Alabama the Biggest Favorite in College Football Playoff History
The last time Alabama and Notre Dame met on a football field, the Crimson Tide won in a rout, 42-14, in the 2013 BCS Championship Game.
Oddsmakers like the chances of a repeat finish.
Alabama opening as a 19.t-point favorite against Notre Dame was the largest spread in College Football Playoff history.
Per BetOnline, the previous high was the 2019 Orange Bowl where Alabama was a 14.5-point against Oklahoma.
The biggest upset in this format occurred during the first year of the College Football Playoff, when Ohio State beat Alabama, which had been favored by 7.5 points.
CFP Biggest Spreads
· 2021 Rose Bowl: Alabama (-19½) vs. Notre Dame
· 2019 Orange Bowl: Alabama (-14.5) vs. Oklahoma
· 2020 Peach Bowl: LSU (-12.5) vs. Oklahoma
· 2017 Peach Bowl: Alabama (-12.5) vs. Washington
· 2019 Cotton Bowl: Clemson (-10.5) vs. Notre Dame
· 2016 Cotton Bowl: Alabama (-10) vs. Michigan State
· 2015 Sugar Bowl: Alabama (-7.5) vs. Ohio State
· 2015 Rose Bowl: Oregon (-7.5) vs. Florida State
· 2021 Sugar Bowl: Clemson (-7) vs. Ohio State
- Favorites are 9-3 straight up and 8-4 against the spread in semifinal history
- Favorites are 10-7 straight up and 8-9 against the spread in CFP history
List of CFP Highest Totals
The totals for this year's two CFP semifinals are the fifth and sixth highest, respectively.
· 2019 Orange Bowl: Alabama vs. Oregon (80.5)
· 2020 Peach Bowl: LSU vs. Oklahoma (75)
· 2015 Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Florida State (74)
· 2015 CFP NCG: Oregon vs. Ohio State (72.5)
· 2021 Rose Bowl: Alabama vs. Notre Dame (65.5)
· 2021 Sugar Bowl: Clemson vs. Ohio State (65)
· 2020 Fiesta Bowl: Clemson vs. Ohio State (63.5)
· 2018 Rose Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Georgia (62.5)
· 2016 Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. Oklahoma (61.5)
- Overs are 9-8 in CFP history
- Overs are 5-7 in CFP semifinal history
CFP Biggest Upsets
History is not on Notre Dame's side as the biggest upset in CFP history was just 7.5 points.
· 2015 Sugar Bowl: Ohio State (+7.5) over Alabama
· 2017 CFP NCG: Clemson (+6.5) over Alabama
· 2015 CFP NCG: Ohio State (+6) vs. Oregon
· 2019 CFP NCG: Clemson (+5) over Alabama
· 2016 Orange Bowl: Clemson (+3.5) over Oklahoma
· 2017 Fiesta Bowl: Clemson (+1) over Ohio State
Bowl Game Odds
Monday, Dec 21, 2020 - NCAA Football Game
Myrtle Beach Bowl
North Texas vs Appalachian State (-21)
Over/Under 66½
Tuesday, Dec 22, 2020 - NCAA Football Game
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Tulane (-3) vs Nevada
Over/Under 55½
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
Central Florida vs BYU (-7)
Over/Under 72½
Wednesday, Dec 23, 2020 - NCAA Football Game
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Georgia Southern (-6½) vs Louisiana Tech
Over/Under 49½
Montgomery Bowl
Florida Atlantic vs Memphis (-8)
Over/Under 50
Thursday, Dec 24, 2020 - NCAA Football Game
New Mexico Bowl
Hawaii vs Houston (-13)
Over/Under 59½
Friday, Dec 25, 2020 - NCAA Football Game
Camellia Bowl
Marshall vs Buffalo (-3)
Over/Under 54½
Saturday, Dec 26, 2020 - NCAA Football Game
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
South Carolina vs UAB (-5½)
Over/Under 46
FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl
Liberty vs Coastal Carolina (-6)
Over/Under 59½
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
UL Lafayette (-13) vs UTSA
Over/Under 59
Lending Tree Bowl
Western Kentucky vs Georgia State (-4½)
Over/Under 52½
Tuesday, Dec 29, 2020 - NCAA Football Game
Cheez-It Bowl
Oklahoma State (-3) vs Miami Florida
Over/Under 59½
Valero Alamo Bowl
Colorado vs Texas (-11½)
Over/Under 64
Wednesday, Dec 30, 2020 - NCAA Football Game
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Wisconsin (-7) vs Wake Forest
Over/Under 54½
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Missouri vs Iowa (-14)
Over/Under 52
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Florida (-3) vs Oklahoma
Over/Under 70
Thursday, Dec 31, 2020 - NCAA Football Game
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Mississippi State vs Tulsa (-2½)
Over/Under 49½
Arizona Bowl
Ball State vs San Jose State (-7)
Over/Under 63
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
West Virginia (-3½) vs Tennessee
Over/Under 45
Mercari Texas Bowl
Arkansas vs TCU (-6)
Over/Under 57
Friday, Jan 01, 2021 - NCAA Football Game
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Cincinnati vs Georgia (-6½)
Over/Under 48
Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Auburn vs Northwestern (-3½)
Over/Under 45½
Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One (CFP Semifinal)
Notre Dame vs Alabama (-19½)
Over/Under 65½
All State Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
Ohio State vs Clemson (-7½)
Over/Under 65½
Saturday, Jan 02, 2021 - NCAA Football Game
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Kentucky (-2½) vs NC State
Over/Under 52
Outback Bowl
Mississippi vs Indiana (-7)
Over/Under 69
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
Oregon vs Iowa State (-4)
Over/Under 57
Capital One Orange Bowl
North Carolina vs Texas A&M (-6½)
Over/Under 68½
