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College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of every Week 11 game Betting this college football season has felt like experiencing a recurring case of whiplash. College Football Odds for this weeks NCAA games are posted below the article, for a look at multiple sportsbooks posted lines check out the NCAA live lines feed from Maddux Sports. Because of the number of College football teams in division 1-A which in turn means a ton of games, betting College football is a no brainier for the sharp sports.
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- Point Spread: Also known as the line or spread, it is a number chosen by Las Vegas and overseas oddsmakers that will encourage an equal number of people to wager on the underdog as on the favorite. If fans believe that Team A is two touchdowns better than Team B, they may bet them as 14-point favorites. In a point spread, the negative value (-14) indicates the favorite and the positive value (+14) indicates the underdog. Betting a -14 favorite means the team must win by at least 15 points to cover the point spread. The +14 underdog team can lose by 13 points and still cover the spread. Notice as well a moneyline value connected with the spread (such as -14, -115). This is known as the vig or juice and is the percentage commission paid to the sportsbook to handle the bet. It means you have to risk $115 to win $100. The underdog may see a value such as +14, +105. This means you risk $100 to win $105 if your team covers the spread.
- Total: Widely known as over/unders, it is basically a wager on whether the total points scored by both teams combined will be under or over a certain number. If that number is 52.5, you need 52 points or less to win an under bet (example 30-17 final = 47 points which is under 52.5) and 53 points or more to win over (example a 40-21 final = 61 points which is over 52.5).
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- Money Line: Usually reserved for baseball and hockey wagering in the old days, college football moneylines have grown in popularity. There is no spread, so your team just has to win the game, not win by a certain number of points. Like the spread, a negative value means a favorite (-180) and a positive value indicates a dog (+160). Picture the number 100 sitting in the middle of these two values. Example: if you want to back a -180 favorite, you risk $180 to win $100. On the +160 dog, you risk $100 and win $160 if the underdog wins.
Alabama took down Notre Dame in the first College Football Playoff semifinal game on New Year’s Day, and, while the Fighting Irish are good, that result wasn’t much of a surprise.
Ohio State beating Clemson in the second semifinal matchup of the day wasn’t a big shocker either because going into the game, it seemed like it could have gone either way. But the Buckeyes absolutely dominating the Tigers and winning by 21 points as seven-point underdogs was unexpected.
So the Crimson Tide and the Buckeyes will face off in the College Football Playoff national championship game. Ohio State is playing for its first title since the 2014-15 season, while Alabama is looking for its third championship under the playoff format.
Going into the playoff semis, the Crimson Tide had a 52.4 percent chance to win the national championship, and Ohio State had just a 21.0 percent chance, per ESPN’s FPI. A day after both teams advanced to the title game, Alabama now has a 61.5 percent chance to win it.
And as of Saturday, the sportsbooks still have Alabama as the favorite to win it all too. Here’s a look at the lines for the 2020-21 national championship game, according to BetMGM.
No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-0) vs. No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0)
Date: Monday, January 11, 2021Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FloridaTime: 8 p.m. ETChannel: ESPN
Moneyline: Alabama -275 Ohio State +210College Football Games Today Odds
Spread: Alabama -7Under/over total: 76.5Football Odds College Games 2019
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