Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: 13.945 #15
Offense Rating: 14.49 #88
Defense Rating: 0.46 #8
Overall SP+ Rating: 10.9 #23
Offense SP+ Rating: 28.7 #50
Defense SP+ Rating: 17.5 #12
Talent Rating: 1148.00 #5
Blue Chip Ratio: 71 #5
Expected Record: 9.00 - 4.00

Team Profile

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North Carolina's OC Chip Lindsey

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Tad Hudson	17	26	65%	173	2	0	6.7
Jefferson Boaz	2	5	40%	24	0	0	4.8

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Omarion Hampton	281	1660	15	5.9	75
George Pettaway	163	976	5	6.0	31
Elijah Green	29	201	5	6.9	51
D.J. Jones	57	162	0	2.8	17

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
J.J. Jones	36	582	6	16.2	53
John Copenhaver	40	414	4	10.4	35
Omarion Hampton	38	373	2	9.8	49
Kamari Morales	28	325	6	11.6	54

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North Carolina's DC Gene Chizik

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Antavious Lane (Tr)	74	4	1	0	2
Power Echols	73	2	1	2	6
Jahvaree Ritzie	38	5	5	5	1
Kevin Hester Jr.	37	4	4	3	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Kaimon Rucker	30	8	6	3	1
Desmond Evans	34	10	5	9	1
Jahvaree Ritzie	38	5	5	5	1
Kevin Hester Jr.	37	4	4	3	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Alijah Huzzie (Tr)	36	4	2	1	8
Power Echols	73	2	1	2	6
Tayon Holloway	16	2	1	0	5

Clemson's OC Garrett Riley

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Phil Mafah	216	1115	8	5.2	83
Domonique Thomas	42	197	1	4.7	22
Wise Segars Jr.	2	14	0	7.0	12
Barrett Carter	1	4	1	4.0	4

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jake Briningstool	49	530	7	10.8	41
Beaux Collins	41	490	3	12.0	53
Phil Mafah	21	103	0	4.9	22
Sage Ennis	1	2	0	2.0	2

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Clemson's DC Wes Goodwin

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Barrett Carter	74	10	4	7	6
Andrew Mukuba	69	4	0	1	6
R.J. Mickens	68	6	0	2	7
Payton Page	30	3	1	0	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Barrett Carter	74	10	4	7	6
Payton Page	30	3	1	0	1
Andrew Mukuba	69	4	0	1	6
R.J. Mickens	68	6	0	2	7

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
R.J. Mickens	68	6	0	2	7
Barrett Carter	74	10	4	7	6
Andrew Mukuba	69	4	0	1	6