Clemson vs. Penn State: How to watch, odds, predictions from ESPN, KenPom
The 6-1 Penn State Nittany Lions travel to face 5-2 Clemson for a Tuesday night tilt. Ahead of the game, which will be broadcast live on ESPNU, check out predictions, betting odds and KenPom analytics.
The ACC/Big Ten Challenge, presented by Continental Tire, began on Monday night with games between Virginia Tech and Minnesota, as well as Pittsburgh and Northwestern. The ACC is up by two wins ahead of the second night of action. Besides Penn State-Clemson, there are also games between Maryland and Louisville, Syracuse and Illinois and more on Tuesday night.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of tipoff between the Nittany Lions and the Tigers.
How to watch Clemson vs. Penn State
Tip-off: 7 p.m. ET
Location: Clemson, South Carolina
Channel: ESPNU (Wes Durham and Dan Bonner)
Vegas odds
The Clemson Tigers are 1.5-point favorites over Penn State on Tuesday, according to VegasInsider. The over-under is set at 134.5 points.
ESPN BPI prediction
Predicted winner: Clemson
Predicted point differential: 3.2
Win probability (for Clemson): 63.1%
Matchup quality: 79.2
ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a tool that measures team strength and uses that to predict outcomes of future performances. Like the Vegas prognosticators, ESPN’s BPI has Clemson as the favorite to win on Tuesday night, but by a close margin. The game is the third-most competitive of the night, based on matchup quality.
KenPom prediction
Predicted final score: Clemson 68, Penn State 67
Win probability (for Clemson): 50%
KenPom is another tool that provides advanced analysis across college basketball. Like ESPN, KenPom projects that Clemson will come away with a slim victory, moving them to 6-2 on the year, while PSU falls to 6-2.
More on Clemson versus Penn State
Tigers star Chase Hunter has taken his game up a notch this season as he’s led the squad to a 5-2 start. He is one of just four players nationally averaging at least 16.5 points, 5.0 assists and shooting better than 50.0 percent from the field and three.
The Nittany Lions put their one loss of the season behind them with wins over Colorado State and Lafayette. Scoring leader Jalen Pickett is averaging 15.1 points per game with 6.6 rebounds.
Clemson has a 3-1 advantage on Penn State in their series and the Tigers have won each of the last three matchups versus the Nittany Lions. They’re undefeated at home this season, which bodes well for the Orange and White.