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Let's start by examining the Rose Bowl. How do you feel about Michigan, which has lost in the CFP semifinals the last two years and never won a College Football Playoff game, living up to its No. 1 ranking against Nick Saban's Alabama program that has won its last six CFP semifinals? Would you use the BetMGM bonus code SBWIRE to put a first bet on Michigan beating Alabama in the national semifinal?
The Wolverines feature the nation's best defense (9.5 points allowed per game) and they only had to sweat in two fourth quarters all year. They're favored over the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide, but only by 1.5 points. Alabama has won 11 games in a row, but allowed at least 20 points in its last seven games against major-college opponents.
While BetMGM expects a low-scoring Rose Bowl (the over/under sits at 44.5 points), the Sugar Bowl figures to be an offensive frenzy. BetMGM has set the over/under at 63.5 points for No. 2 Washington and No. 3 Texas – and the Longhorns are favored by four points over the unbeaten Huskies. Why? Well, the Huskies have been living dangerously as their last nine wins have been by 10 points or less.