Sports betting roundup: College football playoff bracket set, NFL offers up more upsets

Here’s a look at how things played out from a sports betting perspective:

Trends of the Week

It wasn’t a good NFL Sunday for the favorites at the BetMGM online sportsbook — they went 6-6 straight up. That included some big upsets, including an 8.5-point underdog winning outright.

The Bears-Packers divisional matchup was the most bet game in terms of number of bets, and Chicago (+6.5) was the most bet team in terms of number of bets. Green Bay won the game 28-21 with a late touchdown.

In college football, Georgia was a 1.5-point favorite against Alabama in the SEC championship and rolled to a 28-7 win. The Bulldogs took in 74% of the bets and 41% of the money.

Upsets of the Week

In the Big Ten championship, Indiana beat Ohio State 13-10 in a game in which the Hoosiers were four-point underdogs. Ohio State was the most bet team on Saturday, both in terms of the number of bets and money.

New Orleans (+8.5) was the second-biggest underdog in the NFL on Sunday, and they won outright against Tampa Bay 24-20. The Saints took in just 33% of the bets and 22% of the money.

Another upset in the NFL on Sunday was the Steelers (+6) beating the Ravens on the road 27-22. Pittsburgh took in 50% of the bets and 43% of the money.

Finally, the Texans beat the Chiefs 20-10 on Sunday Night Football, a game in which they were 4.5-point underdogs. Houston took in 51% of the bets and 50% of the money.

Coming Up

With the College Football Playoff bracket set, the matchups and spreads for the opening round games are:

— Alabama (-1.5) at Oklahoma

— Miami at Texas A&M (-3.5)

— Tulane at Mississippi (-16.5)

— James Madison at Oregon (-20.5)

This column was provided to The Associated Press by BetMGM online sportsbook.

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