Clemson vs. Miami odds: ACC picks from expert on 13-5 CFB run

Championship Weekend wraps up Saturday night with the ACC title game between Miami (Fla.)and Clemson, which will be held at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.This game likely serves as a play-in game for the playoffs, with these two one-loss teams battling for a spot.Clemson is a 9.5-point favorite, up a full three points from where the line opened.The Over-Under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 46.5, down a point-and-a-half after opening at 48.Before you make any bets on a Clemson vs.Miami, you'll want to see what Zack Cimini has to say.Cimini has crushed the books in multiple sports in recent years and has developed the reputation as one of the top up-and-coming Vegas handicappers.Now he's heating up on college football picks.For Rivalry Weekend, using his in-depth knowledge of college football, he made three picks involving Power 5 programs taking on an in-state rival: Oregon (-25) over Oregon State, Virginia Tech (-7) over Virginia, and Arizona State (+2) over Arizona.The result: three easy cashes, running Cimini's record to a blistering 13-5 over his last 18 CFB picks against the spread.Anybody following his selections is up huge right now heading into Championship Weekend.Now, he's analyzed the ACC title game between Miami and Clemson on Saturday night from every possible angle and locked in his pick.And he's only sharing it over at SportsLine.Cimini knows that Miami, after a thrilling 10-1 start, ran into a wall last Friday at Pittsburgh when the Hurricanes suffered a major upset in a 24-14 loss to the Panthers.While Miami's defense, ranked third in the ACC in points allowed, has been stellar for most of the season, the offense has been inconsistent.That showed up in a big way last week when the Hurricanes only mustered 14 points again a mediocre Pitt defense that made coach Mark Richt bench star quarterback Malik Rosier in the fourth quarter.Clemson, meanwhile, is 11-1 overall and coming in with a lot of confidence after blowing out rival South Carolina, 34-10, last week to cap a five-game winning streak to end the regular season.The Tigers are looking for their third consecutive ACC title and back-to-back national titles, while the upstart Hurricanes are making their first appearance in the conference title game since shifting to the ACC.But just because Clemson has more experience doesn't mean the Tigers will be able to cover a big 9.5-point spread.Miami might have been caught looking ahead last week when it played Pittsburgh, and should be far more focused this week with a spot in the playoffs up for grabs.And when focused and playing well, the Hurricanes have shown they can beat just about anybody, including a convincing 28-10 win over Virginia Tech and a 41-8 beatdown of Notre Dame.And Richt was 3-1 against Clemson while at Georgia, so expect him to have the blueprint to keep this game competitive.Cimini has evaluated all of the circumstances and has found an x-factor that determines which side you s