Alabama vs Georgia Final Preview
January 8, 2018
In a little less than three hours time the national championship game will start and sportsbooks are reporting that the money is flying in. Like we said a few weeks ago, Twitter can be just as good a source of sportsbook action information as knowing the sportsbooks managers yourself.
Apparently the public is on the Alabama Crimson Tide to the tune of 66% when combining the reports we have received. But the sharper players seem to be taking Georgia.
Public on Alabama tonight. Sharps on Georgia (+4.5 & +4). Tide currently favored by 3.5. Tons of action piling in.
— Dave Mason (@DaveMasonBOL) January 8, 2018
Personally, I am not in love with either side of this. It seems like Georgia is as good a team as team we have seen this year. But, betting against Nick Saban and Bama is like football betting heresy. You hear sharps are on Ga. but then you see this stat:
Nick Saban is 11-0 straight-up, 10-1 against the spread in games versus former assistants turned head coaches.
— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) January 8, 2018
If someone put the proverbial gun to my head and made me bet this thing I would take Bama moneyline. I think it is at -185 right now. Seems like a logical play to protect against a backdoor cover or a Bama win by FG. But, like I said I don’t really like it. Legendary bookmaker Jimmy Vaccaro runs South Point Sportsbook and just took a huge wager from a guy with similar thinking as me:
here we go kids player lays -185 ml 277;500 dollars to win 150k and -190 285’k dollars to win 150 k also on alabama so basically ml 70 win 300k ml on tide
— Jimmy Vaccaro (@JimmyVaccaro) January 8, 2018
