Public Money Splits for CFB Conference Championships

• Despite only a few games this weekend because it is conference championship week, there are many drastic betting slips at online sportsbooks.
• The most important bet to place before the betting split impacts the line is the spread in the SEC Championship. Georgia is a three-point underdog at some sportsbooks, but the splits may cause the line to shift to 2.5 points.

INDIANAPOLIS – Betting splits for college football conference championships indicate that the public is most heavily invested in Oregon covering the spread against Penn State and the over in the Iowa State vs Arizona State matchup. While those splits are notable, the most important betting split that may impact a notable betting line is the spread in the SEC Championship.

The bets with more than 85% of the public money right now are:

• Miami Ohio to cover as 2.5-point favorites against Ohio. This spread has already been changed to 3.0 at some sportsbooks.
• The over on the 50.5 total set for Iowa State versus Arizona State has gotten nearly 90% of all money at sportsbooks still offering that line. Most betting sites have bumped it to 51.0 as a result.
• Another over that is getting a lot of public money is for Clemson versus SMU. When the line for this game is set at 56.5, roughly 87 cents of every dollar bet is on the over.
• Bettors are hammering the under and the Ducks to cover in the Big Ten Championship Game between Penn State and Oregon.
• Both the under when the total is at 50.5 and Oregon to cover as 3.5-point favorites

We explore the most important split to pay attention to when betting on legal sports betting sites below.

Bet on Georgia Before the Spread Moves to +2.5

Despite beating Texas in Austin earlier this season, Georgia opened as a three-point underdog this season. Their status as underdogs in the SEC Championship Game is largely based around an underwhelming finish that saw them lose to Ole Miss and barely beat rival Georgia Tech in the eighth overtime on Saturday.

That struggle to end the season has not impacted bettors, as more than 60% of the money bet on the Texas versus Georgia spread when it is at three points has been on the Bulldogs.

Not many college football online betting sites still have Georgia +3.0 as an option, but Bovada is one of them. Bovada is offering Georgia +3.0 with -120 odds that indicate it may shift soon.

It is best to try to secure Georgia +3.0 instead of +2.5 so that you can get your money back in case of a push on a walk-off score.

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