“He didn’t play terribly last week, but people thought Wake Forest should have won that game. 'Many bettors don’t really trust DJ, that’s what this comes down to,” Caesars lead college football trader Joey Feazel said. North Carolina State is taking 59% of early spread bets and 64% of early spread dollars. The number has since bounced between Tigers -6.5 and -7 multiple times, and it's currently -7. ET THURSDAY: Clemson hit Caesars Sports' college football Week 5 odds board as an 8-point chalk Sunday afternoon and within a few hours adjusted down to -6.5. Ticket count is 5/1 and money 2/1 on the Over. However, the total rebounded to 45 by this morning.
The total opened at 45.5, and between sharp bettors and oddsmakers looking to get ahead of potential Hurricane Ian impacts, the number plunged to 39.5 by midweek. Point-spread ticket count dead even, and money is pretty close, too, at 55% on Clemson. Clemson inched down to -6.5 this morning. On Sunday night, the Tigers opened -7 and stuck at various iterations of that number all week. ET SATURDAY: Shortly before kickoff, Clemson is a 6.5-point chalk at WynnBet. Quarterback Devin Leary has North Carolina State out to a 4-0 start.
