AAA's 10* SIGNATURE "ART OF WAR!" (CLEMSON v AUBURN!)
(NCAAF) Clemson vs. Auburn, 09/03/2016 5:00 PM, Score: 19 - 13
Point Spread: -8.50 | -110.00 Clemson (Away)
Result: Loss
This is a 10* ART OF WAR on Clemson.

Setting the scene: Clemson played in the College Football Championship Game last season and will be looking for a repeat performance this year as well. Auburn is expected to be much more competitive after finishing 7-6 last season, but still clearly has miles to go before being able to hang with the best in the nation. When the smoke clears at the end of this one, we expect Clemson to have pulled away down the stretch for the comfortable ATS cover.

Clemson: Quarterback DeShaun Watson will be fired up and looking to make a statement to open the season, his only loss of the year came against Alabama in the Nat. Champ game. Watson completed 67.8 percent of his passes for 4,104 yards, 35 TDs and 13 INT's last year. He was also the team's second leading rusher with 1,105 yards on the ground and another 12 major scores. Leading rusher Wayne Gallman is also back and he totaled 1,527 rushing yards and 13 TD's.

Auburn: It finished dead last in the SEC West. It also finished ranked 85th out of 128 FBS teams in total defense last season.

The bottom line: Auburn's secondary should be much improved this year, but the unit is young and likely faces its stiffest test of the entire season right out of the gate. Too much Gallman and too much Watson in this one, play on CLEMSON.

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