Sports Betting National Championship
- Sports Betting National Championship
- Sports Betting Websites
- National Championship Television
- National Championship Wiki
Jan 11, 2021 National Championship Betting Trends. The spread has moved from 7 points to 8.5 with the game a few hours away. According to BetMGM Sportsbook, 55.3 percent of spread tickets are on Alabama, good. College Football National Championship Betting Odds & NCAA Lines. 2020/21 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - TO WIN. Wager cut off: 2020 24th May 10:00 AM. National Championship, 1/11/21 Alabama vs. Ohio State Betting Predictions Alabama vs. Ohio State Spread Prediction The Alabama Crimson Tide opened as 7-point favorites against the Ohio State Buckeyes in Monday night’s National Championship. Jan 13, 2019 The DraftKings Sports Betting National Championship was supposed to be a celebration of the possibilities for the future of US sports betting. Instead, it ended with controversy and some participants and observers crying foul. Here’s a rundown of what went down, from what Legal Sports Report has been able to piece together.
The Alabama Crimson Tide (12-0) and Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) square off at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., Monday at 8 p.m. ET in the CFP National Championship. Below, we analyze the Ohio State-Alabama National Championship betting odds and lines, with college football picks and predictions.
Also see:
Sports Betting National Championship
Prop Bet Payday: Alabama vs. Ohio State prop predictions5 Ohio State prop predictionsHow to bet on the National Championship gameCFP National Championship betting predictions with Jason McIntyreAlabama vs. Ohio State: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:05 a.m. ET.
Money line: Alabama -350 (bet $350 to win $100) Ohio State +265 (bet $100 to win $265)Against the spread/ATS: Alabama -8.5 (-110) Ohio State +8.5 (-110)Over/Under: 74.5 (O: -115 U: -105)Special National Championship Betting Promotion!
Bet $1 on either Ohio State or Alabama‘s money line, WIN $100 (in free bets) IF either team scores a touchdown. Offer available in CO, IA, IN, NJ, PA, TN and WV. PA residents, don’t miss BetMGM‘s risk-free first-bet offer. MI residents, BetMGM is coming to your state soon — take advantage of early registration promotions!
New customer offer, terms and conditions apply. Place your legal, online sports bets at BetMGM. Bet now!
Alabama vs. Ohio State: Three things to know
Alabama posted 49.7 points per game to rank second in the nation, and they checked in fifth in the country in both total yards per game (543.9) and passing yards per game (354.1). QB Mac Jones threw for a school record 4,036 passing yards, and Heisman Trophy WR DeVonta Smith was on the receiving end for 105 receptions, 1,641 yards and 20 touchdowns. The Crimson Tide could welcome back WR Jaylen Waddle (ankle). He had 25 receptions for 557 yards and four touchdowns in his first four games before he was injured on the opening kickoff against Tennessee on Oct. 24.There were reports this game could be pushed back to Jan. 18 due to player availability concerns for Ohio State stemming from COVID-19 issues, but OSU, Alabama and the SEC are all planning to play Monday, Jan. 11. Big Ten officials are the only ones to raise concerns about the Buckeyes playing at this point due to a potential shortage of personnel.The last time these teams played, Ohio State dropped Alabama 42-35 in the 2014-15 Sugar Bowl before topping Oregon in the National Championship. Alabama is looking for its first title since pushing past Georgia in a 26-23 overtime win Jan. 8, 2018.Alabama vs. Ohio State: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Alabama 45, Ohio State 34
Money line (ML)
Alabama (-350) will cost you more than three times your potential return, and that’s just too risky for me. There is just no value there, so look to the spread instead. PASS.
Against the spread (ATS)
ALABAMA -8.5 (-110) is a machine on offense, as the Jones to Smith connection has been amazing. If the Crimson Tide are able to get Waddle back into the mix, too, that’s going to be too much for Ohio State to handle.
The Buckeyes offense looked amazing in topping Clemson in the national semifinal. RB Trey Sermon ran wild, QB Justin Fields displayed pinpoint accuracy and the defense did its job. Ohio State also entered with a chip on its shoulder, as it felt disrespected by Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney, who ranked them No. 11 due to a lack of games played.
Sports Betting Websites
‘Bama head coach Nick Saban isn’t giving them anything to feel disrespected about, although his daughter might need her phone taken away. She offered an opinion that the COVID-19 concerns for the Buckeyes were fabricated in order to give Fields some extra time to recover from a mid-body injury.
The Tide will “roll” up huge points on offense, and the Buckeyes will fade in the second half. Back Alabama to win by at least 9 points.
National Championship Television
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 74.5 (-115) is worth a play outdoors on the fast track at Hard Rock Stadium in South Florida. The weather will be nice, and conditions optimum for the two sides to show off their speed. Both sides have plenty of speed to burn.
It will be an entertaining, and high-scoring first half, so betting OVER 37.5 (-130) on the first half line is certainly warranted, too.
Want some action on this one? Place a bet at BetMGM now. For more sports betting picks and tips, visit SportsbookWire.com. Please gamble responsibly.
Follow @JoeWilliamsVI on Twitter. Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Additional college sports coverage from USA TODAY Sports Media Group:
Alabama / Auburn / Florida / Georgia / LSU / Michigan / Michigan State / Notre Dame / Ohio State / Oklahoma / Tennessee / Texas / USC / Wisconsin
Gannett may earn revenue from audience referrals to betting services. Newsrooms are independent of this relationship and there is no influence on news coverage.
The Sports Betting National Championship was supposed to be a fun, promotional event for DraftKings. It consisted of a $10,000 buy-in for the chance to win a grand prize of $1 million, but more importantly the bragging rights that come along with beating the best at sports betting.
The last thing DraftKings was thinking is that the contest with a total prize pool of $2.5 million would lead to litigation. Except, that is exactly what has occurred.
On January 17, Christopher Leong filed a lawsuit, for himself and a potential class of plaintiffs, against Resorts Digital Gaming, LLC, doing business as DraftKings. He claims that DraftKings negligently, arbitrarily and capriciously operated the Sports Betting National Championship, which rendered the $10,000 entry fee entirely or substantially worthless.
The tournament began with all participants having access to $5,000 of the total $10,000 entry fee at their disposal. They were told that their task was to use the funds to amass the greatest sum of money, through the placing of various wagers, over a span of three days.
One issue that Leong complains about is that, despite there being no published limits on wagers, DraftKings would subjectively determine whether or not to accept certain wagers. He says that some wagers were rejected without any justification. Even worse, certain wagers were rejected at some times and later accepted at other times, according to Leong.
Another issue presented by Leong is that DraftKings allegedly was not consistent in the amount of time it took for wagers to be accepted or rejected. This in turn gave some an advantage by having earlier access to funds to participate in certain events.
The complication that alerted many outside of the
Sports Betting National Championship was when people began complaining about an issue surrounding access to wager on the NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New Orleans Saints. Some people had their bets from the earlier New England Patriots and Los Angeles Chargers settled in time to play the NFC Championship Game match-up. Others were not as fortunate.
DraftKings came out with a statement that included, “While we must follow our contest rules, we sincerely apologize for the experience several customers had where their bets were not graded in time to allow wagering on the Saints-Eagles game. We will learn from this experience and improve upon the rules and experience for future events.”
The sincere apology was not good enough for Leong.