US EditionBetting Interest Wanes as 1st Round of College Football Playoff Lacks Excitement
BetMGM reports muted overall College Football Playoff betting, with heavy wagering focused on the closely matched Alabama-Oklahoma quarterfinal game, a rare near tossup, officials said.
- On Friday, BetMGM reported muted opening-week betting except for heavy wagers on the Alabama Crimson Tide-Oklahoma Sooners game at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma.
- Two structural factors explain the chill in action: the presence of two Group‑of‑Five underdogs, Tulane and James Madison, and several lopsided lines that reduced excitement.
- The Alabama‑Oklahoma line has swung between favorites, with BetMGM's market setting the over/under at 40.5 and money lines near-115/-105 amid tight action.
- BetMGM's futures market lists Ohio State at +225 and Indiana at +275, with operators expecting handle to rise significantly in later rounds.
- Probability models and pundits agree that ESPN win probabilities and predictions from The Arizona Republic , Sports Betting Dime , and Sporting News highlight a near tossup with expected close scores.
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Betting interest wanes as 1st round of College Football Playoff lacks excitement
Bettors aren't rushing to place wagers on the opening week of this season's College Football Playoff, except for Friday night's Alabama-Oklahoma showdown.
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