ESPN predicts the winner of Clemson football's last three games

The Clemson Tigers have strung together back-to-back wins in ACC play entering Week 11 of the 2026 college football season. The Tigers will look to make it three straight when they welcome the struggling Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to Death Valley Saturday. Clemson (6-3, 4-2 ACC) is coming off an 18

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The Clemson Tigers have strung together back-to-back wins in ACC play entering Week 11 of the 2026 college football season. The Tigers will look to make it three straight when they welcome the struggling Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to Death Valley Saturday.

Clemson (6-3, 4-2 ACC) is coming off an 18-13 win at Syracuse. The Tigers' only touchdown came in the third quarter when Jahiem Lawson scooped up a Steve Angeli fumble and raced 22 yards to the end zone with 6:39 to play.

Ashton Hampton later intercepted Angeli in the end zone with Syracuse facing third-and-goal at the 3, and quarterback Tait Reynolds had two first down runs on Clemson's final drive to help the Tigers win another low-scoring battle. Nolan Hauser, as he's been all season, was

clutch by kicking four field goals.

The Tigers will face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-7, 1-5), a team whose season has gone south under fourth-year coach Brent Key. The Ramblin' Wreck have lost four straight games after suffering a 44-17 blowout loss to the Louisville Cardinals in Week 10 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

Georgia Tech has been particularly bad on defense, where it ranks 123rd nationally in total defense. The Yellow Jackets are averaging 418.9 yards and nearly 35 points allowed per game against Power Four competition. Clemson's 338 yards of total offense per game ranks 116th nationally.

After Georgia Tech's visit to Death Valley, Clemson will head to Durham for its second Friday night matchup of the season against the Duke Blue Devils (7-2) on Nov. 20 at Wallace Wade Stadium. South Carolina (6-3) visits Clemson in this year's Palmetto Bowl on Nov. 28.

At 4-2 in ACC play, Clemson is somehow not mathematically eliminated from the ACC's championship game on Dec. 5 in Charlotte, but the Tigers would need a lot of breaks to go their way. With its win at Syracuse, though, Clemson became bowl eligible for the 28th consecutive season.

How will the rest of Clemson's 2026 schedule play out with three games remaining?

Will Clemson football win out or stumble in regular season stretch? ESPN's prediction

With three games remaining on Clemson's 2026 regular-season schedule, ESPN Analytics has odds for every Tigers game leading up to the Palmetto Bowl showdown with rival South Carolina in Week 13.

Here's a breakdown of each game:

Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, Nov. 14 at Memorial Stadium

Oddsmakers have Clemson as a 13.5-point favorite against Georgia Tech. ESPN's matchup predictor, which offers a prediction model based on its college football power index and other variables, gives the Tigers an 84.3% chance to win. The Yellow Jackets have a 15.7% chance.

Clemson is 45th nationally in ESPN's FPI, the same spot as last week, and are ninth among ACC teams. The Tigers have a 7.2 overall FPI rating (up from 7.1). Clemson is one spot ahead of Mississippi State (6.9) in the FPI and one spot below TCU (7.6).

Georgia Tech has a -4.6 FPI rating that is 88th nationally in ESPN's metrics.

Clemson vs. Duke, Nov. 20 at Wallace Wade Stadium

According to matchup predictor, Clemson has a 28.7% chance to win. Duke has a 71.2% chance. The Blue Devils have a 12.4 FPI rating that is 29th in ESPN's college football power index.

Clemson vs. South Carolina, Nov. 28 at Memorial Stadium

According to matchup predictor, Clemson has only a 34.8% chance to win. South Carolina has a 65.2% chance. The Gamecocks have won four straight and have a 14.1 FPI rating that is 19th in ESPN's college football power index.

Clemson's chances of winning its final three games are 9% (up from 6.5%), according to ESPN's FPI.

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What are ESPN FPI ratings?

ESPN explains:

"The Football Power Index is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily. FPI data from seasons prior to 2019 may not be complete."

Clemson football vs. Georgia Tech start time, TV channel information

Kickoff for Clemson-Georgia Tech in Week 11 of the 2026 college football season is 12:30 p.m. ET Saturday at Clemson Memorial Stadium. The game can be seen on The CW.

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