See How the Public is Betting the National Championship

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Spread Bettors Leaning To Huskies

The people seem to think that giving Washington QB Michael Penix Jr a 5-point head start is too much of an ask. The Huskies are getting 69% of handle and 54% of bets in the public spread splits.

Washington is 2-1 against the spread in the past three games against Michigan. Interestingly, both schools are 2-0 ATS this season when playing a neutral-site game. The Huskies are 4-2 ATS in their last six games. They’re also 5-0 ATS in the last five games in which they took the field as the underdog.

The Wolverines are 8-2 ATS over the past 10 games this season after launching the season 0-3-1 ATS. Of concern, though, is the fact that Michigan is 2-11 ATS in the last 13 games when facing an opponent from the Pac-12.

Dramatic Disaparity On Moneyline

There might be unity among the people on the spread, but when it comes to the moneyline, the disparity couldn’t be much wider. In the moneyline splits, handle is going 86% on the underdog Huskies. On the other hand, there’s 91% of moneyline bets backing the favored Wolverines.

Washington is 21-0 straight up over the school’s past 21 games. The Huskies last tasted defeat on Oct. 8, 2022, a 45-38 loss at Arizona State.

Michigan has been favored in all 14 games this season and won every one of them. The Wolverines are 30-1 SU in the last 31 games in which they’ve kicked off as the betting choice.

The Huskies’ most recent loss to a Big Ten school was on Sept. 11, 2021. They fell 31-10 at Michigan as 6.5-point away underdogs.

Total Action Going All In On Over

Public bettors are thinking over, even with a high total of 56.5 points set for this game. It’s generating 71% of handle and 62% of bets in the public total splits. Both Washington and Michigan’s CFP semifinal games hit the over.

Michigan is 8-2 on the over in the past 10 games. After going under in each of the first three games this season set with a total of 50+ points, the Wolverines have hit the over the last two times when facing that scenario.

The total has exceeded 50 points in 13 of Washington’s 14 games this season. The Huskies are 6-7 on the total in those games.