Betting notes and trends heading into the biggest games of the weekend.
As of Wednesday, Georgia is a three-point favorite in the College Football Playoff National Championship game over Alabama. It’s the third time since 2010 that Alabama has been an underdog. Each of the previous two times came against Georgia, and each of the previous two times, Alabama won by at least 17 points. Alabama was a six-point underdog in the first meeting. It snapped a 92-game streak of Alabama being favored, the longest streak by any team since the 1978 FBS/FCS split. The total has also risen three points from the first meeting. Alabama is 6-4 outright and 6-3-1 ATS as an underdog under Nick Saban, including 5-1 outright and ATS since his second season in 2008. >>Both against Georgia| Currently 3-point underdogs vs Georgia in title game Both teams have been favored all season. Alabama and Georgia have alternated being the college football betting favorites all season at Caesars Sportsbook. Georgia’s title odds peaked at 10-1 in May, and they entered the season +750.
