Clemson is coming into this game with a 24-11 record this season and they were 11-9 in their conference. They have been heating up in this tournament as they have won their last 3 straight games and they have some very good wins in that span as well. They have not had an easy road to the Elite 8 as they had to beat the winners of the MWC Tournament in the 1st round, New Mexico which they dominated with a win by 20+ points, followed by wins against Baylor and Arizona in the last 2 rounds who were both higher seeds and ranked in the top 15 in the country. Their offense has been very consistent in these games as they have scored 72+ points in all 3 games and their defense has also been good, allowing 64 points or less in 2 of their last 3. They are going up against an Alabama team that is 24-11 this season and was 13-5 in their conference. Their 13-5 record in the SEC had them in 2nd place during the regular season but they ended up losing to Florida in the 1st game they played in their conference tournament. They have won their last 3 straight games and they are coming off of a win against North Carolina in the last round who was a number 1 seed in this tournament, but they did not have a tough road prior to that with wins against Grand Canyon and Charleston. Alabama has also struggled a lot this season when playing against stronger opponents. When playing against opponents ranked at that time, Alabama has losses against Purdue, Creighton, Arizona, Tennessee twice, Auburn, and Kentucky. Their only wins against teams who were ranked at the time was their 4 point win at home against Auburn, their 5 point win at home in OT against Florida, and their 2 point win against UNC in the last round. Clemson is not a ranked team right now and they have rarely been one this season, but they are playing as well as anyone in this tournament right now as they just took down 2 ranked teams in the top 15 and they also have a 7 point win against Alabama on the road earlier this season. Clemson is going to cover the spread in this game.