Alabama Opens as Touchdown Favorite

Alabama opens as TD favorite

Offensive fireworks are expected at the CFP National Championship between Alabama and Ohio State.

SportsBetting.com opened the Crimson Tide as 7-point favorites, and the over/under of 75.5 points is the second-largest in CFP history.

When the Buckeyes and Tide met in the 2015 CFP semis, the teams combined to score 77 points. That game went well over the 58-point total, and Ohio State won as a 7.5-point underdog, which is still the biggest upset in CFP history.

DeVonta Smith Dominating

Love watching Alabama's DeVonta Smith. What lucky NFL team will get him in the drft?

Possible CFP Championship Game Odds

Oddsmakers have given a glimpse into the future of the CFP National Championship game on January 11.

International sportsbook SportsBetting.ag has set odds for the four scenarios that could play out for the CFP title game.

Alabama vs. Clemson (+4.5)

Alabama vs. Ohio State (+10.5)

Ohio State vs. Notre Dame (+7)

Clemson vs. Notre Dame (+14)

Odds are courtesy of SportsBetting.ag and can be found at the bottom of the page here: https://www.sportsbetting.ag/sportsbook/football/ncaa

College Football Playoffs Odds Semifinals

Below are the opening CFP odds, national championship odds and Heisman odds from SportsBetting.com (www.sportsbetting.com):

Notre Dame +19
Alabama -19
Over/Under: 65.5
Moneyline: Notre Dame +750, Alabama -1200

Ohio State +7
Clemson -7
Over/Under: 65
Moneyline: Ohio State +250, Clemson -300

The previous high for a CFP spread was at the 2019 Orange Bowl where Alabama was a 14.5-point against Oklahoma.

Football Opening Weekend Lines

People like to bet on football.

According to a couple of online sportsbooks, the betting handle for Austin Peay vs. Central Arkansas this past Saturday was massive.

SportsBetting.ag reported that “the total amount wagered for the game was on par with an early afternoon Saturday SEC game on national TV.”

The brand manager for BetOnline.ag reported on Twitter that the book saw as much action on the FCS game as a mid-range NFL game on Sunday. The game’s spread alone generated as much money in bets as the spread in the Lakers-Blazers game the same night.

Lines for this week’s college football schedule are already on the board, as well as next week, which includes opening games for the ACC and Big 12:

UAB at Miami (-16)

Syracuse at North Carolina (-17.5)

Georgia Tech at Florida State (-11.5)

Western Kentucky at Louisville (-13.5)

Clemson at Wake Forest (+32)

Duke at Notre Dame (-20.5)

Coastal Carolina at Kansas (-3)

UL-Lafayette at Iowa State (-11.5)

UTEP at Texas (-42)

La. Tech at Baylor (-17.5)

Tulsa at Oklahoma State (-21)

Trevor Lawrence remains the odds-on favorite (-275) to be the first overall pick in next year’s NFL Draft (complete odds on same link below), but which team do the bookmakers think will be taking or tanking for him?

Team to earn the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft

Jacksonville Jaguars   3/1

Washington     11/2

Carolina Panthers       8/1

Cincinnati Bengals     9/1

New York Giants        11/1

Miami Dolphins          12/1

New York Jets 12/1

Detroit Lions   18/1

Las Vegas Raiders      18/1

Arizona Cardinals       22/1

Atlanta Falcons           22/1

Denver Broncos          22/1

Los Angeles Chargers 25/1

Chicago Bears 28/1

Houston Texans          28/1

Buffalo Bills   33/1

Cleveland Browns      33/1

Los Angeles Rams      33/1

New England Patriots 33/1

Indianapolis Colts       40/1

Minnesota Vikings     40/1

Pittsburgh Steelers      50/1

Tennessee Titans        50/1

Green Bay Packers     60/1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers          60/1

Dallas Cowboys          66/1

Philadelphia Eagles    66/1

Seattle Seahawks        66/1

New Orleans Saints    80/1

San Francisco 49ers    80/1

Baltimore Ravens       125/1

Kansas City Chiefs     150/1

 
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