Another college football regular season has flown by, and we have arrived at championship week, with all 10 FBS conferences playing their title games on Friday or Saturday. There are a few highly influential games that fans will watch closely, with the CFP still left to be sorted out. Georgia figures to have its spot in the playoffs locked up but would love to secure the No. 1 seed with an SEC title-clinching win over LSU. Michigan also figures to be in but wants a second straight Big Ten crown to build more momentum. It gets interesting in the Big 12 and Pac 12 conferences, where TCU and USC are very small favorites looking to cement their unexpected playoff berths. It should be great days of football, and if history is any indication, anything can and will happen.
From a betting perspective, these conference championships are always big, and studying the history of each game can give bettors an edge. Unlike recent years, most of this year’s games are expected to be a lot more competitive. In 2020, there were five games that finished with double-digit point spreads; this year, there are only two. Last year, six of the 10 games played were won by underdogs against the spread, while the totals split 5/5 OVER/UNDER. How do those numbers compare to typical results in the conference championship games? Are there any other trends by conference or overall systems that bettors should be paying attention to? I will reveal answers to those questions as a I look at the betting history of each of the league’s championship games and how it might affect this year’s contests. The games are in board number order.
Friday, December 2
Conference USA Championship – (303) NORTH TEXAS at (304) TX-SAN ANTONIO (-8 / 67.5)