Early odds released for College Football Playoff matchups

Shortly after the College Football Playoff matchups were released, betting lines were officially established for the Orange Bowl and the Cotton Bowl.

Alabama opens as a 14-point favorite over Oklahoma, while Clemson is an 11.5-point favorite against Notre Dame.

It’ll be interesting to see if there is early line movement in the hours immediately after these lines were released.

Alabama is 8-5 against the spread this season, while Clemson is 7-6, Notre Dame is 7-5 and Oklahoma is 5-7-1.

Previously, there were just two double-digit point spreads in College Football Playoff history — Alabama over Michigan State (2015) and Washington (2016), according to The Action Network. Underdogs are 7-5 against the spread in the playoff, with five of those teams winning outright.

College Football Playoff games

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Orange Bowl
at Miami Gardens, Florida

Oklahoma
Alabama -14

Cotton Bowl
at Arlington, Texas

Notre Dame
Clemson -11.5

— Jeff Sherman (@golfodds) December 2, 2018

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.