Clemson vs Penn State Preview & Picks – Under To Cash In Pinstripe Bowl

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15 Dec 2025
Leigh Copson 15 Dec 2025
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  • Clemson vs Penn State picks for Saturday, December 27
  • Pinstripe Bowl is taking place at Yankee Stadium in New York
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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Clemson vs Penn State Preview & Picks

The Under is tipped to cash in the Pinstripe Bowl showdown at Yankee Stadium.

Both teams will be hit with opt-outs for this matchup, and that is likely to result in a sloppy and low-scoring encounter.

  • The Under has cashed in 4 of Clemson’s 5 road games
  • The two teams have allowed a combined 44.2 points per game
  • The Under cashed in 5 of Clemson’s 7 victories

Head To Head

  • Clemson lead the all-time series 1-0
  • Clemson won 35-10 when the two teams last met in January 1988

Clemson Form

Clemson ended the regular season with a four-game win streak to finish 7-5 and ensure bowl eligibility.

The Tigers entered the season in AP’s top 10, but lost their season opener to LSU, 17-10, and then underwhelmed massively in a 27-16 win at home to Troy.

They opened their ACC campaign after that and dug themselves into an early hole as they lost 24-21 at Georgia Tech and 34-21 at home to Syracuse.

Clemson finally got off the mark as they beat North Carolina 38-10 and Boston College 41-10 on the road, but they failed to maintain that momentum as they lost back-to-back home games, 35-24 to SMU and 46-45 to Duke.

The Tigers finished strong though, beating Florida State 24-10 and Louisville 20-19, and then backed that up with non-conference wins over Furman, 45-10, and South Carolina, 28-14.

Penn State Form

Penn State also wrapped up the regular season on a decent run of form, winning their final three games to finish 6-6.

The Nittany Lions kicked off the campaign as the number two team in the nation, according to AP, and they won their first three non-conference games.

Their form nose-dived when their Big Ten schedule began though, as a 30-24 loss to Oregon proved to be the start of a six-game losing skid that cost James Franklin his job.

Penn State went on to lose 42-37 at UCLA, 22-21 to Northwestern, 25-24 at Iowa, 38-14 at Ohio State and 27-24 to Indiana.

The Nittany Lions finished strong though, as they sandwiched a 37-10 home win against Nebraska with road wins over Michigan State, 28-10, and Rutgers, 40-36.

Verdict

Both teams finished the regular strong, but both are likely to be weakened by opt-outs.

With neither offense firing on all cylinders, this is likely to be a low-scoring matchup that produces the under.

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