Mountaineers vs. Tigers BCS Predictions: Orange Bowl Free Pick

Before we get to the NCAA Bowl Championship Series main course, we offer up one final appetizer – our Free Pick for the 2012 Discover BCS Orange Bowl Classic.

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Tonight, it’s the #23 West Virginia Mountaineers from the Big East Conference vs. the #15 Clemson Tigers from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers well balanced offense has a slight edge in this contest.

Tigers vs. Mountaineers BCS 2012 Orange Bowl Preview

Kickoff for the 77th annual Orange Bowl college football betting action is scheduled for 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, from Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Clemson (10-3, 6-2 ACC) stumbled  a little down the stretch and their overall numbers on the season were middle of the pack. Though they beat Virgina Tech 38-10 in the ACC Championship, the Tigers were 27th in the Nation in scoring at 33.6 PPG, and 62nd on defense allowing 26.3 PPG.

West Virgina (9-3, 5-2 Big East) is on a three game win streak, including a 30-27 win over South Florida that clinched them a share of the Big East title. The Mountaineers were 19th in scoring at 34.9 points per contest. Like Clemson, West Virgina also gave up 26.3 PPG on defense.

BCS Orange Bowl Betting Lines: West Virginia vs. Clemson Free Pick

TopBet.com and their world-class sportsbook provide the betting lines for tonight’s Clemson Tigers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Free Pick. The Orange Bowl has been a staple of the NCAA College Football Bowl season for decades – we have an awesome match-up for this years edition!

The ball will be flying all over the yard in this one as Mountaineers QB Geno Smith passed for 3,978 yards with 25 TD during the 2011 NCAA Colege Football season. Tigers QB Tajh Boyd was equally impressive with 3,578 passing yards to go along with 31 passing touchdowns.

Running the rock is the reason the Tigers will come out on top in this one. WVU RB Dustin Garrison lead the Mountaineers with 742 rushing yards and six touchdowns. The Tigers are lead by RB Andre Ellington who pounded his way to 1,062 yards and ten rushing touchdowns.

>>> Back the Tigers over the Mountaineers at -3.5 (-110) at TopBet <<<