The betting line for the Texas- Washington game hasn’t seen quite the swings.
“Just based off of history, we know that Alabama money is going to show up,” Kornegay said.įanDuel Sportsbook, which lists Alabama as a 1 1/2-point underdog, has seen 81% of bets and the handle go on the Tide to win outright and 69% of bets and 75% of the money on them to cover the spread. It got bet down to a point after Tide action came in before the Wolverines moved to 2-point favorites. Michigan also opened as a 2 1/2-point favorite.
“But the public is very heavy handed on the Crimson Tide.” “So that tells me Michigan should be a slight favorite in this one,” said Joey Feazel, who heads college football betting for Caesars. Caesars even moved the line to a pick ‘em at one point with about 75% of the bets coming on the Tide.īut the book took a nearly $80,000 wager from a professional bettor on the Wolverines to push the line back to 1 1/2.
Michigan opened as a 2 1/2-point favorite at Caesars Sportsbook, but the number was bet down to 1 1/2 as Alabama money rolled in.
