Sat, Oct 24, 7:00 PM ET· Memorial Stadium· Clemson -2.5 · O/U 49.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 222 mi / 0 miForecast: 56°F · wind 7 mph · Clear
Market context
Clemson -2.5 · O/U 49.5
total opened 49, now 49.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Virginia Tech as road underdog
2026 overall: 4-3 ATS (7 games) · 5-2 O/U (7 games)
2026 as road underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): 1-4 ATS (5 games) · 0-5 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 7-13 ATS (20 games) · 7-13 O/U (20 games)
Clemson as home favorite
2026 overall: 2-4 ATS (6 games) · 3-3 O/U (6 games)
2026 as home favorite: 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 1-2 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 1-7 ATS (8 games) · 3-4-1 O/U (8 games)
Since 2020: 16-27 ATS (43 games) · 22-20-1 O/U (43 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalVirginia Tech · 8 of 9
449.7
Yards / game
340.7
2.90
Points / drive
1.76
4.4
TDs / game
1.8
41.0
3rd-down %
33.3
58.1
RZ TD %
40.0
-0.7
Turnover margin
-0.7
3.3
Sacks / game
2.3
9.1
TFL / game
5.3
17.9
Havoc / game
13.8
47.8 / 52.2
Pass / Rush split
46.1 / 53.9
2026 · Situational matchup
When Virginia Tech has the ball
Virginia Tech's early-down offense ranks 56th of 138. Clemson's early-down defense ranks 84th of 138.
Virginia Tech's passing-down offense ranks 24th of 138. Clemson's passing-down defense ranks 61st of 138.
Virginia Tech's third-down offense ranks 78th of 138. Clemson's third-down defense ranks 5th of 138.
Virginia Tech's red-zone offense ranks 100th of 138. Clemson's red-zone defense ranks 50th of 138.
When Clemson has the ball
Clemson's early-down offense ranks 131st of 138. Virginia Tech's early-down defense ranks 102nd of 138.
Clemson's passing-down offense ranks 125th of 138. Virginia Tech's passing-down defense ranks 53rd of 138.
Clemson's third-down offense ranks 102nd of 138. Virginia Tech's third-down defense ranks 77th of 138.
Clemson's red-zone offense ranks 127th of 138. Virginia Tech's red-zone defense ranks 115th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form0.000 last 3 vs 0.083 season (-0.083)
▼Defense form0.109 last 3 vs -0.124 season (+0.234)
▲Offense form0.012 last 3 vs -0.170 season (+0.182)
Defense formabout the same(-0.129 last 3 vs -0.130 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingEthan Grunkemeyer — 1984 yd, 15 TD
RushingJeffrey Overton, Jr. — 613 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingQue'Sean Brown — 616 yd, 3 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingTait Reynolds — 943 yd, 1 TD
RushingGideon Davidson — 430 yd, 5 TD
ReceivingBryant Wesco, Jr. — 340 yd, 0 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Virginia Tech offense
56thof 1380.051327 plays
vs
Clemson defense · allowed
84thof 1380.016Virginia Tech defense · allowed
102ndof 1380.042vs
Clemson offense
131stof 138-0.156263 plays
Passing downs
Virginia Tech offense
24thof 1380.233164 plays
vs
Clemson defense · allowed
61stof 138-0.036135 plays
Virginia Tech defense · allowed
53rdof 138-0.055164 plays
vs
Clemson offense
125thof 138-0.190145 plays
Third down
Virginia Tech offense
78thof 1380.039100 plays
vs
Clemson defense · allowed
5thof 138-0.35481 plays
Virginia Tech defense · allowed
77thof 1380.03595 plays
vs
Clemson offense
102ndof 138-0.09087 plays
Red zone
Virginia Tech offense
100thof 138-0.08879 plays
vs
Clemson defense · allowed
50thof 138-0.12948 plays · small sample
Virginia Tech defense · allowed
115thof 1380.13849 plays · small sample
vs
Clemson offense
127thof 138-0.36063 plays
Field advancement
Virginia Tech offense
25thof 13855.7%vs
Clemson defense · allowed
44thof 13839.2%Virginia Tech defense · allowed
20thof 13835.1%vs
Clemson offense
117thof 13840.1%Away
Home
Virginia Tech Offense vs Clemson DefenseVirginia Tech · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.19#30
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#260.22
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.054#54
422 plays
EPA/Play
#28-0.108
allowed · 324 plays
0.148#34
204 plays
EPA/Pass
#14-0.239
allowed · 163 plays
-0.034#97
218 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#850.024
allowed · 161 plays
48.3%#49
422 plays
Success Rate
#6345.1%
allowed · 324 plays
48.5%#43
Pass Success Rate
#2338.6%
allowed
48.2%#74
Rush Success Rate
#8847.8%
allowed
55.7%#25
Available Yards %
#4439.2%
allowed
67.1#14
Net Field Position
#1974.2
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.051#56
327 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#840.016
allowed
6.7#54
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1296.0
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Virginia Tech Defense vs Clemson OffenseVirginia Tech · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.04#63
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#105-0.17
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.012#80
allowed · 345 plays
EPA/Play
#127-0.135
343 plays
0.159#118
allowed · 183 plays
EPA/Pass
#128-0.242
159 plays
-0.154#17
allowed · 162 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#102-0.042
184 plays
44.1%#53
allowed · 345 plays
Success Rate
#13141.1%
343 plays
46.7%#112
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#12438.4%
36.0%#4
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#12043.5%
35.1%#20
allowed
Available Yards %
#11740.1%
71.6#63
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#4269.0
0.042#102
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#131-0.156
263 plays
8.2#9
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#957.3
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.051
435 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.136
335 plays
0.003
360 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.110
325 plays
-0.088
79 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.360
63 plays
0.138
49 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.129
48 plays · small sample
0.039
100 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.090
87 plays
0.035
95 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.354
81 plays