Large bets jump on Ohio State 'value' as point spread ticks down

LAS VEGAS - Sportsbook director Jay Kornegay is anticipating massive crowds at Westgate's Las Vegas location this weekend and Monday to bet on the two College Football Playoff semifinal games. Part of it is timing. Last season's games were on New Year's Eve; this season's are on New Year's Day. The other part is the field. Michigan, ranked first by…

Sportsbook director Jay Kornegay is anticipating massive crowds at Westgate's Las Vegas location this weekend and Monday to bet on the two College Football Playoff semifinal games. Part of it is timing. Last season's games were on New Year's Eve; this season's are on New Year's Day. The other part is the field. Michigan, ranked first by the CFP…

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sportsbook director Jay Kornegay is anticipating massive crowds at Westgate's Las Vegas location this weekend and Monday to bet on the two College Football Playoff semifinal games. Part of it is timing. Last season's games were on New Year's Eve; this season's are on New Year's Day. The other part is the field. Michigan, ranked…

The 2023-24 college football bowl season is in full swing, which means that the College Football Playoff semifinal games are nearly here. It seems like many moons ago that there was controversy about Alabama making it in as the No. 4 seed over Florida State. While those feelings haven't dissipated, the bowl games go on and it's just about time to…

Bettors have overwhelmingly sided with Alabama over Michigan so far, and bookmakers are expecting the money to continue flow in on the Crimson Tide ahead of the Rose Bowl on Monday. Sportsbooks were reporting heavy action on the underdog Crimson Tide this week. Approximately three times as much money had been bet on Alabama as Michigan at some…

Drew Pyne. Tyler Buchner. Jack Coan. Ian Book. Brandon Wimbush. DeShone Kizer. Malik Zaire. Everett Golson. Tommy Rees. Dayne Crist. Jimmy Clausen. The list of Notre Dame's starting quarterbacks over the past 15 years doesn't exactly wake up the echoes. But with super senior Sam Hartman leading the offense, the No. 9 Fighting Irish appear to be…

LAS VEGAS - The excitement of Deion Sanders taking over at Colorado is making the Buffaloes an unlikely favorite of bettors for this college football season. At least with what is considered the betting public. For the pros, not so much. Colorado has a win total of 3 1/2 at FanDuel Sportsbook and other books for its final Pac-12 Conference season.…

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Sportsbooks posted lines on all 43 college football bowl games Monday, as well as all four possible national championship matchups. In the College Football Playoff semifinals, Michigan opened as a 9½-point favorite over Texas Christian on Sunday at Caesars Sportsbook. But the Wolverines dipped to 7-point favorites over the Horned Frogs on Monday at…

The final weekend of the season was filled with chaos. Utah topped No. 4 USC in the Pac-12 final. Kansas State edged No. 3 TCU for the Big 12 Championship. Both results gave hope to Ohio State and Alabama's College Football Playoff chances. Nick Saban turned into a pitchman at halftime of the Big Ten championship, appearing on the broadcast and…

It's Championship Week, and Ohio State is on the fringe of the College Football Playoff picture, ranked fifth behind Georgia, Michigan, Texas Christian and Southern California. But the Buckeyes are still the third betting favorite at sportsbooks to win the national title, and bettors pounded them this week at Caesars. After Michigan (12-0) whipped…

Just days before their high-profile rivalry game, No. 2 Ohio State is a 7.5-point favorite over No. 3 Michigan. Throughout the season, sportsbooks offer an advanced line on marquee games that generate wide betting interest. Each week, based on recent performances and other developments like injuries, oddsmakers adjust the odds. "On a neutral field,…

Caesars Sportsbook posted odds to win this season's College Football Playoff way back on Jan. 10, and either Alabama or Georgia was atop the board all year… until now. Unbeaten Ohio State is the new favorite to win the national championship. The Buckeyes moved from+250 to+200 after throttling Michigan State in Week 6, while the Crimson Tide and…

Ohio State is the favorite to win the 2023 national championship for the first time since Caesars Sportsbook posted college football futures in January. This marks the first time that a non-SEC team has sat atop the board, as Alabama or Georgia had been favored at every other point. The Buckeyes' odds shifted to+200 after their 49-20 win over…

Money has been pouring in on Ohio State this week at sportsbooks around the nation, including in Michigan, but on Friday morning, the point spread moved toward underdog Michigan. Caesars Sportsbook on Friday reported that 95% of the money bet on the point spread in Michigan was on Ohio State. The action was similarly lopsided at most sportsbooks…