With college football season on the horizon, ESPN Chalk's college football experts -- Phil Steele, "Stanford Steve" Coughlin and Chris Fallica -- combine to give you betting previews of the top 25 teams, according to the ESPN College Football Rankings. They break down each team's strengths and weaknesses, along with season win total bets and national title odds.
Odds from Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Aug. 28.
Clemson Tigers
National title odds: 30-1 (opened 20-1)
Season win total: 9.5
FPI win total projection: 9.6
Phil Steele
Strengths: Clemson is strong in the areas that I value the most. The Tigers have my No. 5 rated offensive line in the country with four starters back, including left tackle Mitch Hyatt. They also have the best defensive line in the country. The defense has allowed just 313 and 311 yards per game in the last two seasons, despite having just three and four starters back. This year, they have seven starters back on that side of the ball, so expect defensive dominance.