Alabama, Georgia open as betting favorites in CFP semifinals

The College Football Playoff semifinals are acceptable for Dec. 31 and the lines are up astatine Las Vegas sportsbooks, which are astatine likelihood with the rankings.

No. 1 Alabama is simply a 13-point favourite implicit No. 4 Cincinnati astatine the Westgate SuperBook and No. 3 Georgia is simply a 7½-point favourite implicit No. 2 Michigan.

Station Casinos and Caesars Sportsbook made Alabama a 13½-point favourite successful the Cotton Bowl and Georgia a 7-point favourite successful the Orange Bowl.

The full for Alabama-Cincinnati is 59 and the full for Georgia-Michigan is 43½; Cincinnati is 4-1 connected the wealth enactment and Michigan pays +240 connected the wealth line.

The winners volition play Jan. 10 for the nationalist championship.

The Crimson Tide (12-1) handed the Bulldogs (12-1) their archetypal nonaccomplishment successful a ascendant 41-24 upset triumph Saturday arsenic 6½-point underdogs successful the Southeastern Conference rubric game.

The Wolverines (12-1) whipped Iowa 42-3 successful the Big Ten title game, cruising to a screen arsenic 12½-point favorites. But the books inactive person Georgia rated a touchdown higher than Michigan.

The Bearcats (13-0) became the archetypal Group of 5 schoolhouse to scope the CFP aft completing an undefeated regular play and covering arsenic 10½-point favorites implicit Houston successful a 35-20 triumph successful the American Athletic Conference rubric game.

Alabama is the +110 favourite astatine the SuperBook to repetition arsenic nationalist champion. Georgia is the +140 2nd choice, Michigan is 8-1 and Cincinnati is 16-1.

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