The College Football Playoff national championship game is here!
The No. 2 Washington Huskies face the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines in the CFP title game in Houston.
The line opened Wolverines -3.5 but steady action on Michigan moved the line to 4.5 and 5.
Veteran sports wagering writer Ben Fawkes tweeted that a major Vegas downtown casino moved the line to 6 on Monday afternoon before closing at 5.5.
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Let’s dive into a plethora of betting nuggets, with insights from oddsmakers, info on where the sharp money is and a couple of the biggest bets so far.
Here are the second-half lines, courtesy of BetMGM:
And let’s get to the big bets.
Patrick Everson, the reporter on the ground in Vegas for FOX Sports, is monitoring the sportsbooks in his city.
“College Football Playoff odds take center stage Monday, with the championship game on tap in Houston. No. 1 Michigan takes on No. 2 Washington, with the Wolverines a consensus 4.5-point favorites. At South Point, however, Michigan is -5,” Everson wrote.
A bettor put down $200,000 on the Wolverines moneyline (-195) for a potential win of $102,564.
One bettor plunked down $500,000 spread over six bets, all on the Wolverines.
Everson is tracking a flurry of betting activity.
A big $40,000 bet came in prior to kickoff on the Huskies.
Anybody have a big ticket on Michigan’s Donovan Edwards first TD prop?
Another bettor collected when Edwards scored his second TD.
Michigan running back Blake Corum scored a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to pay off for Corum anytime TD bettors (-450).
One bettor cashed in the correct first quarter score (14-3) at +4100.
Veteran Vegas oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro shared a ticket of the bettor riding with Washington to the tune of $30,000 at +170 for a profit of $51,000.
A bettor in North Carolina wagered $200,000 on the moneyline for the Wolverines (-195), with a potential profit of $102,564.
Another notable wager came in on the Huskies +4.5. The bettor put down $214,075 on Washington for a potential profit of $194,613.64.
A Huskies bettor put down $4,000 back in September and is just a few hours from a possible $80,000 profit.
Another put down $20,000 in the fall on the Huskies at +1800 for a potential total payout of $380,000.
Update: That bettor did not hedge his bet.
Did anyone have Washington receiver Jalen McMillan scoring a TD at +163?
BetMGM Data Analyst John Ewing said bettors are backing Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy to throw for more than 202.5 yards.
One bettor put down $500 at+10000 on the Huskies.
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