Orange Bowl Odds - Clemson vs. Tennessee
Tennessee appears to be headed in a great direction as a program in the second season of the Josh Heupel era. They reached ten wins, and Hendon Hooker was a real Heisman contender before suffering a season-ending injury late in the regular season. The Vols will play in their 55th bowl game in program history as Joe Milton will get the start at quarterback in this matchup. Clemson will be making its 18th consecutive bowl game and 49th overall appearance with a record of 26-22. Last year the Tigers beat Iowa State 20-13 in the 2021 Cheez-It Bowl. The Tigers are fresh off throttling North Carolina to win another ACC Championship under head coach Dabo Swinney.
2022 Orange Bowl at a Glance
Date: Friday, December 30, 2021
Time (ET) / TV: 8:00 PM / ESPN
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida
Matchup: Clemson Tigers vs. Tennessee Volunteers
College Football Betting Lines
Clemson Tigers -7
Tennessee Volunteers +7
Total: 63
Orange Bowl Preview
Last game, the Tennessee Volunteers won 56-0 against the Vanderbilt Commodores as 14-point road favorites. The game went under the total of 64. Tennessee has a record of 10-2 straight up, 9-3 against the spread, and 7-5 over/under the total. Tennessee ranks 1st for total offense, 3rd for passing, 18th for rushing, and 1st for scoring. Defensively they rank 87th overall, 127th against the pass, 19th against the rush, and 47th for points allowed. Also, Tennessee ranks 75th for fewest turnovers lost and 74th for takeaways.
Last game, the Clemson Tigers won 39-10 against the North Carolina Tar Heels as 7-point favorites in the ACC championship game. The game went under the total of 64. Clemson has a record of 11-2 straight up, 7-6 against the spread, and 7-6 over/under the total. Clemson ranks 56th for total offense, 74th for passing, 48th for rushing and 25th for scoring. Defensively they rank 26th overall, 78th against the pass, 11th against the rush, and 18th for points allowed. Also, Clemson ranks 123rd for fewest turnovers lost and 25th for takeaways.
Orange Bowl Prediction
In this situation, Tennessee brings a more explosive offense and a better price.
Orange Bowl Format
The Orange Bowl debuted in 1935, and the matchup currently features schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Big Ten Conference. The game takes place at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, as the previous venue for this contest was the Orange Bowl in Miami from 1938-1999. This game was named the FedEx Orange Bowl and the Discover Orange Bowl before Capital One acquired sponsorship rights in 2014.
The underdog had won each of the past four matchups. Until Wisconsin snapped the streak by covering 34-24 against Miami, Fl. in the 2017 installment. Clemson has appeared in three of the last six Orange Bowl games, while Nebraska has made the most appearances in this game with 17 (8-9 record).
In the 2018 installment, a College Football Playoff semifinal, Alabama fired out to a 28-0 lead, setting an Orange Bowl record with 21 first-quarter points. However, the Sooners hung around and found the end zone late for a backdoor cover, helping the underdogs to a 5-1 ATS mark across the past six Orange Bowls. The Sooners also stopped inside the red zone in the final minute, as most bettors hung on for the 'under' result.
The SEC has dominated the Orange Bowl lately, with Alabama, Florida, and Texas A&M grabbing victories from 2018-21. In the College Football Playoff semifinal, Georgia routed Michigan by a 34-11 score to advance to the national title game.
Orange Bowl Past Results
| SEASON |
WINNING TEAM |
LOSING TEAM |
SCORE |
| 2021 (Dec) |
Georgia |
Michigan |
34-11 |
| 2021 (Jan) |
Texas A&M |
North Carolina |
41-27 |
| 2019 |
Florida |
Virginia |
36-28 |
| 2018 |
Alabama |
Oklahoma |
45-34 |
| 2017 |
Wisconsin |
Miami, Fla. |
34-24 |
| 2016 |
Florida State |
Michigan |
33-32 |
| 2015 |
Clemson |
Oklahoma |
37-17 |
| 2014 |
Georgia Tech |
Mississippi State |
49-34 |
| 2014 |
Clemson |
Ohio State |
40-35 |
| 2013 |
Florida State |
Northern Illinois |
31-10 |
| 2012 |
West Virginia |
Clemson |
70-33 |
| 2011 |
Stanford |
Virginia Tech |
40-12 |
| 2010 |
Iowa |
Georgia Tech |
24-14 |
| 2009 |
Virginia Tech |
Cincinnati |
20-7 |
| 2008 |
Kansas |
Virginia Tech |
24-21 |
| 2007 |
Louisville |
Wake Forest |
24-13 |
| 2006 |
Penn State |
Florida State |
26-23 |
| 2005 |
USC |
Oklahoma |
55-19 |
| 2004 |
Miami, Fla. |
Florida State |
16-14 |
| 2003 |
USC |
Iowa |
38-17 |
| 2002 |
Florida |
Maryland |
53-23 |
| 2001 |
Oklahoma |
Florida State |
13-2 |
| 2000 |
Michigan |
Alabama |
35-34 |
The Orange Bowl had a long traditional tie-in with the Big Eight Conference that later became the Big 12. Thus the Oklahoma Sooners were frequent participants in this game and hold the all-time record of 12 Orange Bowl wins. Oklahoma’s old rival from those days was the Nebraska Cornhuskers, who rank second with eight wins. In fact, Oklahoma and Nebraska met in the 1979 Orange Bowl in a rematch from that 1978 season in which Nebraska won. Oklahoma got revenge in that Orange Bowl 31-24.
Most All-Time Wins
| WINS |
TEAM |
YEARS WON |
| 12 |
Oklahoma |
1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 2000 |
| 8 |
Nebraska |
1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1982, 1994, 1996, 1997 |
| 6 |
Miami, Fla. |
1945, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2003 |
| 5 |
Florida State |
1992, 1993, 1995, 2012, 2016 |
| 5 |
Alabama |
1942, 1952, 1962, 1965, 2018 |
| 4 |
Clemson |
1950, 1981, 2013, 2015 |
| 4 |
Georgia Tech |
1939, 1947, 1951, 2014 |
| 4 |
Penn State |
1968, 1969, 1973, 2005 |
The Orange Bowl had a long traditional tie-in with the Big Eight Conference that later became the Big 12. Thus the Oklahoma Sooners were frequent participants in this game and hold the all-time record of 12 Orange Bowl wins. Oklahoma’s old rival from those days was the Nebraska Cornhuskers who rank second with 8 wins. In fact, Oklahoma and Nebraska met in the 1979 Orange Bowl in a rematch from that 1978 season which Nebraska won. Oklahoma got revenge in that Orange Bowl 31-24.
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