Michigan Favored for CFP National Championship, but Big Bets on Washington

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Top-ranked Wolverine State (14-0, Big Ten) hopes to crest off their undefeated tally this night inwards Sam Houston with a triumph inwards the College Football National Championship o'er No. 2 George Washington (14-0, Pac-12). Bettors believe the Wolverines testament send off away tutor Jim Harbaugh in title inward what many wait testament be his final spunky leading the team up from Ann Arbor.

BetMGM told Casino.org Monday morning, hours before of the 7:30 p.m. EST kickoff, that Great Lakes State is overlooking both its tickets and handle.

The Wolverines, the sportsbook relayed, are responsible for(p) for 53% of the bets placed on the title of respect biz and 56% of the boilersuit money wagered. MI is spotting Booker T. Washington 4.5 points on the spread.

As for the moneyline, the Wolverines are favorite(a) at -190 and the Huskies are the dogs at +170. Winning bets on those lines would severally sack $52.63 and $170. Booker Taliaferro Washington has attracted to a greater extent moneyline bets at 65%, but the money remains with Michigan at 53%.

Michigan beat AL inwards their CFP semifinal matchup inwards a 27-20 extra time Rose Bowl thriller that covered the paste for Wolverines backers. American capital outlasted Lone-Star State 37-31 inwards the Sugar Bowl. The Huskies were 4.5-point underdogs against the Longhorns.

Before the 2023-24 college football time of year kicked off, stops was 10/1 (+1000) to win the title and George Washington was at 30/1 (+3000).

Notable Bets

BetMGM says its largest play on Monday night’s college football title gamy is $100K on Washington being spotted 4.5 points. The sportsbook also has an prominent $4,000 futures wager placed on the Huskies inwards September on +2000 betting odds that would nett $80K with a George Washington win.

BetMGM confirmed it also took a $1,000 wager on Great Lakes State in May winning their number one college football game subject championship since 1997 on betting odds of +1000 that would mesh $10K.

Bettors are anticipating a big dark for Washington D.C. quarterback Michael Penix Jr. BetMGM says 1 of its to the highest degree pop participant props this night is Penix throwing for more than 297.5 yards (-115).

There’s also a great deal expectancy for Chicago running endorse William Blake Corum to rack up the first off touchdown of the game (+275) and to nock a TD at some power point during the spirited (-350). The Corum lines are BetMGM’s deuce to the highest degree pop props.

For the firstly time inward college football history, the NCAA title game will include 2 schools from states where sports betting is legal in some form.

Michigan is rest home to both in-person and online sports betting, spell sportsbooks are permitted in Evergreen State at the state’s tribal casinos. Bettors inward Washington must physically see a tribal sportsbook to set a legal sports wager on the Wolverines-Huskies showdown.

Nationwide, there are 37 states plus Washington, DC that offer up sound sports betting. Twenty-eight of those states and DC allow sports betting online, so long as bettors are physically placed within the state.

Though boodle and George Washington fans will follow capable to set a sound sports wager inwards the schools’ place states, that isn’t the grammatical case at the national title locus inward Houston, as Texas continues to prohibit effectual sports betting. NRG Stadium, nursing home of the NFL Samuel Houston Texans, plays host to the biggest college football spunky of the year.