The stage is set for the College Football Playoff National Championship game, and defending national champion Alabama is set to be a considerable favorite against Clemson in the championship game rematch. Multiple insiders from the world of sports gambling have come out and let it be known the Crimson Tide are a touchdown favorite over the Tigers:
Per 5Dimes: Alabama -7 vs. Clemson. Over/under 54.
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) January 1, 2017
Vegas opens Alabama as a 7-point favorite vs. Clemson next week. Similar line as last year's National Championship.
— Nick Camino (@NickCaminoWKYC) January 1, 2017
RJ Bell actually put out an eight-point spread in favor of the Crimson Tide at first, but he later updated that number to seven:
Opening Odds (via @CGTechnology_)
Title Game #CFBPlayoff
Alabama -8 over Clemson— RJ Bell (@RJinVegas) January 1, 2017
Updated Spread – Title Game:
Alabama -7 over Clemson
(down from opening number of -8)— RJ Bell (@RJinVegas) January 1, 2017
Alabama dismantled Pac-12 champion Washington in the Peach Bowl in the first College Football Playoff semifinal on Saturday afternoon, 24-7. Clemson — the ACC champion — clinched the second spot in the championship game by demolishing Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl, 31-0. Alabama edged Clemson in the championship game a year ago, winning by a score of 45-40. This will be the first true college football national championship rematch at the FBS level since the dawn of the BCS era in 1998.
According to Team Rankings, Alabama is 10-4 against the spread this season. Clemson is 7-7 so far this season.
