The No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns will try to advance to the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff when they face the No. 12 seed Clemson Tigers in the first round on Saturday afternoon. Texas lost its opportunity to earn a first-round bye when it lost to Georgia in overtime of the SEC Championship. Clemson earned the final seed in the expanded field with a 34-31 win over SMU in the ACC Championship.  

Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET on Saturday at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas is favored by 12 points in the latest Texas vs. Clemson odds, while the over/under is 51.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Clemson vs. Texas picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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